Just how hard is it to think of J things?
Like my name? Or my husband’s? Or the four hundred Jennifers I’m required to know because of when I was born?
I am a J thing.
J names must surely be the hardest for people to pronounce.
On a regular basis I am Joelle, Joni, Jody, and Joy.
It starts in school, the J of it.
“Think of a word that starts with the same letter as your first name.”
“Can you name three words that start with J?”
“Make an acrostic about yourself using your name!”
I wasn’t bitchy enough in grade school, or I’da been in the principal’s office for sayin, “Fuck you Mrs. Koepper. Fuck you jauntily.”
Jury, Jaundice, and Janet.
Never dated a Janet. Always liked that name, but could never find anyone that wasnt 20 years older than me with it.
Just sayin. ๐
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Jury, jaundice, and Janet, being J things you’ve never had?
I have at least one Janet who comes to this blog…Just sayin ๐ lol
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I have never had an issue with my first name. The last name is a different story entirely. It is like they do not know the rules. For the love of the gods, if you cannot pronounce it, then spell it. I know how my name is spelled, I will let you know who I am once you do so. It beats the hell out of me not responding because you are too damn ignorant to pronounce my name correctly, and you thinking that I am not here.
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Thank you, Mr Motorin, Modem, Motrun, Moturn, Motrin, Motterin.
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Not a problem Joe, Joelle, Jody, Joni, Joy!
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Hi mr. Moth—er…or sumpin similar! *snirk*
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Hmmmm …. Justice, Jockey, Jeremiah. There. Three words with J’s. ๐
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Indeed. None of which describe me. lol
A names have it so easy ๐ Amiable Amys especially! ๐
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I would be one of those Jennifers. There were at least 2 of us in all my elem. school classes.
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Are half of my friends Jennifers? Feels like! ๐
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I used to have issues with my first name in Grade School. I grew out of it slowly as I entered High School. A jaunty fuck!? Haven’t we all had one of those in our time? I rather like Joelle. It sounds like a missing member of Superman’s family.
For God’s sake, keep a grip on it, Janet.
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Try names that start with the letter ‘Y’. It’s Yvonne, not Yvette.
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Names… Yves
How’d I do?
What did you do on your acrostic? Young, very ornery? This couldn’t have been easy!
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I suppose Yolonda or is it Yolanda as well. Yvone. Yikes. Yuck. Lol
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Jazz. Juniper. Jell-O. Three words that start with J. Jules. Justine. Jasmine. Three names that start with J. I like this game, just saying…
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Lol but I’m not jazz, juniper, or jello!
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Jaded, Jesting, Juxtapose! This Jennifer sends her regards! โฅ
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But were you already jaded in grade school? Surely you weren’t jesting and juxtaposed at age 10! Haha!
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I’m pretty sure I was born jaded. Matter of fact, that was my first email address, lol. Jaded Jenny at good old aol.
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Too bad I didn’t know you when we were 10. You’da been wise enough to tell me I could be jaded, too. At least, jaded about acrostics! ๐
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Everyone knows that J starts for Jan, Just Jan, Jolly Jan and Jumping Junipers Jan
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Jumping junipers Jan! Hah!
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I envied the names which began with swooping letters. The fat, roundness of J in its cursive form is a warm hug of self-satisfaction. Instead, I was saddled with the letter K–it is the clumsy colt of letters, with legs sticking out at odd angles like it is kicking a pesky fly. It is elbows flying–a visual karate chop. Kittens would climb its branches and slip the slope which forms a wye in the center of its angular salute. It is a tricky letter because it sounds like C sometimes (or vice versa). For example, carapace is a devious word that hides its consonantal-K plosives behind a more pleasant curving letter the way a beetle hides wings beneath a hard, candy coating shell. C often steals the lead from the reclusive letter K. That is when K is heard at all. Sometimes, K is a coward and huddles behind the valiant N who protects it; knees, knights and knots want nothing to do with the actual letter K. Kingfishers, Krill and Kilimanjaro would laugh if they knew they shared the same spot in the alphabet with known, knitting and knickerbockers. (Though the latter word tries to make up for its silent start with a double-punch coughing K stuttering through the middle and end.) Perhaps we are born to the names we are given, or we are defined by their inherent nature. You, the J-spawned jumping, joyous, jade and jasper jewel, having the occasional stumble over foreign Jalapenos perhaps will have sympathy for the indecisive, crisscrossed character my K-name possesses. And that would be just keen.
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That was charming and lovely. Were you good at acrostics? Were you kind? I do have sympathy for the K-ness you’ve endured. I must say, few understood this, and it makes me jumpy.
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Sadly acrostic are not my skill set. I’m a Words with Friends fiend though.
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Rock on! I’m a Scrabbler.
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I’d challenge you, but the two nations are ever in dispute and I do not have a Visa to cross the linguistic border. Perhaps we could meet in Chess Town someday?
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Hahaha! I don’t care for chess, how about we meet for cheese? ๐
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Gouda idea.
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Jelly, jolly, jamboree! It is not easy thinking up ‘J’ words although there are loads of ‘J’ names! ๐
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Are you jelly, jolly, or jamboree? I never was.
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I have just thought of one thing I am …jittery!
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True! But were you jittery in grade school? ๐
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Bugger! Nope!
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I tell you, it was challenging. Although it seems others had it just as bad, if not worse!
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I am sure they did, especially if they had an ‘x’ or ‘z’ name!
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Yes. However did the Xaviers and Zacharys manage?!
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I know, poor things! ๐
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Wow. I don’t mind clicking the ‘Like’ button and I usually like to leave comments, but this it kind of homeworky…just sayin’
Daniel – Dangerous
Jump
Jury
Jackass (no offense, it’s just one of my favorite words)
Doesn’t
Always
Notice the obvious
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Oh my goodness, almost no one understood me. LOL
I was complaining about having to do these things in elementary school. Those were things asked of us. I hadn’t realized HOW this was interpreted!
Acrostics with D had to be better, easier ones!
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I sorta-kinda got that, but I did want to show how easy it was for a Dan ๐ – Besides, I never pass up an excuse to say ‘jackass’ ๐
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J is a great letter for a name. Just look at the Duggars. Joyfully, opening, everything, yours.
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I had to look up the Duggars. NO THANK YOU. Each letter had to be an adjective, by the way.
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Joyful, odoriferous, eloquent, young. I hope you are not offended that I called you stinky. It is one of my favorite words.
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I smell like lavender ๐ Some people would agree!
Well done ๐
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Yes, lavender, lilies, and sometimes chili mac.
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HAHAHA! And sometimes paint, and fish, and vinegar! ๐ Good one!
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It’s not easy being J. No way Josรฉ.. I’ve been called Joe, Jeel, Hill, Gel and I was always asked “Where’s Jack?” Whether a Jen-tile, Jew, Jehovah or Jah-lovah – no mattah – just don’t go tellin people yer a Jihadi.
Just sayin…
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No one ever had trouble pronouncing my name, but the misspelling can be annoying. It’s one thing if you just got to know me, but if we share DNA you should know how to spell by the time I’m 32!
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I couldn’t agree more.
— Joleen
— Jolean
— Joline
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Jazzy, Justice, Jesus? – Josh.
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Are you jazzy, justice, and Jesus, Josh? How did you handle your grade school acrostics?
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Usually just did one for each letter of the name. I think my J word was usually something like joyful or something like that. But I like Jazzy Justice and Jesus. Because Jazzy is cool. I have a strong sense of Justice. And well, I am obviously the messiah! Hehe.
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Fuck you jauntily ought to be emblazoned on Tshirts and coffee mugs everywhere.
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Get on it, I’ll buy some ๐
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Well, that’s a new way of using jauntily! My mom and I were playing that bananagrams game and we were both getting so frustrated with the freaken Js they stick in that game. I finally had enough and said we had to get rid of the god damn Js out of our lives because NOTHING starts with a J. And, yes, I said it emotionally. My mom reminded me her name is Janet.
My daughter’s middle name is Jennifer . . . . I wanted it to be Jen, after my great aunt Jen, but hubby said if it was Jen he wanted it to be Jennifer.
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Thank you for your commiseration ๐
I’da chosen Jen over Jennifer as well. People do Lynn and lots of other one syllable words for middle names, I think it would have been charming.
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See! And her first name is 3 syllables, so one was perfect for the middle name. I liked the idea of that 3-1-2 syllable configuration. Son has 1-3-2. My name is and always has been so repetitive and monotonous: 2-2-2. So is hubster’s.
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We are 2-2-2s as well, me, The Mister, Bubba, Sissy, and Sassy — but Moo is 2-1-2 and hers does sound better somehow…Supposedly odd is better. *shrugs*
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Maybe it’s like interior design. Group things in 3s, not 2s or 4s. hahaha. Yes, 2-1-2–I like that!
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I had the 3 and 5 interior rule. There’s always a lamp to muck it up, lol!
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Hahaha. It’s funny how the practicalities always ruin every “look.”
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Jingle, jerboa, Judea. We never had teachers who made us write acrostics. Probably just as well.
“Fuck you jauntily.” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I’ll have to remember that one…
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Jacinta, Juanita, Jolanda, and Jose. (I grew up out west.) jumpin Jehoshaphat Joey, don’t be so worked up about having a J name.
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Easy for you to say, creative, charming, candid, clever, cordial, cool and curious Craig.
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How about cold,callous, calculating, and combative?
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Well that’s not how I see you, but it’s your acrostic. lol
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True, I’m not really those things. It sounds intriguing though.
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I like the way you juggled that jumble of juxtapositions. Jackpot!
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Good grief, I’m glad we didn’t have to do acrostics when I was in school. I had enough trouble just learning how to cursively write my name. God, I HATED the letter J ๐ฆ
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Thank you! Right? Bleh.
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Random fact: Last time I checked, there are no drug names (registered in Australia) starting with the letter J. There are a few brand names, but no actual drug molecules. I always thought that was weird coz I like the letter J, and think it works well with names.
Hmm… some of my favourite J words: jovial, jacaranda, judicious, justification…
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LOL! Delightful!
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๐ My brother is Jeremy. Juice. Jollity (I love that word) jangle, jingle, joke, jewels, jaguar. Ooh, Jet! I love J words, they rock! ~Liz http://www.lizbrownleepoet.com
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Whenever anyone says “Judy” I know to look around for a ‘mature’ woman of my age. Judy Garland didn’t do any of us a favor. And, my daughter’s name is Jennifer. ๐
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Hmm…I like Judy, but you’re right, I can’t think of any young Judys or Judiths…
Jennifer is classic. I think half the women my age are called Jennifer…lotsa Angelas and Amandas as well…
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