Enjoy this little app with which you’ll probably come up with the worst words possible:
Category: English
Worst Names
Here you’ll find the worst names for a product, your new child, dogs, cats or fiction characters. Use these directly, or as food for thought to create your own names. Or use this automated tool:
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General Information
General Info
You are welcome to use any of these names directly, or as food for thought to come up with your own name for a cat, dog, or for that matter, a product, fiction character, or whatever you like. Please understand that this list has not been checked for all possible coincidences.
It is possible that a name means something or has a negative connotation in English or another language, so you’ll want to do your own research before settling on a name. For instance, General Motors discovered that their popular American sedan, the Nova, did not sell in Central America. They figured out that “no va” means “no go” in Spanish. And that was just a car. You’ll want to be sure you don’t settle your kittycat with a name that is constant trouble.
On the other hand, you can select a name that will give your child an individuality, and identity even, that can bring life-long advantage. When children have names that make them proud, they tend to live up to them, and become the leaders of the next generation.
First, this list is presented alphabetically, but then the list repeats in the second half of the page, arranged randomly. This may allow you to think more outside the box and select a name that is better (or wilder) than you might have imagined possible.
A
Abna
Addseg
Adpa
Afbe
Afsaeger
Agabsi
Agik
Agilka
Agitopor
Aglio
Ajesar
Akrid
Akso
Aldser
Altirus
Altweesen
Amaliti
Amonoha
Amshaval
Analunna
Ancecue
Anignan
Antsam
Anwaci
Apeed
Aptuny
Arateal
Aratiso
Archloe
Ardue
Arepeki
Arho
Arlitoe
Armsak
Artact
Asaenu
Asave
Asesan
Aslamtic
Asruimka
Ataraci
Atberet
Atlan
Atwere
Awcibe
Awidugen
Awode
Awohule
Azeluma
B
Babemo
Babmei
Bacco
Bacid
Baefe
Baeldig
Baema
Bagillis
Baid
Bamik
Bapwohie
Bashep
Basi
Bauters
Bedsarna
Beekute
Beem
Beggocar
Belomete
Beme
Bemsa
Bemur
Benel
Benfib
Besieb
Betfan
Biaba
Biani
Bicmar
Biedo
Biekam
Bihed
Bikjar
Bilika
Bimi
Bimsek
Binsa
Biokeg
biosalun
Bisoka
Blabe
Blakette
Blasey
Boa
Bobah
Boliher
Bom
Bomdi
Bonail
Bonuro
Borit
Bosupu
Boysielu
Bricy
Buksit
Bupinsa
C
Cabcke
Cabdorm
Cabette
Cablawad
Caewas
Caipe
Cakespug
Cakono
Canok
Capse
Carekar
Cashette
Catene
Caw
Cecrop
Cefack
Cefe
Ceggiak
Cegit
Celahame
Celute
Cemiglot
Cerwia
Ceve
Cezky
Ciabcracker
Cibmitire
Ciebolt
Ciente
Ciewla
Cimablasse
Cineque
Ciquilla
Cirbok
Cislam
Cisso
Ciste
Citebus
Civeo
Cliffspud
Codugi
Cogusa
Coji
Consis
Copiwa
Cosoeta
Cowpaka
Crewel
Criella
Cuccasa
Cutemer
D
Dadement
dake
Datkerk
Datwid
Daugese
Daulase
Deasai
Debith
Decoli
Decro
Deeduby
Degmood
Dehill
Demillen
Demoy
Denu
Deos
Derleohmy
Derwi
Detaka
Detuba
Deuccia
Dewsio
Dezbratza
Dezec
Diam
Diaph
Dicene
Didmire
Didtitu
Diehella
Dieulet
Digwi
Dilcal
Dilla
Dilpias
Dimla
Dineda
Dinluna
Dinosoft
Direk
Dite
Ditpean
Diween
Doachub
Dointoe
Doit
Doladtas
Domdot
Donam
Doolgan
Dottsam
Drawky
Dulet
Duto
E
Ebbicus
Ebsey
Eccafac
Ecme
Eddice
Edspia
Efse
Eggod
Egsaw
Ekay
Eleap
Elligi
Elriwa
Embriosel
Emmio
Ennaranke
Eno
Enoid
Ensulias
Eprup
Epsade
Ergime
Erided
Erit
Erleen
Erthea
Esgol
Esno
Essewe
Etarsar
Etlo
Ettipan
Euvexi
Evray
Ewat
Ewseka
F
Faketelip
Fannomesa
Fasovi
Fassy
Fastam
Feaf
Febitu
Fedso
Feeg
Fegli
Fehelasageba
Feki
Felimi
Felimokia
Fewa
Fewsada
Fiesfe
Fihan
Filobuey
Filsnoff
Finrem
Fion
Fipath
Fisoka
Fiun
Flambea
Fledi
Flish
Flod
Foa
Foad
Foamly
Fobox
Foeban
Foily
Folfy
Fosinov
Fowpaky
Fuedlan
Fufaff
Fuli
Funce
Funnaf
Funquiox
Fuox
Fusette
Fussilan
Futte
G
Gaan
Gabli
Gaerfet
Gaeson
Gaewa
Gagstrom
Gaitsy
Gakalsippi
Galawn
Gald
Gameti
Ganifa
Gaos
Gapri
Gaptoga
Gateau
Gattar
Geat
Geau
Geefe
Geeshaw
Geewa
Genosith
Gerger
Gerida
Gerwek
Gesefly
Gest
Getie
Getonawbe
Geue
Ghodi
Giambajet
Giebit
Giesy
Gikes
Gilisa
Gilrauf
Gimsel
Ginade
Ginki
Ginon
Gionsad
Giovie
Gitigi
Giucet
Goalto
Goeh
Gohot
Gol
Gomi
Gosit
Gratpumk
Grilabe
Guisalem
H
Halond
Hamarato
Harok
Hasearian
Haspi
Heam
Heaten
Hecco
Hede
Heikewy
Heke
Helicut
Hemtog
Hene
Henebi
Heotag
Hepsy
Hercue
Hesthran
Hettihos
Hewan
Hialgo
Hingeam
Hiperma
Hipkarls
Hisa
Histagum
Hoba
Hoeka
Hosows
Huae
Huiz
Huji
Husabel
Hutol
Huvrato
I
Ibgid
Icebite
Idaw
Igfernar
IkBam
Imildiga
Indaumoa
Infradodel
Insihear
Invrecko
Ipneu
Irepsaw
Itah
Itie
Itlaf
Itsdatan
Ivnor
J
Jafusal
Jaimonostad
Jalahut
Jambick
Japose
Jarusep
Jatlo
Jawke
Jease
Jedowski
Jeel
Jeeto
Jemugs
Jeomir
Jepkro
Jerasso
Jerube
Jerudith
Jeswit
Jeuque
Jide
Jieba
jilob
Jiloh
Jinplesh
Jipa
Jiten
Joab
Joedas
Jota
Jue
Jumi
Jutt
K
Kaf
Kafpob
Kajnu
Kalladem
Kalvat
Kanegmo
Kanna
Kaptherusa
Karimi
Karlremel
Karo
Karoloe
Kartube
Katbug
Katifeb
Kax
Kebew
Kechid
Kedarm
Kedd
Kedtacka
Kegeki
Kegnee
Kegrec
Kelabop
Kell
Kellipah
Kemamia
Kemese
Kenadek
Kenol
Kentoni
Keot
Kess
Kester
Kewin
Kidath
Kieb
Kifete
Kilaneapaue
Kileenth
Killenassy
Kilm
Kimtire
Kion
Kiotsa
Kiphemick
Kiprud
Kirig
Kirtues
Kisoli
Kivgod
Kobit
Koff
Koipom
Kokeme
Koom
Koperse
Kosalik
Krase
Kritbet
Kuil
Kulee
Kulspan
L
Ladome
Lajo
Lakbest
Lakis
Lamese
Lanadi
Laremex
Lasa
Lasule
Latelo
Laum
Lawder
Lawepe
Lawgid
Leakwi
Leapuge
Lebrieshot
Lecinix
Ledid
Lehek
Leitgan
Lelag
Lemira
Lenash
Leod
Leofe
Lergi
Lesadit
Letmun
Libolma
Lidoc
Lifa
Lihapa
Limke
Limmeran
Liowas
Lipan
Lipot
Lirmont
Lisenaba
Lizdane
Lobotat
Locebu
Locefew
Loihi
Loks
Lop
Lordka
Luafil
Lucrid
Lufe
Luprimu
Lurjo
Luwet
M
Mabfisda
Maccan
Maeworl
Maffin
Magsak
Mahku
Maigo
Mains
Maisocid
Makanet
Maklush
Malwattacen
Mamprepo
Manetfio
Mannocruz
Manske
Mapuganne
Marut
Mascad
Matisin
Matweba
Meath
Mebbe
Medeben
Meeoni
Meep
Meffack
Mefica
Mefway
Megnoar
Mehlik
Meith
Mekafo
Mekid
Memiffe
Memtar
Menrew
Metawheeli
Meteu
Mewruse
Mewt
Meze
Milsue
Miltabo
Minnerebo
Minsdow
Miolla
Miorda
Miren
Misiotta
Mitgo
Moakteen
Modright
Moel
Molid
Momifesko
Mopmade
Morfiti
Mosei
Moussa
Moutin
Mueg
Muinot
Muka
Mumneta
Muncetibo
Mungpop
Mupsom
Mutelew
Mutquia
N
Nabble
Naboboli
Nadwose
Nagodwe
Nagte
Nanark
Narrabert
Nasjeba
Naupsas
Neanpo
Nedfit
Neglosa
Neit
Nelim
Nelt
Neosrona
Neotti
Nerrondos
Nerta
Neskefo
Neudel
Neufes
Newskap
Nibbehen
Nihofloken
Niloji
Niofaseki
Nirituman
Nisa
Nisiliki
Nistel
Nitbi
Noanah
Noge
Noits
Noli
Nopas
Nouw
Nowuha
Nuhje
Nuleria
Nuon
Nupceasy
Nuwbo
O
Obap
Obinerod
Obrassi
Occe
Occinada
Ofash
Ofplane
Ogi
Okofe
Okojabi
Oldo
Ombeck
Omfaw
Onpauler
Onta
Ontalai
Opiul
Opo
Opwore
Orbon
Oriah
Ork
Orken
Osaan
Osdelpon
Osnind
Otresalem
Ottisim
Otweggo
owhduh
Ozwul
P
Paada
Pabsino
Pae
Paeme
Paenafa
Paetigam
Paife
Pajan
Pajlin
Pakem
Paleet
Panaye
Panborn
Pancreck
Panfotus
Pano
Panoke
Panokeel
Pansk
Pareuviam
Pasejo
Pasel
Pasfi
Pateab
Pauce
Pavrusket
Pawe
Paweip
Peaje
Pean
Pecmonte
Pederak
Peesky
Peetlusa
Pefoe
Pegio
Pegiwinno
Peitki
Peka
Peko
Pelk
Pelk
Penrike
Pepau
Perbea
Perfiam
Permi
Peset
Pesnado
Petimme
Phaeto
Philsed
Piag
Picase
Pid
Piebko
Piee
Piegmar
Pigkuta
Piise
Pik
Pikareth
Pilowen
Pimeurnisme
Pinan
Pinepa
Pipot
Pisay
Pitsilla
Plagia
Platso
Plewind
Pobae
Podmark
Poeil
Poge
Poimem
Pokinstany
Ponfi
Ponom
Pseude
Pudgas
Pudi
Pumick
Pungry
Puowmi
Q
Quaban
Quafesa
Qualew
Quaven
Quete
Quiacy
Quidem
Quomanu
Quood
R
Rabifan
Raema
Rafginka
Rahexa
Railbaka
Ramota
Rankiki
Rashmabuha
Raskwater
Rasok
Rateneck
Raumus
Reapfaw
Rebods
Reharopeam
Reifkal
Relatmol
Remag
Resh
Retchell
Rezago
Rhietta
Riezarus
Rilmae
Rimanoa
Riod
Riok
Rionay
Ritcona
Rituri
Roagas
Rocaw
Roer
Rofur
Roh
Roment
Ronsee
Rotsega
Roztilda
S
Sacaguwae
Sacca
Sache
Sadadeb
Saebe
Saedatli
Sahuck
Saitomo
Sakrever
Salakand
Salpecca
Sanaget
Sannepak
Saponis
Sarkar
Sasew
Satba
Sauto
Sautseg
Sawkii
Schloketas
Sea
Seacrub
Sebrow
Sedimuk
Sedit
Seecoa
Seeko
Seelik
Sefan
Seils
Sejoir
Selge
Seota
Separacak
Sepat
Sepduet
Seperit
Seporsa
Sereb
Sered
Seshob
Sesoman
Setoa
Setsor
Seunne
Siandah
Siare
Sibakor
Sibben
Sictanos
Siedav
Siep
Sika
Sikolof
Siliwin
Sima
Simeuco
Simwhilla
Sinami
Sip
Sirew
Siseal
Sitimo
Siwete
Skooncy
Soamingu
Sode
Sodmidi
Sono
Sopoe
Sowapude
Statwick
Sterick
Stetmar
Sudakno
Suedal
Sunhilo
Sunica
Surathon
Susgap
Swaggle
Swamkas
T
Tabams
Tabuso
Tacadel
Taewip
Tagcera
Tahane
Taife
Taifet
Taiki
Tailajac
Tairga
Taitse
Taive
Tak
Talawax
Talfafec
Taligas
Talman
Tamabena
Tankeshay
Taoedinthew
Tapman
Tappur
Tartiw
Tascola
Tasdo
Tashaga
Taso
Tasuk
Taudepolo
Teacto
Tead
Teau
Teawater
Teede
Tege
Telocit
Temmeshan
Temwulfia
Teneeh
Teopez
Terha
Termoon
Tesiba
Tetahi
Tetanok
Tetin
Tewmebah
Tewup
Thagby
Thanvin
Thasue
Thesal
Thimun
Thiota
Tiafpe
Tiaka
Tibe
Tibiza
Ticki
Tiejok
Tien
Tiewa
Tikihalee
Tind
Tipedomen
Tipusses
Tirendo
Tisetti
Tisu
Tiwone
Tixie
Toan
Todsu
Toduce
Togfiter
Toisteo
Tokdanace
Tomtie
Tonnalisa
Tono
Toom
Topata
Torridot
Trofudo
Tubize
Tudiedek
Tugeg
Tulg
Tuloff
Tuohece
Ture
Turte
Turze
Tusilea
Tutlars
Twitse
U
Ubiqui
Ugage
Uhl
Uhoap
Ukatecot
Ulmkat
Umoceda
Umpban
Upoleth
Urge
Urgeike
Usha
Utai
Utdofa
Utenita
Utilbesi
V
Vabby
Vada
Vae
Vai
Vakuman
Vaosfa
Vaot
Vates
Ved
Vejin
Veom
Vidken
Viffe
Vispe
Vitcia
Viuja
Vivay
Vulin
W
Wabrasset
Wae
Waenie
Wagmane
Waidel
Wakeorin
Waku
Walla
Walwa
Wamaeur
Wannameka
Wapum
Wardog
Wasenrak
Wasere
Watoc
Waupje
Wea
Wearuss
Websuit
Weck
Weet
Wefolga
Wegam
Weogy
Weri
Wesp
Wetuiji
Wiburn
Wiebecky
Wierol
Wikeste
Wilbra
Wiputen
Wisgwait
Wiss
Witghi
Witinang
Woat
Wodfae
Wogaci
Wolfstat
Wom
Wond
Wonque
Wopmian
Worfiet
Woto
Woweik
Wugnak
Wun
X
Xiani
Xosaen
Y
Yalla
Yem
Yencia
Yetsro
Yikid
Yimanok
Yitty
Yoman
Yranna
Yuilla
Yukliam
Yupsake
Z
Zaeto
Zanota
Zanth
Zebmanny
Zeeklan
Zeface
Zekeno
Zey
Ziew
Zillis
Ziota
Zissel
Zitty
Zrake
Zulla
Zuremes
Zutto
Random
Opo
Wetuiji
Rasok
Akrid
Vabby
Donam
Wikeste
Ennaranke
Karoloe
Sinami
Urge
Blakette
Citebus
Hosows
Pegiwinno
Rateneck
Eddice
owhduh
Peetlusa
Narrabert
Lawepe
Caipe
Salakand
Wom
Ronsee
Tak
Fosinov
Taoedinthew
Zissel
Panokeel
Obrassi
Saponis
Siwete
Detuba
Taudepolo
Aptuny
Ciabcracker
Sibakor
Veom
Omfaw
Sacaguwae
Jieba
Usha
Lawgid
Pegio
Sacca
Imildiga
Gaos
Ganifa
Roagas
Ziew
Hettihos
Hiperma
Pokinstany
Mungpop
Phaeto
Pimeurnisme
Blasey
Cutemer
Giesy
Skooncy
Dewsio
Fehelasageba
Laremex
Duto
Piee
Ciewla
Nibbehen
Harok
Tasdo
Muncetibo
Cliffspud
Sauto
Biekam
Atberet
Cezky
Lisenaba
Oriah
Pano
Mahku
Datkerk
Kisoli
Seelik
Asesan
Erit
Temwulfia
Heaten
Tiejok
Saedatli
Gionsad
Ecme
Bonail
Weogy
Pae
Naupsas
Sip
Fedso
Wolfstat
Limmeran
Fusette
Podmark
Lufe
Nuleria
Topata
Neudel
Binsa
Seacrub
Bricy
Lucrid
Esgol
Miltabo
Koom
Taiki
Okojabi
Funnaf
Kell
Cosoeta
Ponfi
Websuit
dake
Fewsada
Gaeson
Pasel
Fegli
Tonnalisa
Kion
Itlaf
Bauters
Ewat
Euvexi
Saitomo
Itsdatan
Rahexa
Heke
Analunna
Dinosoft
biosalun
Borit
Hemtog
Azeluma
Nerrondos
Wannameka
Dilla
Separacak
Sepduet
Kivgod
Wabrasset
Siep
Tirendo
Obinerod
Sudakno
Togfiter
Picase
Plagia
Itie
Jiten
Vejin
Fuedlan
Liowas
Jinplesh
Nedfit
Awidugen
Pean
Cefe
Siandah
Biaba
Mekid
Denu
Irepsaw
Occinada
Nouw
Ogi
Haspi
Piegmar
Niloji
Tetin
IkBam
Bamik
Bisoka
Fisoka
Wisgwait
Quafesa
Siedav
Momifesko
Ebbicus
Xiani
Zaeto
Lebrieshot
Xosaen
Zebmanny
Wagmane
Mannocruz
Sarkar
Jaimonostad
Bilika
Infradodel
Babmei
Meeoni
Sesoman
Permi
Jedowski
Keot
Leod
Zulla
Zillis
Susgap
Dezbratza
Yitty
Sikolof
Gilisa
Rafginka
Tuloff
Joedas
Benel
Grilabe
Toan
Killenassy
Quaven
Jatlo
Otresalem
Umpban
Zeeklan
Betfan
Tien
Afbe
Huvrato
Bosupu
Ulmkat
Hisa
Digwi
Taife
Riezarus
Coji
Umoceda
Raskwater
Salpecca
Cirbok
Wun
Ledid
Tapman
Malwattacen
Cefack
Pilowen
Tipedomen
Nihofloken
Hamarato
Ofplane
Ugage
Tixie
Locefew
Benfib
Gomi
Siseal
Newskap
Ture
Waupje
Bonuro
Medeben
Ork
Kifete
Eprup
Lenash
Lizdane
Maklush
Lurjo
Raumus
Peka
Utai
Yetsro
Worfiet
Jemugs
Cabdorm
Gosit
Ebsey
Torridot
Invrecko
Kaf
Yupsake
Vulin
Atwere
Wasenrak
Locebu
Teopez
Quiacy
Wond
Teau
Kritbet
Buksit
Nisiliki
Modright
Gesefly
Orbon
Bemsa
Taewip
Gimsel
Beme
Flambea
Amaliti
Gerida
Sitimo
Hoeka
Penrike
Finrem
Pudgas
Caewas
Hoba
Seshob
Jiloh
Mefica
Roment
Pasejo
Weck
Fuox
Bashep
Gabli
Halond
Diaph
Teede
Bacid
Fannomesa
Thagby
Utenita
Tesiba
Decro
Koipom
Mehlik
Lanadi
Raema
Etarsar
Kosalik
Tewmebah
Baefe
Reharopeam
Jeel
Getonawbe
Demillen
Sawkii
Vakuman
Egsaw
Fihan
Hecco
Kedarm
Noanah
Deeduby
Woat
Tokdanace
Detaka
Sebrow
Tead
Cimablasse
Magsak
Jerudith
Feki
Beggocar
Ubiqui
Wea
Matweba
Jafusal
Rituri
Gaptoga
Gaan
Gald
Ditpean
Tewup
Opiul
Itah
Biani
Nabble
Fassy
Pungry
Mapuganne
Miorda
Kirig
Dimla
Bacco
Sereb
Pelk
Lawder
Cineque
Fuli
Hene
Tahane
Arateal
Tipusses
Flod
Guisalem
Husabel
Eccafac
Altweesen
Ivnor
Vidken
Marut
Statwick
Pavrusket
Loks
Pareuviam
Poimem
Kuil
Kenadek
Deos
Zey
Libolma
Talfafec
Witinang
Kalladem
Demoy
Wearuss
Mupsom
Datwid
Gagstrom
Armsak
Kilm
Milsue
Sea
Erided
Okofe
Giucet
Meteu
Tulg
Quood
Kedd
Jeeto
Ciquilla
Gest
Atlan
Hialgo
Kokeme
Aratiso
Neskefo
Doladtas
Baema
Ciste
Ewseka
Nuhje
Maccan
Jambick
Mumneta
Tasuk
Ciente
Waidel
Lamese
Hingeam
Roer
Vaosfa
Blabe
Kobit
Resh
Lelag
Derleohmy
Biokeg
Felimi
Cecrop
Folfy
Hewan
Cisso
Histagum
Vispe
Rionay
Surathon
Jide
Deasai
Fobox
Eleap
Muka
Edspia
Pigkuta
Tusilea
Asruimka
Retchell
Crewel
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Worst Pickleball Fiction
By Jeff Napier
Our pastor, although a very nice and well-educated guy, isn’t very good at counseling, and he knows it, so I have taken over most of the lay counseling that happens at our church. One day I had an appointment with Jeremy, a 21-year-old fellow who according to rumors, had recently inherited 78 million dollars.
On a Tuesday at 3pm on the dot, he walked 
into the little church office, and I met him for the first time. He was huge. I mean, he was around 6″ 3′ tall, and big-boned. Well, fat, actually. His pale skin, short blond hair, wispy beard, and goofy sweater made him look even larger. He greeted me with a somewhat unsteady, high-pitched voice.
We started off with small talk. I always like to make my clients feel comfortable as soon as I can. He started slowly and hesitantly, but fairly quickly steered the conversation to his problems, evidently comfortable enough with me already to let go of some of his inner secrets.
First, he said he needed a girlfriend. Then he said, that wasn’t really it. He figured a woman would come along in due course. I agreed, that at 21, he needn’t be in a hurry. I then sat back and just listened. I have learned if you remain silent, people will almost always fill the silence. And, they’ll usually fill it with what they really need to say.
It turns out his real problem is that he just didn’t know where he fit into society. He felt no sense of identity. It didn’t help that his mother had died of cancer three years ago, and his father died of a sudden heart attack just a few months ago. Of course he was still grieving, but it was more than that. He didn’t fit, and that made him lonely. His eyes filled with tears. He explained it wasn’t so much the loss of his parents. He was grieving the loss of himself. He was so sad that he just didn’t know how to “be regular, be a part of society” as he termed it. This great big young man then put his hands over his eyes and broke down into complete sobs of sadness. I waited patiently, as I have learned to do. In time, he recovered, apologized for crying. I told him many of my clients cry, and it is just fine, and actually a good, healing thing. I brought the conversation out to a less heavy level.
I asked about college, but no, he didn’t want to do that. I made a mental note to see if I could direct him toward getting an education at some later point, if he would agree to start seeing me weekly. I wanted to know why he didn’t want college, and he said he had plenty of money, so wouldn’t need a career, and therefore wouldn’t be needing college. I thought about how much fun he was missing out on, but this first session was way too soon for me to start guiding him in any direction.
I have been told that as a counselor, one should follow one’s instincts, one’s curiosity, so I asked about the rumors of his inheritance. The pastor had told me that Jeremy’s family had long supported the church in a big way.
Oh, yes, it was true. He had a team of nine people managing his money. In fact, he wasn’t allowed to manage his inheritance at all until age 25, at which time, he would get full control. In the meantime, he was allowed a trust fund of $6,000 per month, after taxes.
Hmmm, At his age, I could really live it up on that, I was thinking to myself.
Being our first meeting, I just asked a few questions, and let him drive the conversation. It seems he was not only lonely, but felt he was getting fatter by the moment, because all he did was watch TV and drink root beer. He loved his root beer. And, he was having troubles with money.
What???
It’s true. He couldn’t quite make ends meet on the $6,000 per month. By the 20th of the month, he was always borrowing $10 or $20 from his friends for food, was late paying the rent on his apartment, and felt quite embarrassed about that. Oh sure, he paid his friends back right after he got his check, but he felt like he was pretty out of control about the money. I asked him where it all went, and his first response was “I don’t really know. I don’t understand it.” Upon pressing, it seemed quite a bit went into customizing his motorcycles – he had three of them, taking friends to dinners, going to concerts, and buying fancy clothes. Here in the office, he was wearing tattered shorts, worn out Keens, and a T-shirt. Go figure!
He had another problem: Headaches. Everything gave him horrible migraines. Stress. Chocolate. Peanuts. Alcohol – even a single glass of wine. He had been to many doctors, and they prescribed this and that, and every medicine he tried either didn’t work, or gave him other untenable symptoms.
Jeremy was messed up, and I was sure that the Lord could work through me to help him. I convinced him to schedule weekly visits with me. We prayed together for a short while, and then I sent him on his way. He promised to meet me next week.
Jeremy was true to his word, and appeared at the church office right at 3pm the following week, and the week after that, and so on. After about six sessions, I hadn’t really helped him much, but he did seem to enjoy having someone to talk with, even though I was an old gray gent, more than three times his age.
I became convinced he needed an activity, something involving a social group. Church would have been sufficient for some people, but for Jeremy, our various social activities only made him feel more like a misfit. I definitely pushed as hard as I dared to get him to enroll in college, but Jeremy wasn’t having it.
He bought himself a guitar after I hinted around about music, took a few lessons, and gave it up. He spent $5,000 on a fancy electric piano, took a few lessons, and then gave that up, too. I suggested basketball. He laughed at me. I suggested tennis, and he actually tried it, but said it gave him a headache and hurt his knees. I could imagine it did. He was a big guy, but his knees were probably just ordinary size.
Then one day while out for a walk, I saw a bunch of people playing a funny little game that looked like tennis. I stepped closer to the fence, and saw that while it looked like tennis, there were some differences. The courts and nets seemed a bit smaller. And they were using little plastic balls full of holes. They reminded me of whiffle balls that we used with plastic bats to play baseball when we were small children. Most of the people seemed to be elderly, like me, but there were some twenty-somethings and people in their thirties and forties as well. They had a weird way of calling score: They kept saying three numbers, like “7-4-2.” I was going to have to ask about that someday. One of the players who was evidently waiting between games started to approach the fence. I was feeling shy, so I walked away before he could trap me in a conversation.
The following week, figuring it would be easier on the knees, I suggested this new game to Jeremy, and told him where I had seen the people playing. No, he wasn’t going to do that, he told me. As usual, we talked an hour, and I didn’t significantly change his life. I knew our sessions were drawing to a close, because I just couldn’t go on not helping him.
In the next weekly session we started talking about this and that, with me trying to focus him on telling me how his week had been, in case I could find something to leverage that might give me an insight as to how to help him. I had prayed all week for some sort of thing I could do to help Jeremy. So far as I could tell, God didn’t have any direct answer for me. Or at least I couldn’t hear the answer.
My mind started to wander, thinking about God and ‘answers’ and so I wasn’t listening carefully, but I thought I heard Jeremy say something about “pickleball.” I asked him to repeat it. He said simply that the game was called pickleball and he had tried it out. I asked, “And, how was it?”
He said that while he did try it, he didn’t like it, but was at least proud that he had once again tried something new. That had been what I was pushing all along – that he had to keep trying things until the right one came along. I talked metaphorically, because in counseling that can sometimes work where direct advice doesn’t. So I said it was like Julia Child, the famous French chef. Before she took up cooking, she tried hat making. That fully didn’t do it for her, but she kept trying things until she discovered cooking.
I asked why he didn’t like pickleball, and he told me that he felt intimidated. Everything he did, he did wrong. Every time he tried to hit that darn little ball, it went into the net or sailed out of bounds. Every place he stood on the court, the other players told him it was the wrong place. After forty-five minutes, his legs hurt. Not from running around to hit the ball, but from being told he was supposed to stand at the kitchen line, or at the baseline, and then having to quickly move to the other line.
Kitchen line? Yes, evidently, pickleball players have a zone seven feet in front of the net in which they can not hit the ball unless it has bounced. They call this the “kitchen.” On top of everything else, he kept smacking the ball before it bounced, and it embarrassed him. So, he wasn’t going back.
Well, another wasted hour, or so I thought.
The following week, I was planning to tell him our sessions were done, and to suggest a psychologist, hypnotherapist, or an NLP practitioner. I was planning, but never got the chance. He came in wearing a smile. I had never seen Jeremy smile. Ever. It just wasn’t part of his set. But today he smiled. I had to ask. It turns out, on some sort of whim, what he called, “perhaps a self-punishing whim” he went back and played pickleball again. He was a little better than the last time, and some of the people he had played with before had not only remembered him, but welcomed him back with big, open arms. He noted that the fact that they acknowledged him like that made him feel really, really good.
And something else had happened. He didn’t have a headache afterward. Or more specifically, he might have had a headache, but didn’t really notice.
We spent the hour talking about pickleball. Or rather, he talked about pickleball, and I mostly listened. I didn’t have to ask questions to draw him out, and I was smart enough to let him run with it. He was actually, truly excited about something for the first time in his life. I asked about that scoring thing, that business with three numbers. He tried to explain something about “first server” and “second server” but I didn’t get it. That wasn’t important. The important thing was that he was having fun telling me about something that excited him.
Let’s cut out the long middle of the story and go to the end. Jeremy continued to have sessions with me. He became not only a regular pickleball player, but totally enamored of the game. He started to lose weight. I didn’t notice at first, but one day he mentioned he had lost almost twenty pounds. He said he went to a tournament, placed third in mixed doubles along with a young woman, and was rated 3.5, whatever that meant.
In time, I found out what 3.5 meant. Jeremy had been pestering me to come play pickleball, but I had been resistant for a while. I am often too shy for my own good, and I, as a lay counselor, of all people, should know better.
Finally, he wore me down, and on a Saturday afternoon, I tried the game. Just like Jeremy, I was embarrassed by my own foolishness. It reminded me of my first time square dancing. My wife took me, and all evening I was always in the wrong place, facing the wrong direction, and doing the wrong things.
At least I was facing in the right direction in pickleball. But one time, I even got that wrong. Someone hit the ball high and far back, and I ran backward to get it. Somehow, I fell over my own feet, and bumped my head. Oh, that hurt. Fortunately, it wasn’t serious. I was able to get up and keep playing. The other players explained to me that a person needs to turn around facing away from the net, to run behind a high ball, stop, turn around facing the net again and then hit the ball, in order to be safe and effective. Evidently, it is faster to turn and run forward, than to try backpedalling. Yes, I was fully embarrassed to fall in front of those people. It could have been worse. I was almost injured. I swore in a very un-religious way to myself that I would never, ever play pickleball again.
I was back on Sunday. And Monday. And Tuesday, and for the life of me, I can’t tell you why. But I was really, truly enjoying it. I tried to explain it to my wife, but she just shook her head and said, “Winner, winner, chicken dinner,” evidently acknowledging my new interest and giving me her support.
It’s nice being retired. Besides my work at the church, I have an open schedule, and I’ve been filling it with pickleball. I now know why they have a three-part scoring system, and even know what it is, from personal experience, to be a 3.5.
Oh, Jeremy. You might be wondering how it turned out for him. The years passed, and he stayed with pickleball, playing nearly all day, every day. He became very physically fit. His headaches mostly subsided. He explained to me that he still has headaches from time to time, but for the most part, they are so minor, so much in the background, he just tunes them out, and can enjoy whatever he is doing. He says part of the problem may have been the root beer. He has given up most sugary and starchy foods.
I asked him about that. He said he noticed some of the pickleballers who were in their sixties and seventies were as spry as kittens. That they could move like 16-year-olds on the court. Upon talking with them about that, he found a common thread among them. Their diets were light on sugary and starchy foods. Sugar, as he put it, is an enemy to good health and energy. He had even given up his beloved root beer. He said it was easy when he figured it was partially to blame for his headaches.
On his 25th birthday, he came into full control of his inheritance. I was worried that he’d blow the whole works on a yacht, buy a sports team or a TV station, or find some way to spend all the money quickly. But no, he bought an average three-bedroom house for himself and his wife. Yes, I did say his wife. He met a pretty little thing on the pickleball courts. She’s the one who placed third with him in his first tournament. She adores him as much as he adores her. She is as tiny as he is tall. They are a great couple. They have come for a couple of co-sessions with me. Not because they need anything, but just want to “stay tuned-up as a couple,” as they call it. I can tell they are lifers. They’ll stay together for the long run. I saw her last week, and noticed she is pregnant. I asked, and sure enough, they are expecting twins. “Two more pickleballers,” she explained.
Late breaking news: The four city pickleball courts were becoming overcrowded. As you may have heard, pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America. Jeremy and his wife have made arrangements with the City Parks and Recreation Department to donate $300,000 for six brand new courts. I can’t wait until they’re built!
It seems God has given Jeremy, and the rest of us, an answer in the form of a little plastic ball full of holes.
Worst Way to Ride a Bicycle
Wrong Way Wooten,
World’s Most Eccentric Bicycle Tourist
Copyright 2014-2026, Jeff Napier
You may occasionally hear someone refer to doing something oddly, or backward, as “Wrong Way Wooten.”
This has become an expression almost entirely detached from its roots. Something like, “Who is John Galt?” That came from the classic novel, Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand. But what about “Wrong Way Wooten?” What’s that all about?
In approximately 1955, Tom Wooten was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylavnia.
This place with the weird spelling (pronounced “brin mar”) is approximately eleven miles outside of Philadelphia. Bryn Mawr means “Big Hill” in Welsh. This is a little town of approximately 4,000 people with a neat little downtown where most of the buildings, and most homes, are made of red or orange brick. Bryn Mawr is known as one of the wealthiest areas in the United States, and that figures into our story later on. Ten percent of the population is black, ten percent Asian, and the rest mixed or white.
Bryn Mawr in Pennsylavania
Downtown Bryn Mawr
Tom grew into a tall, slim, very dark skinned, strong, good-looking man. For a short while in the 1980s, he was slightly world-famous. He did not attain the level of celebrity such as Paul McCartney, Dolly Parton, or Burt Reynolds, but he did become a legend, and I think you’ll agree that what he did was significant.
So what did he do? He rode a bicycle backward. That’s all. But he leveraged that skill to deliver a message, and he did it well.
It started when Tom was thirteen years old. In a discussion with a friend, the idea of riding a bike while sitting on the handlebar came up. The friend said it couldn’t be done. Tom proved otherwise.
Through his high school and college years, he perfected this skill, and was occasionally seen riding his bike backward through the town.
There is no information about where he went to college. In fact like much of the information about Tom Wooten, well, there just isn’t much information. One thing we know for sure is that it wasn’t Bryn Mawr college, since that’s an all-woman’s college.
Initially, he rode an ordinary ten-speed bike of the era. with the only modifications being padded tape on the handlebar, to make sitting on it more comfortable, and mirrors on long brackets so he could see where he was going.
When he saw the way people reacted to seeing him ride that way, he decided it would be his career someday.
It wasn’t long before people started calling him “Wrong Way Wooten.” Later, he legally changed his first name to “Wrong Way.”
In his late 20s, evidently after driving a tow truck for a while, and receiving a degree in psychology, he planned his first cross-country tour. Originally, he was going to ride with five other people, but they all backed out before he started. He relates, “I learned never to count on anybody for anything.”
he built a custom bike for his purpose. It was based on a Schwinn Varsity, which was a heavy all-steel ten-speed road bike of the late 1970s, with a one-piece crank.
Schwinn Varsity
In addition to padding the handlebar and adding mirrors, he removed the seat, and put a portable television in its place. He then somehow attached another ten-speed bike to the rear of his bike in order to carry more gear. There is no information as to exactly how the second bike was attached. There are conflicting reports as to how much the entire contraption weighed. The report that I believe says it was 160 lbs (72 kg). Other reports put it at “over 300 pounds” and some say it was 450 lbs.
Wrong Way Wooten and his custom bike
Wrong Way converted the bike to 21 speeds, quite rare in the 1980s, but left the shifters in their original position – on the handlebar stem. This meant that he had to reach between his legs to change gears.
Stem shifters on a Schwinn Varsity
His bike had toe-clips, which were, of course, installed backward on the pedals.
A pedal with toeclip
Before his first trip to traverse the entire United States, he studied maps. Being independently wealthy (according to what little is written – and we don’t know how he attained that wealth, but Bryn Mawr is known for its wealthy residents), he then hired a small airplane to fly low, examining his proposed route for overly steep hills, road construction and other such potential problems.
Wrong Way then set out on his journey with a specific self-appointed mission. He represented several major charities including The American Cancer Society, The American Lung Society, The Heart Fund, the Jaycees, United Way, and March of Dimes, taking donations in person and also encouraging people to donate directly to their favorite charities.
According to the legend, he criss-crossed the country several times totaling 28,000 miles (45,000 kilometers) over the next seventeen years. As he tirelessly explained to thousands of people across the country, “The main reason I do what I do is to get people to realize that they have a responsibility to other people.” When he could, he would ride more than 100 miles in a day, but on many days he couldn’t get that far. This was due to interruptions as fascinated people wanted to talk with him. He was fine with that.
To some, it looked like what he was doing, riding around the country on a bike, would be limitless fun, but he cited some problems, such as flat tires, bad weather and racists who sometimes tried to run him off the road. “I can’t hate them, then I would be just like them.”
Someone once asked what he does when he gets a flat tire. With a straight face he answered, “I set the bike on fire.”
He did not recommend that other people should tour backwards. “One mistake, and you’re history.”
As with all good legends, the stories sometimes exceed the truth. One person remembers that Wrong Way was an expert on the subject of girls. He was supposedly a remarkable cook and a karate expert. That may be true. At least one person says Wrong Way was able to read minds, responding to unvoiced questions. All say he was a brilliant conversationist, able to speak on any level from ghetto talk to erudite conversations with professors.
He has been spoken of as a loner, and in a way, I suppose he was. This was a one-man crusade, and it must have been hard for him to have permanent, deep friendships, since he was always on the move. There is an unverified story that he had a son, who he pretty much entirely neglected. It is reported that this boy had a hard time in school, being an angry, disruptive student.
With the public, he was evidently quite gregarious. On his bike he also carried a sound system, and on more than one occasion he could be seen riding backward, accompanied by blaring music – anything from opera to rock, and sometimes happily singing along.
He planned on riding for twenty-five years. Unfortunately, in 2004, at age 47, he died of a massive heart attack.
His credo was, “Bind yourself to nothing and seek harmony with all things. Only then can you be truly free.” People who remember him say he was a wonderful and very personable ambassador for kindness to others.
For more bicycle information, everything from memoirs to unexpected how-to info, check out the 500 Ways Bicycling section.
Worst Swear Word
If you want the world’s worst swear word, you’ll have to create it yourself. Here you go:
Click the Go button repeatedly and contemplate each result as food for thought.
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Worst Instructions
I found these instructions in a manual about a computer programming language. Perhaps because of wording like this there are not more programmers than there are:
Look at the first compare of the second group of compare statements. The expression “r != s” will evaluate as a “true” since “r” was set to 0.0 above, so the result will be a non-zero value, probably 1. Even though the two variables that are compared are “float” variables, the result will be of type “integer.” There is no explicit variable to which it will be assigned so the result of the compare is an implied integer. Finally the resulting number, 1 in this case, is assigned to the integer variable “x”. If double equal signs were used, the phantom value, namely 1, would be compared to the value of “x”, but since the single equal sign is used, the value 1 is simply assigned to “x”, as though the statement were not in parentheses.
Finally, since the result of the assignment in the parentheses was non-zero, the entire expression is evaluated as “true”, and “z” is assigned the value of 1000. Thus we accomplished two things in this statement, we assigned “x” a new value, probably 1, and we assigned “z” the value of 1000. We covered a lot in this statement so you may wish to review it before going on. The important things to remember are the values that define “true” and “false”, and the fact that several things can be assigned in a conditional statement. The value assigned to “x” was probably a 1 but different compilers may assign a different value as long as it is non-zero.
Continuing on to the fourth example of the third group we find three assignment statements in the compare part of the “if” statement. If you understood the above discussion, you should have no difficulty understanding that the three variables are assigned their respective new values, and the result of all three are non-zero, leading to a resulting value of “TRUE.”
Pictured above: Some of your author’s code for a picture puzzle program written about ten years ago.
Worst Name for a Child
On September 12, 1984, Sandra Williams gave birth to her daughter in Texas. Originally, Sandra and her husband gave the child an unusually long name: Rhoshandiatellyneshiaunneveshenk Koyaanisquatsiuth Williams.
However, three weeks later, Sandra felt the name wasn’t unique enough and filed a formal amendment to extend it, taking roughly six years to craft the full string of letters by combining words, family names, car models, and movie titles.
The Full Name
The amendment expanded her first name to 1,019 letters, added a 36-letter middle name, and ended with her surname.
Her official first name is:
Rhoshandiatellyneshiaunneveshenkescianneshaimondrischlyndasaccarnaerenquellenendrasamecashaunettethalemeicoleshiwhalhinive’onchellecaundenesheaalausondrilynnejeanetrimyranaekuesaundrilynnezekeriakenvaunetradevonneyaestonyeawenaavedenneyshaevamassneylekeyancndrolyneciauonstadesiashviliyashawnequadvanceboundasneydneauvhawnondasneequawasdainyevranowashawnequawisdandnaseawawnefawne… (along with hundreds of additional letter combinations)
Her 36-letter middle name is Koyaanisquatsiuth, and her last name is Williams.
Key Details & Impact
- The Record & Birth Certificate: The resulting birth certificate was two feet (61cm) long to accommodate the entire name, setting a Guinness World Record for the longest personal name.
- Everyday Life: For obvious practical reasons, her family and friends simply call her “Jamie”. As a child, her mother had to record her full name onto an audiotape and play it repeatedly so Jamie could memorize how to pronounce it.
- Oprah Appearance: In 1997, Sandra and 12-year-old Jamie appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where Jamie successfully recited her full name on air to a stunned studio audience.
- State Law Change: Following this incident, the state of Texas updated its vital statistics laws to require that a child’s name must fit within the standard “name” box on the state birth certificate form, effectively closing the loophole.
Following her brief media exposure in the mid-1990s as a child, Jamie stepped entirely out of the public eye.
Worst Synonyms For Drunk
According to the “Guiness Book of World Records,” there are as many as 2,241 synonyms for the state of being “drunk.” How many can you list? Seriously, how many can you list? Go ahead and leave your synonyms for ‘drunk’ in the comment area below. When we have enough of them, I’ll publish the list.
Tipsy
Smashed
Wasted
Plastered
Sloshed
Hammered
Buzzed
Sauced
Pickled
Inebriated
Humorous
Swimming in gin
Feeling no pain
Seeing double
Having a chat with the floor
Danced with Dionysus
Holding onto walls for dear life
On a liquid diet
In the bag
Turned into a karaoke monster
Brain marinated in whiskey
Regional Slang
Trollied (UK)
Langered (Ireland)
Maggoted (Australia)
Bladdered (UK)
Pished (Scotland)
Off your face (UK)
Rotten (New Zealand)
Arseholed (UK)
Munted (NZ/Aus)
Paralytic (UK)
Obscure or Old-Timey
Three sheets to the wind
Well-oiled
In one’s cups
Pie-eyed
Half-seas over
Stewed
Blotto
Tight
Juiced
Tanked
Medical or Formal
Intoxicated
Under the influence
Experiencing ethanol impairment
Exhibiting symptoms of alcohol toxicosis
Impaired judgment
BAC elevated
CNS depressant activated
Alcohol-positive
Neurologically uninhibited
Liver-challenged
Animal Inspired
Drunk as a skunk
Buzzed like a bee
Soared like a bat
Waddling like a duck
Sloshed like a fish
Stumbling like a newborn foal
Rabid raccoon energy
Eyes like a barn owl
Mooing like a drunk cow
Oinking through karaoke
Vehicle or Mechanical Metaphors
Off the rails
Spinning the wheels
Out of gas, full of wine
Clutch slipping
Running on booze fumes
Leaking oil
Headlights off
In a tailspin
Crash landed
Shifting without a clutch
Food and Drink
Marinated
Pickled
Fermented
Soaked
Battered
Breaded and deep-fried
Drenched in spirits
Whiskey-braised
Wine-glazed
Beer-battered soul
Descriptive Phrases
Not walking a straight line
Lacking vertical loyalty
Speaking in slurs
Laughing at nothing
Red-faced and rambly
Brain swimming
Senses foggy
Volume at 150%
Emotional and confused
Loosened tongue
Mythical & Magical
Hexed by hops
Elven-wine drunk
Wizard-whiskey whammied
Goblin-mode activated
Cursed by ale
Under the mead spell
Dragon-breathed
On a unicorn bender
Satyr-influenced
Bacchus-blessed
Literary & Poetic
Drenched in dusk-colored wine
Floating on amber tides
Mind adrift in barley clouds
A symphony of slurred syllables
Thoughts swimming through molasses
Smiling through fogged glass
Drunk on stars and bourbon
Lips dripping poetry and vodka
Slurring through Shakespeare
Marooned on merlot shores
Modern & Internet-Inspired
Glitched out
Lagging IRL
Buffering badly
Full emoji mode
TikTok stumble star
Drunkposting
Podcasting from the floor
Autocorrect in real life
Streaming sideways
IRL screenshot fail
Visual Metaphors
Blurred like an old TV
Candle in a wind tunnel
Cross-eyed at the moon
Eyes in disco mode
Face in Picasso formation
Seeing with beer goggles
World on spin cycle
Legs on spaghetti setting
Lights on, everyone partying
Jello-legged
Music & Sound
Volume maxed
Singing off-key with confidence
DJ Vodka took over
Echo chamber in the brain
Doing the two-step on one leg
Waltzing with wobble
Speaking jazz
Soundtrack: chaos
Dissonant monologue
Karaoke heroics
Pop Culture References
Tony Stark at a press conference
Homer Simpson after Moe’s
Bridget Jones on a breakup night
Jack Sparrow swagger
Stumbling like a sitcom dad
Ron Swanson, but on wine
Tyrion Lannister level
The Hangover: live edition
Thor after mead
Wario cart driving
Situational
Clinging to a lamp post
Talking to a fire hydrant
Arguing with a pizza
Hugging strangers
Crying at commercials
Dancing with shadows
Toasting to no one
Walking like a crab
Singing to an ATM
Laughing alone in the mirror
Objects & Elements
Liquid lightning inside
Whiskey-tornado brain
Fog-machine internal
Corked up emotions
Glass full of bad ideas
Carbonated decisions
Wine-slick soul
Firewater madness
Bubbly brainstorm
Iceberg-level tipsy
Surreal & Absurd
Cheesed and confused
Moonwalking through molasses
Astronaut without gravity
Talking in cursive
Wearing invisible roller skates
Brain on vacation
Internal earthquake
Rodeo of regrets
Wobble-dimensional
On a first-name basis with gravity
Clever Wordplay
Chardonnay-shay
Gin-giggled
Cognac-comatose
Tequila-vision
Vodka-vaporized
Rum-rattled
Brew-boozled
Ale-ments of confusion
Martini-mushed
Scotch-guarded memory
Just Plain Weird
Emotionally sticky
Conducting invisible orchestra
Body on shuffle
Stomach singing show tunes
Conversing in whale
Napping while standing
Flirting with chairs
Horizontal ambition
Sense of time: melted
More spirit than man
Pictured above: “Drunk Father,” by George Bellows
Worst Chemical Names
Some scientists have a sense of humor. You can see it when they name new molecules and compounds: Some of the chemical names they have come up with include:
Buckminster Fullerene
Megaphone
Vomitoxin
Rednose
Deadcat
Bastardane
Sonic Hedgehog
Cummingtonite
Moronic Acid
DAMN (Diaminomaleonitrile)
Curious Chloride
PU
Constipatic acid
Dead
Fucitol
Broken Windowpane
Piranha Solution
Nonanal
Periodic Acid
Diabolic Acid
Antipain
Dogcollarane
Crapinon
Arsole.
You can find more, and read the stories behind some of these names at www.chm.bris.ac.uk/sillymolecules/sillymols.htm.
Worst Book
Perhaps the most uninteresting book ever written is the calculation of pi to two million places, in 800 pages. Just think of the TV special that could be made from this book.
Weird Facts About Pi
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It Has Its Own Secret Language
There is a dialect of constrained writing called “Pilish,” where the length of consecutive words corresponds to the digits of π. For example, “How I need a drink, alcoholic of course…” matches 3–1–4–1–5–9–2–6. Author Mike Keith wrote an entire 10,000-word novel titled Not A Wake written completely in Pilish.
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NASA Only Uses 15 Digits for Space Travel
Despite supercomputers calculating π to tens of trillions of digits, NASA only uses 15 decimal places (3.141592653589793) for interplanetary navigation. Using 15 digits gives them enough precision to calculate the circumference of a circle 78 billion miles wide (about 16 times the distance from the Earth to Pluto) with an error no larger than the width of a human index finger.
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The Mirror Trick Spells Food
If you write out the first three digits of π (3.14) on a piece of paper and hold it up to a mirror, the reflected image spells out the word “PIE”.
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An Indiana Law Almost Changed Its Value
In 1897, a physician named Edward J. Goodwin introduced Indiana House Bill No. 246, claiming he had discovered a way to “square the circle”. The mathematical implications of his complex method would have legally set the value of π to approximately 3.2. The bill actually passed the state House of Representatives before a university math professor intervened, causing the state Senate to postpone the bill indefinitely.
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A Tombstone Showing Off Pi
Dutch-German mathematician Ludolph van Ceulen devoted a huge portion of his life in the late 16th century calculating π to 35 decimal places. He was so proud of the accomplishment that he had the numbers engraved on his tombstone in Leiden, Netherlands. In Germany, π was historically referred to as the “Ludolphine number” in his honor.
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It Makes Squaring the Circle Impossible
Because π is a transcendental number (it is not the root of any non-zero polynomial equation with rational coefficients), it was proven in 1882 that “squaring the circle”—constructing a square with the exact same area as a given circle using only a straightedge and compass—is mathematically impossible.
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Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking Share Pi Day
Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 (3/14). Albert Einstein was born on Pi Day in 1879. Coincidentally, famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking died on Pi Day in 2018.
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It Shows Up in Wave Mechanics and Probability
Although most people first learn about π in geometry, it appears in areas of math that have no obvious circles. For instance, in Buffon’s Needle Problem, if you drop a needle onto a floor lined with parallel strips of wood, the probability that the needle will cross one of the lines is directly related to π. It also shows up constantly in quantum mechanics, wave frequencies, and signal processing.
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The Human Memorization Record Exceeds 70,000 Digits
The official Guinness World Record for memorizing and reciting digits of π belongs to Rajveer Meena of India, who recited 70,000 decimal places from memory on March 21, 2015. The feat took him roughly 10 hours while blindfolded.
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A Single Mistake Ruined 20 Years of Hand Calculations
In 1873, English mathematician William Shanks announced he had calculated π to 707 decimal places entirely by hand. It stood as the record for over 70 years until 1944, when another mathematician discovered that Shanks had made an error on the 527th digit. Because the calculation relied on earlier values, every digit he calculated after the 526th was completely wrong!