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A new naming contest for another new municipal gizmo!

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Naomi

Do you recall a couple of the other naming contests I wrote about? I do. First there was that floating bridge on the Isle of Wight. Name of Floaty McFloatface. Then there was a contest to name a new dwarf … Continue reading →

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I have harvested a lovable new word

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Naomi

…from Jonathan Swift. I’d never read Gulliver’s Travels until recently, when I was sent a nice old copy (1940, and let me brag I translated the date from Roman numerals, so maybe it’s 1840, but I don’t think so). I’m … Continue reading →

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Depressed at 2 am? Call your, uh, therapist

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Naomi

Your therapist is a chatbot called Woebot. Will the Woebot help you cope with your problem? I don’t care. It’s the best name for a product maybe ever. I’d dial in just to say, “Yo, Woebot!” That’d keep me laughing … Continue reading →

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