Thursday, October 23, 2008

Timmy!

Newsflash:
Squirrels? Over. Haven't seen a squirrel in ages.
Currently: Timmy. Every fricking character in slush is now called Timmy, and I can't look at another one.

I know, I know, you can't anticipate how unoriginal you're being when you choose your characters' names or species.

Well, I don't care. Stop it.
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32 comments:

  1. Sabina E.October 23, 2008 at 12:14 AM

    er, I guess I'll go with Timothy, then.

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  2. Sarah LaurensonOctober 23, 2008 at 1:53 AM

    Does Tommy count?

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  3. acpaulOctober 23, 2008 at 2:11 AM

    I swear on my firstborn that I have no character named Timmy, nor any variation thereof. But then, I'm also not writing children's lit. :)

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  4. Ebony McKenna.October 23, 2008 at 3:45 AM

    ahahahaha,
    I feel badly for you, but thanks for the laughs.
    Go Timmy!

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  5. acpaulOctober 23, 2008 at 4:42 AM

    If you'd like, I would be more than happy to send you a small story about a squirrel named Timmy.

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  6. Miriam ForsterOctober 23, 2008 at 6:09 AM

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  7. Miriam ForsterOctober 23, 2008 at 6:12 AM

    Ick. You have my sympathies. "Timmy" makes me think of old Lassie episodes. I don't think I could name a character Timmy without cracking up.

    Random fact...The last two baby boys I've seen have been named Brooks and Trae.

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  9. MAGollaOctober 23, 2008 at 8:00 AM

    Guess I watch too many kid shows as Timmy Turner came to mind. Maybe I can ask his Fairly Oddparents to change some of those Timmy's for you.
    Oh, BTW, I have a Peter I could throw into your slush. :-)

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  10. AnonymousOctober 23, 2008 at 8:18 AM

    Unless they're a girl and then they're named Lily. I have seen too many of those this month.

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  11. SminthiaOctober 23, 2008 at 8:53 AM

    Oh, great, Miriam. Now I'll have that stupid Lassie theme song whistling in my head all day.

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  12. Alicia PadrónOctober 23, 2008 at 9:27 AM

    Hahaha, this cracked me up! What a great way to start my day, thank you! :o)

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  13. Andy J Smith illustrationOctober 23, 2008 at 9:53 AM

    Current characters in manuscripts/dummies I am working on... Do the following pass the non-cliche/non-overused list: Theo; Preston; Marissa... and we are expecting our first child in December... how's Mirabelle strike you?

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  14. AnonymousOctober 23, 2008 at 10:14 AM

    I hate the name Timmy -- sounds too much like "timid" and if you're going to do that, why name the character "shy" or "nondescript?"

    I love using baby name books to name characters, I just stay away from the "classic names" sections. You really do want something hip and with it especially for YA. A friends daughter (who is a freshman in high school) has kids in her class named Aspen, and Tribecca, for god's sake.

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  15. AnonymousOctober 23, 2008 at 10:18 AM

    My slushees currently have turkey, not Timmy, on the brain. I guess it's about time for the yearly onslaught of my-family's-"unique"-take-on-Thanksgiving stories. It would be more annoying if it wasn't a small relief from show-and-tell and dying grandma themes.

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  16. AnonymousOctober 23, 2008 at 10:34 AM

    Show and tell?

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  17. Miriam ForsterOctober 23, 2008 at 11:18 AM

    Ha, ha ha, Sminthia. That was my evil plan all along. Soon the whole world will be whistling "Lassie", and having visions of gray-scale collies.

    Maybe that's how Armageddon starts...

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  18. Deirdre MundyOctober 23, 2008 at 11:23 AM

    Ooh... How about a little boy named Timmy who's grandma is dying, so the family celebrates one last thanksgiving at her hospice!

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  19. Deirdre MundyOctober 23, 2008 at 11:23 AM

    Ack... Sorry for typos... it's the flu talking, not me.. =)

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  20. Sabina E.October 23, 2008 at 11:24 AM

    hey man don't worry. I'm Indian and there are no Indian characters in any of my books called TIMMY anyway :-P

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  21. Voracious ReaderOctober 23, 2008 at 12:21 PM

    Have you ever noticed that any character in a book or movie, named Timmy, is either: pitifully small, disabled, orphaned, socially awkward, or disturbed?

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  22. AnonymousOctober 23, 2008 at 1:02 PM

    Same with Kat?

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  23. Christine TrippOctober 23, 2008 at 2:51 PM

    Newsflash:
    Squirrels? Over. Haven't seen a squirrel in ages.

    Canada is still over run with squirrels, maybe it's the tough winters, maybe it's all the tree's???:)
    Whatever, "Scardey Squirrel" has three out in the VERY popular series (Canada and US) and I imagine number 4 is in the works!
    Timmy? uck, yuck, phoooey! Now Timmy the Squirrel? THAT would be torturous.
    Of course, using that South Park character, Timmy could still work, in a sarcastic kind of way:)

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  24. AnonymousOctober 23, 2008 at 5:34 PM

    You're such a Scrooge. Timmy's a beautiful name. Timmy Timmy Timmy. Tiny Tim Tim Timmy. Oh Timmy Tim.

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  25. DiaristOctober 23, 2008 at 6:02 PM

    Over here in Oz we have Tim Tam - an absolutely yummy chocolate biscuit. I'm sure any Timmy would love them...

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  26. AnonymousOctober 23, 2008 at 7:48 PM

    Deirdre Mundy:

    So close! You just left out the squirrels.

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  27. Kelly PolarkOctober 23, 2008 at 8:11 PM

    I can't get "Timmy!" out of my mind...I need to go watch a South Park episode now, I haven't watched in a few years.

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  28. Kimbra KaschOctober 24, 2008 at 1:40 AM

    Timmy, Tommy, Bobby, Billy - come on people. . . aren't those like Susie, Mary, Sally and/or Jill?

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  29. noneOctober 24, 2008 at 11:25 AM

    We're not over. We're merely biding our time.

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  30. Alicia PadrónOctober 24, 2008 at 11:25 AM

    You know? This post got me thinking..

    Your cute slush monster could be a T- Rex (short for Timmyrannosaurus rex), who secretly hates his name and loves spending his days devouring every single Timmy character submission. ;o)

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  31. Chris EldinOctober 24, 2008 at 12:57 PM

    AHAHAHAHA! I was going to let Buffy know about this, but I see she's already here!

    Too funny that this particular Timmy post is garnering so many comments. It's like a post I had last summer about mustard. I think it was my most popular post.

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