When I was a kid, we tried to name our Pony Club team the PC Dorks. It was disallowed because at one point, dork = penis.
Didnât know Junebug was a derogatory term. My grandfather used to call my cousin Junebug all the time, my family still calls her that. Her name is Junie.
1 Like
Yeah, âSpookâ I get, but Junebug? No. Thatâs a term of endearment, not a racist epithet. Personally, I think both those words are stupid names for horses. Spook? Really? I hate spooks (Iâm referring to horses). I also think âBuckâ is a stupid name for a horse, but they abound.
3 Likes
Since there are limitations on how often a name can be used in the registry, and only one at a time, this is a silly statistic.
8 Likes
:no::no::no:
Sounds about as stupid as Robert Lee not announcing for ESPN.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/23/business/media/robert-lee-university-virginia-charlottesville.html?mcubz=0
5 Likes
Lots of fun here. One on Traveler, Why blame Leeâs horse? Two on Isis, I know three defense contractors who named there business in a manner that is pronounced as ISIS and one even spelled same before Syria had ISIS. Imagine what itâs been like for them but to my knowledge they kept the name.
Now you want to have fun with names try the gaited community. I looked at one horse whose registered name was JFKâs Plot to Impeach Obama. Now thatâs got potential to offend. (Link for proof https://www.pinterest.de/pin/314196511484701674)
1 Like
Never heard that before. Sometimes I call my goofy young gelding a dork. And sometimes both meanings fit. :winkgrin:
1 Like
When I was in college for Tip Off weekend each of the dorms had a large banner prepared for a contest. Our opponent was DePaul University and their mascot was the Blue Demon. We made a very large impression of Samson standing on a rock with an oversized jawbone from a donkey hitting into a crowd on figures wearing DePaul jerseys. The caption was, âSamsonâs Bone Creams the Demons.â I donât think our banner lasted the afternoon!!! 
The way things are going if your name is White, Black, or Brown youâll soon have to change it no matter your race or ethnicity. If youâre Hispanic and itâs Black youâll REALLY have to change it. âBlackâ in Spanish is ânegro.â Weâve already reached a point where you canât be a Lee. Can Jackson be far behind? And if your name is LynchâŠwell, you know.
G.
6 Likes
âSo now the flavor of the day is . . . we all have to be in hysteria. . . .â I agree - itâs getting ridiculous.
On another note, GREAT BOOK by Richard Adams.
2 Likes
We can talk about how horrific the Salem Witch Trials were.
"It was Aliataâs 2003 daughter by Arch, the stakes-placed mare Archstone, who later became the dam of Proctorâs Ledge, named for the location witches were executed during the Salem Witch Trials. "
Ladies, shouldnât we demand this horse be renamed!!!
My best friendâs trainer had a hunter named Square Knot. Of course they called him Knotsie. Not a good name.
I have never heard the Junebug thing. There was a movie called Junebug with Amy Adams. No one ever said boo about that at the time. I think she was even nominated for an Oscar.
I thought that was a loose attempt at a pun on âlubeâ âŠ
there is a car dealership near me Called âLynch Chevroletâ
no complaints yet.
1 Like
Give it time!!!
G.
4 Likes
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/08/10/name-lynch-removed-from-schools-after-word-deemed-offensive/
No joke.
LOL, I wonder why you werenât aware of it⊠Let me just express my displeasure at the person who named their stereotypical German dog after a Nazi general - while they stand there with said dog.
Iâm joking, mostly. 
I would be eyeing you pretty hard for that, TBH, even being more aware of Rommelâs story and the debate over his ideological bent than the average person is. If we were even casual acquaintances, you would have heard about it from me. Too much family history wrapped up in that war for me to ignore that.
1 Like
Yes, my roommate in college had a Trakhener (sp?) that sheâd imported from Germany that she had named Rommel. I thought it was weird at the time. I doubt that she had any pro-Nazi sympathies, but of course thatâs just the point. If a famous Nazi general becomes acceptable among those who arenât Nazis, then itâs a smallish jump to his views gradually becoming acceptable in âpoliteâ society among those who donât consider themselves Nazis.
1 Like
OFH, Iâve also been interested in that time, era and have a bunch of books on it. If you are interested in Nazi Germany, you might like this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0�ie=UTF8&psc=1
Frauen: German Women Recall the Third Reich
I have a copy and itâs a good read. Rommel wasnât the only one. The book presents an intresting image of what day to day living was for German citizens at home, back then.
Back on topic â I had two Dobermans, Otto passed 2 years ago and Schatzi left us last year, and only one person ever gave me any problems about the âGermannessâ of them, or their names.
But on a personal note: My real-life family name is anglicized from a German form. Family members did this during/After WWI, because of the prevailing sentiment about Germany back then, even though the ancestors came to the continent in 176X on a sailing ship. âNO! WE ARE NOT GERMANS! SEE? ITâS SPELLED DIFFERENT!!â
My father, one of the WWII âGreatest Generationâ, used to have sayings that I guess were common in his day. One of them was: âYour freedom ends where my nose begins!â I always thought that was a good way to look at it. Freedom is: Do what you want, just donât bother/disturb/hurt/impose upon, me.
He also said: âI disagree with everything you said, but Iâll defend to the death, your right to say it.â
He put his money where his mouth was. Before the war (WWII) broke out, he and his friends were outfitting a sloop that they wanted to sail around the world. (I still have his brass compass). When Pearl Harbor was bombed, the three guys sold the sloop and they all signed up in the navy.
Another thing he said: âYes, I sailed around the world, but it was on Uncle Samâs dime!â
1 Like
Well⊠bless your heart :winkgrin:
Itâs what he came with and it stuck. It helped he was an adorable little bay with the cutest ears. Come on, how cute is this little guy? He was not a spooky horse either once he settled from the racetrack, so the name had no impact on his personality far as I could tell⊠so I donât put much stock in a name predicting an outcome or personality trait.
I donât mind the name Buck either⊠personally, I think names are just names most of the time⊠Itâd be like you saying your childâs classmate has a stupid name. Kid canât help it, you canât help it â and I bet someone thinks my or your name is pretty stupid too.
Thatâs human nature. You canât please horse-people, itâs a dumb name if itâs named after a fruit, a car, a thing, a word⊠and god forbid you give a horse an actual name, someone will say â âbut thatâs a people name!â Because youâre not supposed to name pets human names, or something. My most recent projectâs name was Tucker - not something I was going to keep⊠figured Iâd stay with the human theme and named him Holden â youâd be surprised how many people say âaw thatâs cute he has a person nameâ.
Actually, there are a few names I get a kick out of (Rommel not being one of themâŠ) Bagel is a favorite⊠and I did know a horse named Krapfen (pronounced CRUP-fven), itâs âdonutâ in German. On food related names, we have Blueberry (Valegro) and the Goldfish (RF Demeter)âŠ
1 Like
Rommel was an ardent Nazi until he wasnât. He was part of a plot to kill Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime. He was found out and, due to his immense prestige and popularity, given the choice of a court-martial or a quiet suicide. He took that latter route to protect his family. Another interesting character from that time.
G.
4 Likes
