Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Currently Thinking

Arguments for and against the use of three names.

Pro:
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Frederick Law Olmstead
Neil Patrick Harris
Daniel Day-Lewis
Paul Thomas Anderson
David Foster Wallace

Con:
Lee Harvey Oswald
Mark David Chapman
John Wilkes Booth

???:
Haley Joel Osment
Thomas Haden Church
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen

8 Comments:

I didn't make the list? Man, that's cold.

By Robert Hudson, at 3:51 PM
the cons far outweigh:

Zachery Ty Bryan
Taran Noah Smith
Jonathan Taylor Thomas (all three of home improvement fame)

in the pros:

philip baker hall

and in the grey area:

Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Kellie Shanygne Williams (Laura from Family Matters.)
Mark Linn-Baker (Cousin Larry from Perfect Strangers. A mixed bag.)
Meredith Baxter-Birney (because she's just Baxter now)

and of course, what of the two-named with initials?:

Michael J. Fox
John C. Reilly
Michael W. Smith (go west!)

By Anonymous, at 3:57 PM
Clearly, I have made some grave omissions here. My apologies, gentlemen...

By Anonymous, at 4:15 PM
Don't forget Boutros Boutros-Ghali!

By Anonymous, at 5:01 PM
I think there are some women missing here!

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (pro)
Jennifer Jason Leigh (?)
Mary Tyler Moore (definitely a pro, right?)
Mary Stuart Masterson (?)
Louisa May Alcott (pro)

and of course
Dick Van Dyke (I think a pro)
Dick Van Patton (I'm thinking con)

By Jessamyn, at 5:31 PM
If "Wayne" is your middle name, don't use it. It seems to be reserved for death row inmates.

By Anonymous, at 3:57 AM
Hey! What about Jennifer Love Hewitt? Or even better...

Shiloh Jolie-Pitt

Sorry. I couldn't help myself.

By the lady love, at 11:42 AM
Another excellent example:

Jamie Lee Curtis

By Anonymous, at 3:40 PM