What's in a name eh!?

I think there was a worst one in [broken link removed]

Just did some research and I find that Dublin had a lane by the same name near the Savoy Cinema
 
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Er...no?!

Mercedes is a female name and has been for centuries (very popular in Spain as it happens). The car was indeed named after the manufacturers daughter. Simple fact I'm afraid.
 
Caveat said:
Er...no?!

Mercedes is a female name and has been for centuries (very popular in Spain as it happens). The car was indeed named after the manufacturers daughter. Simple fact I'm afraid.
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Ahem Caveat I was joking. I know Mercedes as a name has been around for centuries... as has Cortina, Polo, Jetta, 3 series, 5 Series....
 
Bubbly Scot said:
I am "credited" with introducing a baby product to the UK, I didn't design it, I just had an incredibly cute baby who showed it off beautifully (it was a skill, something learnt over time). Ofcourse when we did tv shows, day time talk/baby shows mostly, our names would be scrolled along the bottom. Mine is fairly unspectacular but the wee one's probably had a few pregnant mummies thinking "oooohhh!"

I retired her at two years old because she was turning into a diva :) but then she was getting a bit old by then.
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So, tell us, in these recessionary times, how did you land that gig? ....well everyone can contribute to the household finances ;) ... trust a Scotsman to have it sussed .... mi-oww (only .. err ... kidding :)).

We've a fierce cute wee lad (or maybe there's a parent version of beer goggles) but I reckon he could have flogged a few nappies (no bare This post will be deleted if not edited to remove bad language shots though - couldnt psychologically scar him with that !!). Gutted to hear he's missed the boat at age 2, there's another in production though so, please God & touch wood etc. we'll be hitting Hollywood with the next one :D
 
Betsy Og said:
So, tell us, in these recessionary times, how did you land that gig? ....well everyone can contribute to the household finances ;) ... trust a Scotsman to have it sussed .... mi-oww (only .. err ... kidding :)).
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Unfortunatly it didn't pay :( but my expenses were always covered. Nine years ago I came across an american idea called baby signing which is a way of communicating with pre verbal babies. A tv show in the UK contacted the US based author and he told them about us, at that point the only people he knew of in the UK using it. Long story short, they contacted us, we did a segment for that show and then spent the next year or so doing various others and some newspapers too. I was in the News of the World..and I didn't have to sleep with someone famous! ;) While people started using it after that they always came back to us, apparently the scottish accent can sell anything. :confused:

By the time the idea caught on enough to be financially viable in the UK I had retired my daughter from the media circus and moved on. Every now and again I get a call asking me to get involved again, especially after I moved to Ireland but I'd moved on.

It's a lovely thing for kids to have when they get older but the work, lonely nights in hotels, sitting around green rooms and Richard Madley are all things I'd seriously think twice about getting involved in again!
 
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