{"id":167,"date":"2008-10-25T13:25:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-25T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ravenfamily.org\/sam\/?p=167"},"modified":"2008-10-25T13:25:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-25T13:25:00","slug":"oh-dear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ravenfamily.org\/sam\/2008\/10\/25\/oh-dear\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh dear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ravenfamily.org\/sam\/avatars\/masteronion.jpg\" title=\"U'RE SHOP NAME: HILARIOUS \" hspace=\"3\" align=\"left\" \/>I think we can say for sure that <a href=\"http:\/\/merkinsmoon.com\/store\/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=5\">someone didn&#8217;t do her research properly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I had the idea to start this company a few years ago when a very close friend of mine had her first child, Merkin. Since I was already a pagan and always wanting to be around others like myself I wanted my very own store. But with the birth of that child I now had a name and a beautiful face to go with my idea.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Public service announcement: if you are going to name your child something just because you like the sound of the word, it&#8217;s probably a good idea to use the resource commonly known as <i>a dictionary<\/i> to find out what the word means. Otherwise you may just wind up saddling your daughter with the unfortunate moniker &#8220;Pubic Wig&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, if you&#8217;re going to name your online pagan tat shop after your friend&#8217;s child, and the child&#8217;s name is unusual, it might be a good idea to include the meaning of the name in your research.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>My name is Rev.Stephanie Peace and I am the owner of Merkin&#8217;s Moon. I have been a pagan\/wiccan for over 18 years. 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