Comments on: SYPHILIS, BY ANY OTHER NAME http://www.populationstatistic.com/archives/2007/08/12/syphilis-by-any-other-name/ Read. React. Repeat. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:44:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: tim http://www.populationstatistic.com/archives/2007/08/12/syphilis-by-any-other-name/#comment-286437 tim Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:25:40 +0000 http://www.populationstatistic.com/archives/2007/08/12/syphilis-by-any-other-name/#comment-286437 She was indeed. Levitt points out that had she been named the opposite name, Chastity, the statistics suggest she wouldn't have turned out any differently (his entire point being that your lot in life is pretty well predicted for you at the time you're born, and your name tends to simply reflect that life that's set up for you, not determine it). She was indeed. Levitt points out that had she been named the opposite name, Chastity, the statistics suggest she wouldn’t have turned out any differently (his entire point being that your lot in life is pretty well predicted for you at the time you’re born, and your name tends to simply reflect that life that’s set up for you, not determine it).

]]> By: CT http://www.populationstatistic.com/archives/2007/08/12/syphilis-by-any-other-name/#comment-286427 CT Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:01:21 +0000 http://www.populationstatistic.com/archives/2007/08/12/syphilis-by-any-other-name/#comment-286427 I assume she was inspired by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0088144/" rel="nofollow">Tempestt Bledsoe</a>, since that's the only instance of the unique double-t spelling I can think of? Once again, a former Cosby kid causes mischief ;) I assume she was inspired by Tempestt Bledsoe, since that’s the only instance of the unique double-t spelling I can think of? Once again, a former Cosby kid causes mischief ;)

]]> By: tim http://www.populationstatistic.com/archives/2007/08/12/syphilis-by-any-other-name/#comment-286426 tim Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:46:20 +0000 http://www.populationstatistic.com/archives/2007/08/12/syphilis-by-any-other-name/#comment-286426 This reminds me of the story Levitt wrote about the girl named "Temptress" who was in all sorts of trouble as a misguided youth, and the mother couldn't figure out why. Turns out the mother thought "Temptress" was the same as "tempestt" and didn't know what the word "temptress" meant. I should forward this story to him, maybe it'll be in the next Freakonomics book. This reminds me of the story Levitt wrote about the girl named “Temptress” who was in all sorts of trouble as a misguided youth, and the mother couldn’t figure out why. Turns out the mother thought “Temptress” was the same as “tempestt” and didn’t know what the word “temptress” meant.

I should forward this story to him, maybe it’ll be in the next Freakonomics book.

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