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Help[Opinions] Re: Phineas
in reply to a message by Akua Topaz
Have you seen the Adam Sandler movie, "I Now Pronounce You Chuck"? Phineas was the name of Dan Akroyd's character, the sergeant or captain of the fire station.
I used to think this was too much of a Hollywood trend name due to Julie Roberts. But seeing it on Dan Akroyd made it seem more usable to me, which might come across as ironic since the name was still being used in Hollywood and not even on a real person at that. However, I have never seen Julia Robert’s son, and when I heard she named her son Phineas my first reaction was that it was just another lame attempt by some self-absorbed Hollywood actress to be “different.“ But seeing Phineas on Dan Akroyd put a face to the name, if that makes any sense at all. In any event, I'm growing to like it too.
I used to think this was too much of a Hollywood trend name due to Julie Roberts. But seeing it on Dan Akroyd made it seem more usable to me, which might come across as ironic since the name was still being used in Hollywood and not even on a real person at that. However, I have never seen Julia Robert’s son, and when I heard she named her son Phineas my first reaction was that it was just another lame attempt by some self-absorbed Hollywood actress to be “different.“ But seeing Phineas on Dan Akroyd put a face to the name, if that makes any sense at all. In any event, I'm growing to like it too.
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