March 3, 2008


Buzz Buzz Buzz Buzz

I like the name “Buzz”.

You’ve got your Buzz Anderson.

And you’ve got your Buzz Spector.

Then you’ve got your Buzz Aldrin.

And your Buzz Gunderson.

“Buzz Ryan” (alas) does not make it. But your luck might be better than mine. Try pairing “Buzz” with your own surname. Listen to how it sounds. Tell me if you like it. Or not.

posted by Sheila Ryan in language, observations 

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11 Responses to “Buzz Buzz Buzz Buzz”

  1. Rick Neece on March 4th, 2008 at 5:35 am

    Buzz Neece? Don’t think so.

  2. Matt on March 4th, 2008 at 6:46 am

    You forgot Buzz Lightyear.

    And Buzz Nazarenko… I dunno about that.

  3. Amy Mabli on March 4th, 2008 at 9:59 am

    Buzz sounds so ultra masculine to me, and it wouldn’t go well with my name anyway.

    Maybe with one of my pseudonyms:
    Buzz Mabu?
    Buzz Mablini?

  4. Buzz Scroggins on March 4th, 2008 at 10:46 am

    Buzz Scroggins just cracks me up. Scroggins is the worst name ever, and Buzz manages to make it even worse. I’ll be Buzz, and Daryl can be Slick. Or maybe Jett. I don’t know, but I get to be Buzz.

    Thank you, Sheila.

  5. Sheila Ryan on March 4th, 2008 at 10:50 am

    “Buzz” is a pretty gender-specific name, true. Sort of a hipper version of “Butch”.

    Matt, you’re right. When I first rattled off my Buzz list, I forgot about Buzz Lightyear. Maybe ‘flockers could have our own action figure — Buzz Clusterflock.

  6. Andrew Simone on March 4th, 2008 at 10:54 am

    “Buzz Clusterflock” almost sounds like a sex toy.

  7. Sheila Ryan on March 4th, 2008 at 11:01 am

    Maybe “Buzz Clusterflock” could be a combination action figure/sex toy.

  8. Amy Mabli on March 4th, 2008 at 11:17 am

    Action figures are sex toys.

  9. Sheila Ryan on March 4th, 2008 at 11:29 am

    Yes! And if you have a powerful imagination, you can use sex toys as action figures.

    (Wow. I’m thinking that maybe it’s time to retire the sock puppets for a while and bring on . . . Butt Plug Theater.)

  10. Cooper Renner on March 4th, 2008 at 11:57 am

    I’ve never surfaced as Buzz Renner, though you might like one of my other names: Buck Antwine.

  11. Rick Neece on March 4th, 2008 at 6:58 pm

    Buck Antwine! Fabulous!

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