Sarah

The most common white girl name, especially in the South.

"Sarah sure is common around here"

1👍 2👎

Wessel

Wessels are one of the sweetest, most genuine people you will ever meet. Always there for his friends, supportive, honest, and loyal. Wessels are most definitely your ride or die. They'll be there till the end. ❤❤❤

Man, I'm so glad I met a guy named Wessel, cause' he's amazing!

Wessel is my husband and were getting married soon!

Ackerman Gambit

Accusing someone with a winning argument of racism as a distraction.

Named for journalist Spencer Ackerman, who promoted the strategy on the email listserv "JournoList" as a means for journalists to avoid having to cover the Jeremiah Wright controversy.

This reckless spending during a time of record deficits is irresponsible.
Racist!
An Ackerman Gambit? I've read the JournoList, too, y'know ...

7👍 1👎

Laphamization

Giving a dramatic eyewitness report of an event that hasn't happened yet. Laphamizers get busted either when the event goes down differently than reported or the article goes to print before the event happens.
Named after notorious journalistic fabulist -- or talented psychic -- Louis Lapham.

Barbara Stewart's description of that seal hunt was graphic and bloody. Too bad the seal hunt was cancelled. That Laphamization ended her career.

4👍 2👎