A Comic Shop Owner Expecting His First Child...

by BARomero

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“How about Kara?”

“No.”

“Diana?”

“No.”

“Lana?”

“No.”

“Lois?”

“Peterrr…”

“Okay, okay… How about Mary Jane?”

“No.”

“Gwen?”

“No.”

“Katherine?”

“Katherine doesn’t sound bad.”

“Okay! Kitty it is.”

“Whoa, whoa, WHOA ! Did you just say, ‘Kitty?’”

“No, I—”

“We are not calling our child ‘Kitty.’”

“Honey…”

“Forget it. ‘Katherine’ is off the table.”

“Fine… Ororo?”

“Ororo?”

“It’s exotic.”

“No.”

“Emma?”

“Possible. Show me a picture.”

“Keep in mind she doesn’t always dress like this.”

“Oh! No! No, no, no!”

“Roxanne?”

“No.”

“Caitlin?”

“Picture?”

“Let’s see… You know what? Forget it. Donna?”

“No.”

“Cassie?”

“No.”

“Josie?”

“No.”

“Valerie?”

“No.”

“Melody?”

“No.”

“Alexandra?”

“Enough with the Pussycats!”

“She’s not a Pussycat. She’s their manager’s sister.”

“Same diff.”

“Kara?”

“I already said no to Kara.”

“That was Kara Zor-El. Supergirl. This is Power Girl. Kara Zor-L…”

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  1. A Comic Shop Owner Expecting His First Child...

    Robotech_Master's Buddy Icon Robotech_Master

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    My brother and sister named their first kid Aeris.

    I so, so sympathize with this. :)

  2. A Comic Shop Owner Expecting His First Child...

    Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)'s Buddy Icon Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Absolutely hilarious! What a fabulous ficlet!
    The scary part: I actually know people who would have this conversation with their spouse. :D
    LoA

  3. A Comic Shop Owner Expecting His First Child...

    BARomero's Buddy Icon BARomero

    Posted 6 months ago

    I may someday have this conversation myself. :-)

  4. A Comic Shop Owner Expecting His First Child...

    Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars' Buddy Icon Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    You definitely don’t want to name your daughter after Power Girl. That’s like guaranteeing she’ll grow up to be a stripper.

    But, BARomeo: what are the sources of the names Roxanne and Caitlin? I’m a comic book super-geek and I’m stumped.

  5. A Comic Shop Owner Expecting His First Child...

    Bartimaeus' Buddy Icon Bartimaeus

    Posted 6 months ago

    Roxannnnnne, put on the red light!
    Roxannnnnne, put on the red light!
    I dont like the name, but the song is good lol

  6. A Comic Shop Owner Expecting His First Child...

    Melia's Buddy Icon Melia

    Posted 6 months ago

    This is hilarious (and so could have been a conversation between so many friends of mine.) Wonderful banter between the parents-to-be :) I also imagine the convo between Nicholas Cage and his (wife? Fiancee? Girlfriend? Who knows) went whe they were expecting their son (whom the named Kal El.)

  7. A Comic Shop Owner Expecting His First Child...

    BARomero's Buddy Icon BARomero

    Posted 6 months ago

    Haha! The idea for this Ficlet, aside from Ridcully’s Challenge, was a discussion I was having with some friends about how Cage, by naming his kid Kal-El, was just asking for trouble.
    Also Kevin Smith, who named his kid Harley Quinn, after the Batman villain.

  8. A Comic Shop Owner Expecting His First Child...

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Well, I’m glad I’m not the only one who didn’t get every reference, and I’m a pretty big comic book geek myself. My vote would be for Kitty, not that I’d even bring this stuff up with my my wife. Hmm, then again, she doesn’t know that many comic book references. Thanks for the idea!
    LoA

  9. A Comic Shop Owner Expecting His First Child...

    Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars' Buddy Icon Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I suppose it could have been worse: he could have named his kid Johnny Blaze Cage or something.

    And let’s not forget, Nicolas Cage is named after a comic book character.

    His given name is Nicolas Coppola (he’s Francis Ford Coppola’s nephew.) He changed his name to Nic Cage after Luke Cage, aka Power-Man.

  10. A Comic Shop Owner Expecting His First Child...

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I thought of Nicolas Cage as well.
    my mothers name was Kathryn, nickenamed Kitty, so I am partial to that name.
    The wity banter between the soon to be parents was very funny, especially the comic book obssessed dad to be.

  11. A Comic Shop Owner Expecting His First Child...

    Ridcully Calvert's Buddy Icon Ridcully Calvert

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Loved it Barometro – a whole bunch of interesting names, and most definitely a great entry into the list. Thanks!

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