Pragma Synesi – interesting bits

Compendium of interesting bits I come across, with an occasional IMHO

What not to name your kid

Juvenile delinquency and glass ceilings caused by first names? Hmmm….

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Why Curly is a stooge and Justin a golden boy

Among the wealth of research on the importance of given names, a new study correlates first names with criminal behaviour
MICHAEL VALPY | From Monday’s Globe and Mail | June 9, 2008 at 4:44 AM EDT

A Jarrit by any other name might be a brain surgeon.

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August 7, 2008 Posted by | sociology | , , , , , , | 1 Comment