{"id":285,"date":"2005-02-17T08:19:32","date_gmt":"2005-02-17T08:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.95.25.178\/maggie\/2005\/02\/17\/my_name_is_margaret\/"},"modified":"2005-02-17T08:19:32","modified_gmt":"2005-02-17T08:19:32","slug":"my_name_is_margaret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.golding.ca\/maggie\/2005\/02\/17\/my_name_is_margaret\/","title":{"rendered":"My name is Margaret"},"content":{"rendered":"

Literal meaning <\/b>
\n“The big tree next to the other equally sized tree.”
\nHistory <\/b>
\nTaken from the underworld slang for “Stop kicking me to death, I left the money with friends” on the eve of a Tuesday, the name Margaret was originally used ineffectually to refer to unsettlingly enthusiastic night soil collectors, before undergoing surgery by Government linguists.
\nFamous Margarets <\/b>
\n1. Margaret Nightdodge, exposed in the press as having swapped a child for the world’s sturdiest box; first holder of the office of Queen’s Own Loan Shark;
\n2. Margaret du Happenstance, who discovered the lost consonant of Atlatis;
\n3. Margaret F Lilly Li, BA, MD, champion of a nice cup of tea;
\n4. Margaret M de Millington, first victim of the self-propelled gardener;
\n5. Margaret du Jesus-Thews, aroused by demanding money with menaces;
\n6. Chief Scientist Margaret Tube, who could never shake an early association with the definitive manual on drowning; first holder of the office of Gross Miscarriager of Justice;
\n7. Margaret Tidecatcher, of the generation which fondly remembers Britain’s standards; first holder of the office of Chancellor of the Eggs Checker;
\n8. Margaret du Tinkermouse, who lost a fortune on several of the more violent gypsy curses;
\n9. Margaret Sprokes, opponent of the concept of acceptable losses;
\n10. Margaret de la Grating, named in court as holding compromising material concerning Paul McCartney’s Wings; ghost-writer of Lady Macbeth’s poorly bound autobiography, FEAR MY MOP; first holder of the office of Lord Mayor’s Official Stenciller.
\nTypical Margaret motto<\/b>
\n“A draughty child is always better shut up.”
\nThe Name Meaning Generator<\/a>, via Dina<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Literal meaning “The big tree next to the other equally sized tree.” History Taken from the underworld slang for “Stop kicking me to death, I left the money with friends” on the eve of a Tuesday, the name Margaret was originally used ineffectually to refer to unsettlingly enthusiastic night soil collectors, before undergoing surgery by … <\/p>\n

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