So Pithy » names http://sopithy.com Or not. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:10:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Who are anniversaries for? http://sopithy.com/2008/08/14/who-are-anniversaries-for/ http://sopithy.com/2008/08/14/who-are-anniversaries-for/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:45:07 +0000 Jason http://sopithy.com/?p=53 Theoretically a wedding anniversary is a special day for both individuals involved. However, it seems like popular culture portrays them as being for or about the woman in the relationship. And I think I’ve realized why: traditionally, a bride took the name of her new husband, making the wedding anniversary also a sort of second birthday. Thus, only in a relationship where each spouse kept their own name or hyphenated their names can anniversaries ever truly be shared equally.

Maybe I better wipe off the extra sarcasm dripping off that last bit there.

]]> http://sopithy.com/2008/08/14/who-are-anniversaries-for/feed/ 0 The Name of the Game http://sopithy.com/2008/04/07/the-name-of-the-game/ http://sopithy.com/2008/04/07/the-name-of-the-game/#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:13:05 +0000 Jason http://sopithy.com/?p=16 Maybe it’s just me, but “Monopoly” doesn’t seem like the best choice of names for a real estate game. I mean, I guess you’re trying to corner the market, but usually when I think of monopolies I think of something more like Microsoft or Ma Bell. And the mechanics of the game could do a better job of teaching capitalism, even of the cut-throat variety. Forcing all your opponents into bankruptcy should not constitute winning; instead, getting to a point where all your opponents give all their income to you each time around the board should be the goal. That’s a viable long-term strategy.

I don’t have a problem with the names of other games. “Sorry” simultaneously refers to one of the chief mechanics in the game and introduces children to sarcasm. “Risk” describes one possible strategy as well as the very act of playing the game with my family. “Life” is about, well, life.

]]> http://sopithy.com/2008/04/07/the-name-of-the-game/feed/ 0