The point that I'm trying to make is the Mrs. Jay and I are going to have a child! We are, or rather she is, pregnant!
I'm going to be a FATHER!
Think about that....
Consider yourself to be in possession of a virtual cigar.
Posted by Manticore (Member # 1227) on February 28, 2004 10:52 AM:
Congrats oh one of the double-digits.
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on February 28, 2004 11:10 AM:
Congratulations, Jay! Any idea of a due date?
Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on February 28, 2004 12:22 PM:
Don't know, but 9 months from now puts us in October.
Maybe by that time I'll better understand the implications of this.
Probably not.
Posted by Daryus Aden (Member # 12) on February 28, 2004 12:25 PM:
Well, that was enough to get me out of lurk mode and into post mode. Congrats!
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on February 28, 2004 12:33 PM:
Congratulations!
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on February 28, 2004 12:43 PM:
Just think, in a few years, Jay Junior will be trading barbs with Omega......
It will probably be 8 months, as most women don't usually find out they are pregnant until almost a month after the fact.
Congratulations!!! You'd better start catching up on your sleep now!!!
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on February 28, 2004 12:50 PM:
quote:Originally posted by Saltah'na: Just think, in a few years, Jay Junior will be trading barbs with Omega......
Finally, an argument Omega might have a chance of winning.
Maybe.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on February 28, 2004 12:54 PM:
I bet Jay Junior turns out to be a REPUBLICAN!
Congrats, Jay. It seems like just a year ago you announced you were getting hitched ...
Posted by Mucus (Member # 24) on February 28, 2004 12:55 PM:
Man, I feel old now. *grumble*
Congrats
Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on February 28, 2004 02:36 PM:
quote:I bet Jay Junior turns out to be a REPUBLICAN!
*shudder*
I suspect we'll have to put the wee one into "liberal training" as soon as possible. Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on February 28, 2004 08:31 PM:
" It seems like just a year ago you announced you were getting hitched ..."
That's because it WAS a year ago (well, one year and four months, if the search isn't messing with me). B)
Congrats!
Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on February 28, 2004 09:31 PM:
Felicitations...!
Posted by MinutiaeMan (Member # 444) on February 29, 2004 12:34 AM:
Congratulations! Posted by TheWoozle (Member # 929) on February 29, 2004 01:08 AM:
DITTO!
Posted by Tora Ziyal (Member # 53) on February 29, 2004 01:12 AM:
Wow, congratulations, Jay.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on February 29, 2004 01:43 AM:
Wow! Congratulations!
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on February 29, 2004 01:58 AM:
Congratulations!
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on February 29, 2004 02:09 AM:
Might we just take the next five pages of wows and congratulationses for granted and save ourselves the trouble?
Posted by akb1979 (Member # 557) on February 29, 2004 03:53 AM:
Congratulations Jay!
I was born in October - nothing wrong with that month.
Think of all that you have to look forward to: sleepless nights, earache, headaches, smelly nappies . . .
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on February 29, 2004 05:02 AM:
quote:Originally posted by TSN: Might we just take the next five pages of wows and congratulationses for granted and save ourselves the trouble?
Nope....
Congrats Jay.
Posted by Aya (Member # 1148) on February 29, 2004 05:40 AM:
Congrats. Someone give him a helmet, because I heard the mood swings women go through while pregnant is the equilivent of pissing off Klingon.
Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on February 29, 2004 05:44 AM:
Thank you, thank you all.
We've just spent the morning looking into our future.
We have friends who have a 1 year old...she was pregnant at our wedding and had ti soon after. We went to the Santa Monica farmer's market and rode the pony's. We talked about stollers and that sort of thing.
In fact, we have several friends with small children. I know some of what is on the way. Am I prepared?
NOOOOOO!
But what is there to do about that. One can never really be prepared, you just do your best.
Posted by Wraith (Member # 779) on February 29, 2004 08:29 PM:
Well, I've tried to think of something original to say but gave up.
Congratulations!! Posted by Styrofoaman (Member # 706) on February 29, 2004 11:29 PM:
Ours is almost three months old now.
Even though we were trying for months the day we got the news ranks up there with the day we secured our SBA loan and the day I proposed to her.
Even though it's been said before... sleep now because you won't be sleeping soundly untill he/she hits 30.
Liz didn't have violent moodswings, matter of fact that was the calmest I've ever seen her. Now wierd cravings for the damndest foods you'd ever heard of. Dill Pickle ice-cream?! Grape-leaves stuffed with mint and rice?! Prepare yourself. Be sure you live near a 24 hour market.
Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on March 01, 2004 05:57 AM:
quote:Be sure you live near a 24 hour market.
Los Angeles is a 24 hour market all to istelf. For many things.
So, yeah, I'm fortunate that I'm not in Small Town, Texas. But then how fortunate am I...if it's all here, I'm going to have to go get it.
Posted by Balaam Xumucane (Member # 419) on March 01, 2004 09:49 PM:
Well done, Jay, way to get that wife of yours pregnant. (I just didn't want to say 'congratulations')
Posted by Grokca (Member # 722) on March 09, 2004 04:43 AM:
Congrats, Jay. Better start the education fund now. Trust me in 18 years you will want to have the money to get rid of them.
Posted by Tora Ziyal (Member # 53) on March 10, 2004 06:48 AM:
quote: Grape-leaves stuffed with mint and rice?!
But those things are good.
Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on March 10, 2004 12:30 PM:
Education fund??
You mean they have to go to school?? And I have to pay for this??
Next you'll be telling me I'm going to have to pay to feed them.
Posted by Grokca (Member # 722) on March 10, 2004 11:12 PM:
quote:Next you'll be telling me I'm going to have to pay to feed them.
Every day too, I tried to convince them that they could go a couple of days without food so I could buy stuff I wanted, but they just kept whining until I fed them. Kids these days.
Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on March 11, 2004 02:22 AM:
As a cost saving measure, I'm trying to train my cats to do stuff like baby sitting.
I think the three of them, the cats, could handle it very well if they worked together.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on March 14, 2004 04:46 AM:
Congratulations, Yay. What will be the subunit's designation (damn you for bringing that line out of me)?
Biff? Ichabod? Peninsula? Peninsula the Obscure, perfect for a fortune teller career!
No, seriously, what is this?
Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on March 14, 2004 05:39 AM:
quote:What will be the subunit's designation
I'll Mrs. Jay know about that line. She'll roll her eyes and ask me why I post with you nuts.
Anyway, we don't know names yet. Were thinking something starting with an "L" or a "G" for her grandfathers who passed a few years ago.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on March 14, 2004 05:59 AM:
You don't know names? So you are borg, then?? "Subunit", I played right in your hands there, you wily cat! Just call it "Commodus" or "Hector" or some other quasi-historical and multifaceted name, like those arrogant, pasty skinjobs have a flare for...
Hmm, Leonard or Gretchen? Lizzie or Gorthaur? Lemmy or- oh my.
Eff Why Eye, you are posting with us nuts because we have a head for business and a body for sin. If your better half can't catch that fly, what can I say?
Posted by Saiyanman Benjita (Member # 122) on March 15, 2004 01:48 PM:
Well congradulations. It's a wacky wacky trip, man. Just found out we're having our second. Hope the first doesn't try to sell it or something.
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on April 02, 2004 03:38 PM:
Hey, I'd better be the first to say Congrats to Saiyanman.
Gawsh, I'm REALLY feeling old now.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on April 03, 2004 01:17 AM:
quote:Originally posted by Jay the Obscure: Were thinking something starting with an "L"
*cough*
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on April 03, 2004 01:25 AM:
quote:Originally posted by Jay the Obscure: Were thinking something starting with an "L"
Just as long as it isn't some dorky effeminate name like "Liam", or your kid will forever curse you. B)
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on April 03, 2004 02:48 AM:
Okay, where's the Lee joke???
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on April 03, 2004 09:57 AM:
"Liam" is an effeminate name?
Posted by Manticore (Member # 1227) on April 03, 2004 10:41 AM:
It certainly ain't masculine.
Now, Sean is a masculine name, yessirree!
(The poster, whose name is Sean, looks around and runs away).
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on April 03, 2004 10:46 AM:
My brother is called Sean.
Sorry, that was a terrible dull post. Won't happen again.
Posted by Manticore (Member # 1227) on April 03, 2004 11:07 AM:
It had better not...
(runs away)
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on April 03, 2004 02:48 PM:
Okay, you keep running away, so why are you bothering to come back in between?
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on April 03, 2004 10:21 PM:
Just to be annoying, kind of like I return all the time....
Or a miss the company, but I am not sure how as yet...
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on April 03, 2004 10:47 PM:
People who make fun of irish/norman names should help me with the dishes.
Lee, from old english leah, meadow. At this time, meadows were especially masculine. No, I mean it! Read MacPherson!
Liam, irish form of Wilhelm, from, um, will and helm (Helmet of Will? Grants you a +2 Wisdom bonus, perhaps?).
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on April 03, 2004 11:04 PM:
Just ensure your son's future as a gay man by naming him Butch, Bobby, Brad, Ken or Lawerence.
Whatever you decide, dont saddle your child with an idiotic spelling of a traditional name. I just ran a print order for someone who's name was spelled "Jascen". I've also seen "Jaycen" and even "Jaysin".
Fuck's sake people! The name loses all meaning when butchered. (before anyone brings it up, I'm spelling "Abbadon" with one "d" to avoid people pronouncing it like Mushmouth from the Fat Albert Show.)
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on April 04, 2004 07:25 AM:
That bloke from Baywatch spelt it "Jaason".
People who spell their names in stupid ways should be killed by having pianos dropped on their heads. It's only fair.
Posted by Manticore (Member # 1227) on April 04, 2004 11:35 AM:
Does "Shawn" count as a stupid spelling?
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on April 04, 2004 11:48 AM:
Actually, I'm not sure. "Sean" is the Irish spelling of the name. Isn't "Shawn" (or maybe "Shaun") the English spelling of it?
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on April 04, 2004 12:05 PM:
Well, technically, the English spelling is "John". I'm sure "Shawn" and such are just the result of English speakers trying to spell an Irish name without knowing anything about Irish.
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on April 04, 2004 01:49 PM:
Um... I posted something here. Something about whether Stephen is an incorrect spelling or a legitimate spelling with a corrupted pronunciation. Why is not here? Grr.
Posted by B.J. (Member # 858) on April 04, 2004 02:48 PM:
You wanna talk about being saddled with a hard name to live with, at least through middle school? Try mine on for size. Thankfully most of those jokes didn't last too long past puberty.
(BTW Jason, my father-in-law's nickname is Butch, and he's one of the last people I'd call gay.)
B.J. (Yes, that's my real name.)
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on April 04, 2004 05:07 PM:
Omega: "Stephen" comes from the Greek "Stephanos". Or, I suppose, "Stefanos". "Στεφανος", at any rate. So, the 'ph' spelling would seem appropriate. I don't know about the pronunciation. Has phi always had an 'f' sound, or was it once an aspirated 'p'?
B.J.: Surely those are initials? I went to grade school with a girl whose brother was called "B.J.". When he ended up going to the same high school as I did, I noticed that he had started being called "Brian". A wise choice, I've no doubt.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on April 04, 2004 05:45 PM:
quote:Originally posted by B.J.: You wanna talk about being saddled with a hard name to live with, at least through middle school? Try mine on for size. Thankfully most of those jokes didn't last too long past puberty.
B.J. (Yes, that's my real name.)
You should go with something less controversial.
Like "Cocksucker". Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on April 04, 2004 08:32 PM:
quote:Originally posted by TSN: B.J.: Surely those are initials? I went to grade school with a girl whose brother was called "B.J.". When he ended up going to the same high school as I did, I noticed that he had started being called "Brian". A wise choice, I've no doubt.
Indeed. Although being stuck with a "junior" name always struck me as being either very egomaniacal of the father, or indicated a complete lack of imagination.
Although when Americans start putting roman numerals after their names, it really is getting stupid. You are not royalty, Mr William Gates The Third.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on April 04, 2004 09:24 PM:
"Try mine on for size."
Get told that a lot, do you? B)
Posted by B.J. (Member # 858) on April 05, 2004 12:14 AM:
I can assure you I've heard it all before, thankfully many years ago now. If my initials stood for something like Brian, I might go by that, but they stand for Bernard Jr. Going by Bernard or Bernie (as my dad is called) is even less appealing to me. The only time recently I've had to grin and bear it was when my son started talking about B.J. from Barney the stupid purple dinosaur. Ick.
And my dad is one of the last people you would call an egomaniac, nor are my parents lacking in creativity, so I'm really not sure why I got stuck with a Junior. Actually, the worst part of it is when my dad's credit information and mine got screwed up somehow. Took months to resolve that. Not all forms allow you to enter a suffix for your name. Since I moved to another state and have a different address, we haven't had that problem.
B.J.
Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on April 05, 2004 05:45 AM:
I think we're going to try to avoid the sure-to-get-your-butt-kicked-at-some-point names.
Although with teenagers being who they are, they are bound to find something to go after the little one about.
And pardon my lateness to the subject.... Congratulations Saiyanman!! Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on April 05, 2004 06:17 AM:
they stand for Bernard Jr. Going by Bernard or Bernie (as my dad is called) is even less appealing to me.
"Bern", perhaps? It's nothing I've ever heard before, but it doesn't sound particularly bad, at least not to me.
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on April 05, 2004 12:16 PM:
Ernie....
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on April 05, 2004 12:52 PM:
quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam: Although when Americans start putting roman numerals after their names, it really is getting stupid. You are not royalty, Mr William Gates The Third.
Didint your queen make him a Knight?
It's your fault.
Yours personally, Liam.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on April 05, 2004 01:32 PM:
"If my initials stood for something like Brian, I might go by that, but they stand for Bernard Jr. Going by Bernard or Bernie (as my dad is called) is even less appealing to me."
Why not "Ben"?
And, if the 'J' stands for "junior", why didn't you use one of your actual initials: your middle or last?
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on April 05, 2004 06:54 PM:
Bernard JuniOr?
Or do you mean J.R? It's been fifteen years but it still feels tainted by Larry Hagman...
Posted by B.J. (Member # 858) on April 06, 2004 01:59 AM:
It's a moot point as to what I'm called, since I'll be 30 this year and have no intention of changing it now. Anyone that would want to make fun of my name at this point would certainly be well below me on the intelligence scale.
Besides, kids can be cruel at times, no matter what your name is. If they want to make fun of someone, they'll use any name and distort it into something degrading. My name just happened to make it easier.
B.J.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on April 06, 2004 06:53 AM:
True. But kids also tend to make fun of the easiest target. And if there's two lads, one called "SuperGayEustaceWhoTakesItUpTheArseFromOldLadiesWhoUseDildos", and another called "Steve", then they're likely to pick on the first one.
Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on April 06, 2004 07:29 AM:
quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam: True. But kids also tend to make fun of the easiest target. And if there's two lads, one called "SuperGayEustaceWhoTakesItUpTheArseFromOldLadiesWhoUseDildos", and another called "Steve", then they're likely to pick on the first one.
DARN IT!!
SuperGayEustaceWhoTakesItUpTheArseFromOldLadiesWhoUseDildos was our first choice!! Now we have to find something different.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on April 06, 2004 08:14 AM:
Sorry.
Avoid "Eugine", too. And "Woody". And any name that has a hyphen in the middle.
Posted by Manticore (Member # 1227) on April 06, 2004 08:32 AM:
Heck, even Sean has been warped, mutilated, and all-around misused...
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on April 06, 2004 10:14 AM:
Not to mention what's been done to his name's spelling.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on April 06, 2004 12:15 PM:
I'm actually amused! Bravo.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on April 06, 2004 06:52 PM:
It doesn't matter what you name him, as long as you teach him in early years about strength, then he'll be fine in school.
Strength through discipline! Strength through community! Strength through action!
Posted by Daryus Aden (Member # 12) on April 06, 2004 08:38 PM:
Nim, the your chant sounds like the motto of one of Osama training camps. Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on April 06, 2004 09:36 PM:
Morton Rhue would agree with you.
Posted by Grokca (Member # 722) on April 07, 2004 01:05 AM:
quote: Now we have to find something different.
What about Sue for a boy? It has two advantages 1: He grows up tough 2: Gives you the option of running out if things get too tough for you.
Of course he could end up cutting your ear off in a bar fight years later, but hey cross that bridge when you come to it.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on April 07, 2004 01:41 AM:
He'll kick like a mule and bite like a crocodile, no doubt about it.
Maybe Vyvyan would be better.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on April 07, 2004 02:03 AM:
Stop referencing obscure films and books, or I'll bite you.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on April 07, 2004 02:18 AM:
How 'bout just naming him Leroy Brown?
He'd be the baddest man in the whole damn town then...as long as he stays away from married women anyway.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on April 07, 2004 03:01 AM:
Nah, you don't want to bring him back, man. You just don't.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on April 07, 2004 07:00 AM:
quote:Originally posted by Grokca:
quote: Now we have to find something different.
What about Sue for a boy? It has two advantages 1: He grows up tough 2: Gives you the option of running out if things get too tough for you.
Or he ends up topping himself due to constant bullying from his peers.
Which is less cheerful.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on April 07, 2004 07:06 AM:
Or he'll trip a man in Reno just to watch him fly.
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