Middle Initials


You know the names, but do you know what that initial stands for? Today’s mental_flosss quiz tests your knowledge of famous people with middle initials. I scored 50%, which is about what I expected. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/15597

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I failed abysmally.
4/12
I got James K. Polk
Susan B. Anthony
Richard M. Nixon
and Homer J. Simpson

only reason I knew Polk was because my family is descended from him, and it's my grandparent's last name.
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My bohemian parents decided to let my sister (born 1972) and I (born 1970) choose our own middle-names. How lame is it that neither of us followed through and chose middle-names?

My wife is from a country/culture where EVERYBODY has a given name and a formal "nickname" with which they are associated for the rest our our lives. Perhaps coincidentally, my wife is one of the only people from her country that any of us has ever met that doesn't have a formal nickname. She's always gone by her complete first name.
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This is a pocket fidget, it's made in China for discrete fidgeting. I have one, I use it to fidget, obviously. Some advice with the use of this pocket fidget: you should really heed the warning on the packaging about recommended fidget allowances because I got a blister on my thumb from fidgeting it through a really long boring meeting once. It is great for use at bus stops. All in all, this is a suitable, discrete fidget for the fidgeter on the go. I recommend it.

Metal Neatorama, black XL
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Deluxe pencil sharpener collection, because it's back to school time! Never again will your child's anachronistic wooden pencil go dull!

This is the pierce-free model: the metal hoop allows the deluxe pencil sharpener collection to be attached to your child's lip, ear lobe, belly button, or ... other ear lobe ... without the shame (and expense!) of having a piercing!

I Heart Yeti, Ash Grey (or thereabouts), M
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Well, it used to be a robot centipede, before some cruel little fiend pulled all its legs off and made it into a keychain. Some people shouldn't be allowed to have nice things.

retro grinder monkey, ser grn, xl
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Hottest toy fad of the 80s! Billion Bubble Maker. Dip it entirely in the bubbles bottle, remove, then spin it like crazy on your keychain. So much fun, it'll be like you're tripping on acid!

Cold Hearted (medium)
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Pretty sure it's a tapeworm trap. Tapeworms can't resist slaloming through such things (they're born slalomers) and once they're halfway through, you extract the trap, tie the ends together and dispose of properly. The hook and chain have to do with extraction but I intentionally glossed over that part.

retro grinder monkey, ser grn, xl
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