The name game

Sometimes (ok, most of the time) I like to play a fun, silly game of “Who Should Kristin Marry?”

The game really has nothing to do with finding a good match for me or even someone I’m remotely attracted to. It’s all in the name.

What’s the point of having a color name unless you can have a little fun with it? I love to find people with last names that if hyphenated with Brown would be a hilarious new last name for me.

For instance, I once worked with a lawyer whose last name is Cherry. Brown-Cherry would be funny.

So would Brown-Mann.

Kristin Brown-Stone.

Kristin Brown-Starr.

And forget a white Christmas; there could be a Brown-Winter!

Of course, other colors are also funny:
Kristin Brown-Green
Kristin Brown-Teal
Brown-White
Brown-Gray

It’s also funny to take the game one step further and pick out wedding favors for these fantasy unions!

If I were to marry Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (or his much younger nephew or son—although I’m not sure he actually has either), our wedding favors could be little milk chocolate White Houses (not to say anything about the Senator’s political aspirations)! If I were to marry someone with another color last name, the favors could be boxes of crayons with the two colors tied together with a little ribbon! Ha!

I think this game is just too funny. Every time I meet a new person whose last name fits with the game, I can’t help but giggle.

The lesson here to potential suitors: it may not ultimately work between us unless your name is really funny hyphenated with my last name—or unless you come at me with a really big diamond.