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Happy Independence Day – And Now For Something (Kind of) Completely Different

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Dave

This is our 600th post on the Blog of Funny Names – not nearly as impressive as Kerbey’s 1000th post, but still pretty cool! This has us all in a celebratory mood at BoFN HQ… but wait, isn’t there something … Continue reading →

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Breaking: Harriet Tubman selected to possibly replace Andrew Jackson on $20 bill

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Dave

Breaking, breaking! America has spoken, and as part of the Women on 20’s campaign, has voted that they’d like to see Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. How frickin’ cool would that be? I personally think it’d be awesome! Having one … Continue reading →

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“I’ve Been Everywhere” – A Treasure Trove of Funny Names

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Dave

Fun(?) fact #1: in 115 posts for this here blog (this is Dave, in case you are wondering), I’ve only written about a place name one time. Can anyone remember what it was? How about anyone not named Amb or … Continue reading →

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Lord Timothy Dexter, American Author, Businessman, and Lucky Eccentric

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Dave

I only do long posts if they’re good ones. This is someone I have wanted to cover for a long time (since well before my 100th post, where I first mentioned him), because he is one of the most fascinating … Continue reading →

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