“America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest, most powerful, most respected nation on Earth, inspiring the awe and admiration of the entire world,” he said on Monday. “A short time from now, we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.”
—Recently elected president
The world was so recent that many things lacked names, and in order to indicate them it was necessary to point.
—“One Hundred Years of Solitude,” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
—Genesis 2:19-20
“From now on, your Delta Tau Chi name is Weasel.
“From now on, your name is Mothball.
“Kruger, your Delta Tau Chi name is Pinto.”
“Why Pinto?”
“Why not??!!”
“What's my Delta Tau Chi name?”
“Dorfman, I’ve been giving this a lot of thought. From now on, your name is Flounder.”
— Animal House
You said, "Honey, can you tell me what your name is?
"Honey, can you tell me what your name is?"
I said, "You know what my name is."
— Randy Newman, “Last Night I had a Dream”
Her name was Magill
And she called herself Lil
But everyone knew her as Nancy
—The Beatles, “Rocky Raccoon “
