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Making Fun Of Middle Names - A Popular Pastime In Cincinnati |
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By Burt Safer | Dealer staff writer
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Sat, Mar 1, 2008
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CINCINNATI - City ambassador Bill Cunningham gave national exposure this week to a popular tradition in Cincinnati: making fun of other people's embarrassing middle names.
"Saddam Hussein Obama, Saddam Hussein Obama," chanted Cunningham in a sing-songy voice at the John McCain rally on Tuesday, "Boy, is he going to regret letting us know his middle name."
Cincinnatians are known for their sophisticated humor, and a person's embarrassing middle name can be the primary target of the Cincinnatian's rapier wit.
Local Cincinnatians with especially embarassing middle names, such as David Milosevic Akadjian, have to endure constant teasing, and rightfully so.
"I refuse to be censored," Cunningham told reporters, "It is my right as an American to make fun of someone's extremely hilarious middle name."
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