Humor will not be tolerated!! -Portia

Posted: **Sun Aug 01, 2010 6:49 pm**

Mico wrote:Rather than stop the awkwardness, embrace it. (And, if the awkwardness is your cute boy then embrace him!

Posted: **Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:45 pm**

C is for wrote:
Mico wrote:Rather than stop the awkwardness, embrace it. (And, if the awkwardness is your cute boy then embrace him!

I must confess my androcentric bias. Though a part of my brain knows differently, I keep assigning a masculine image with Mico. I did the same thing with Olympus, though at least then I had mythology to fall back on as an excuse.

Statements like this therefor consistantly throw me for a loop.

Posted: **Mon Aug 02, 2010 2:11 am**

Meh, in many Romantic languages names ending in the letter o are masculine, so you've an excuse there as well.

Posted: **Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:59 am**

When I first chose the name (as a sophomore in high school), I really did not think it sounded masculine or feminine, just cute. I now realize it has a masculine sound, but honestly that is okay with me, as I'm not the most feminine person anyway.

Just a note, "Mico" was originally a Latin verb, then was later reanalyzed as a name. This form is also the first person singular and means "I shine" (approximately), so... it has always been ambiguous that way.

Anyway, thanks C for quoting me!

I'm honored!

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2010 7:05 pm**

VL wrote:It's all made for some pretty brief doorstep scenes, but at least I don't have cancer.

in this question.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:35 pm**

Friendly Neighborhood Agnostic wrote:There's absolutely nothing cooler than a feisty 80-year-old Reform Jewess.

Posted: **Thu Aug 12, 2010 4:22 pm**

mic0 wrote: Just a note, "Mico" was originally a Latin verb, then was later reanalyzed as a name. This form is also the first person singular and means "I shine" (approximately), so... it has always been ambiguous that way.

You could feminize the word by changing the "o" to "a," giving "Mica." Unfortunately, in Italian, "mica" is an adverb meaning "not, not at all, not in the least."

"Microbo" is not much better, meaning "microbe." And then there is "microfono" meaning "microphone."

Posted: **Thu Aug 12, 2010 4:27 pm**

I actually knew a girl in real life once named Mico.

Posted: **Thu Aug 12, 2010 5:38 pm**

Mico could be feminized, but it was "Mico" on the "List of Latin Names" and "Mico" I shall remain.

Interesting about the Italian though. I knew an American guy in my Chinese classes who called himself "Wu Ming," or "Nameless."

Nerdgirl, you just have a way of finding the great people in the world who go by Mico.

Posted: **Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:14 pm**

vorpal blade wrote:You could feminize the word by changing the "o" to "a," giving "Mica." Unfortunately, in Italian, "mica" is an adverb meaning "not, not at all, not in the least."

"Microbo" is not much better, meaning "microbe." And then there is "microfono" meaning "microphone."

Not to mention, mica is a rock.

Posted: **Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:57 am**

"We all know what a slippery slope it is to fully caffeinated Dr. Pepper" -the Black Sheep

Posted: **Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:40 am**

Craig Jessop wrote:"We all know what a slippery slope it is to fully caffeinated Dr. Pepper" -the Black Sheep

And what a wonderful slope it is! Just...sayin'.

Posted: **Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:17 am**

"Mico" makes me think of an Asian person.

Posted: **Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:00 pm**

Bahaha, thanks guys.

And it IS a wonderful slope, now that I've slid down it.

Posted: **Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:26 pm**

Okay, you can't complain about not having nominations anymore! I took all of these directly from this thread.

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the probability that your statement was lame is 1. - bismark

I wondered why I got heartburn when speaking Welsh...yellow m&m

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. . . but you could be taking evening classes or just reading really technical books and eating lots of ramen. What matters is that you're a grad student in your heart. -Katya

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Maybe it just comes down to more men needing to wear fedoras these days. - Portia

the URLs you spit out are shaking my testimony. - Portia

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I've heard that married men bring their wives flowers from time to time, though, I'm not sure I quite believe it. - Bertie

Rather than stop the awkwardness, embrace it. (And, if the awkwardness is your cute boy then embrace him!) - Mico

WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO IMPRESS, BREAD NERDS?! - Rating Pending

We can all learn a lot from monkeys. - thebigcheese

Posted: **Mon Sep 06, 2010 8:44 am**

Kissables wrote:When I get married I will proudly remove my surname and toss it in the rubbish bin

Posted: **Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:38 pm**

krebscout wrote:And may all our respective babies come soon.

Posted: **Wed Sep 08, 2010 6:21 pm**

Marduk wrote: I imagine being born is like pulling up to a kinda seedy looking gas station after a long car ride.

Posted: **Wed Sep 15, 2010 5:18 pm**

vorpal blade wrote:Beware the wrath of Bob.

A little out of context, a little channeling of Douglas Adams, a lot funny.

Posted: **Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:28 pm**

Craig Jessop wrote:I feel like I'm in a doctor's office, reading Reader's Digest.

Humor will not be tolerated!! -Portia

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