Written for OLWG #400, our three prompts
for this week are shown below. This my story.

“Oh, honey! Just look at our adorable little boy. What do you think we should name him?”
“I’ve always wanted my son to have a strong name. Let’s call him ‘Rod’.”
“Are you serious? Why not just name him ‘Schlong’ and be done with it?”
“Well, that was a bit uncalled-for! Have any other ideas?”
“How about we go with a name from one of the classics? I’m thinking of ‘Puck”.
“Are you kidding me? I can hear the other boys now: “Hey! Puck off!”
“Hmmm, when you put it that way…… Ooh, here’s a name I’ve always liked: ‘Lucifer’! Whaddya think?”
“I think you’ve lost your mind! I’m outta here!”
NAR©2025
#OLWG
Here are our three prompts: 1) men don’t protect you anymore; 2) both may be lovers of rhyme; 3) a name means a lot. We can use one, we can use three or maybe none at all. We just need to be creative.
This is “Sympathy For The Devil” by the Stones
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Absolutely brilliant, Nancy!
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Funny conversation! 😄 Similar to what I go through selecting character names. 😂 I enjoyed the video! 🎶
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Oh, please! I can relate to that! The amount of time I spend choosing character names is ridiculous! 😂 That’s a great video; glad you liked it 😈🎶
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😂👍🏻 Your character names are fantastic! So creative and unique, and a large cast of dynamic characters! 🙌🏻 🎬🎥
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Thank you kindly, Michele. I try. ☺️
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So many comments surrounding your musical choice, which I love both that song and The Rolling Stones in general, that I had to revisit the write to remember what it was about!
Lovely take. I am taking bets they decided on something dutifully safe, like Robert or James. HaHa!
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Thanks Violet and welcome to my site!
I hope these two can meet somewhere in the middle.
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Very clever, Nancy. I enjoyed your story!
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Thanks so much. Glad to know that.
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Ha ha! Really funny, Nancy 💗
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Thanks, Esther. I had fun with this one!
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Lucifer? Hah, he has lost his whole head for sure 😂 Interesting
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Gimme Shelter, and Sympathy for the Devil, classic Stones!
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Totally! We recognize those two epic songs by the first couple of notes.
Thanks Liz.
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Hahaha!!
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A good laugh, and a good song! Of course, my fingers first typed god song.
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What were Rod Stewart’s parents thinking? Loved the video.
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Given the legacy of his prodigy, me thinks they may have been spot on!
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Me too! That’s a classic video, Thanks Jim.
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There’s always Damien!
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True, the spawn of Satan! Good choice, Willow! 🖤😈🖤
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Harry .. As in Old Harry.
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I once saw John Lee Hooker, open for the Rolling Stones at the LA Coliseum. It was a good show. It was a long time ago.
I enjoyed the story, immensely. Thanks for playing.
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John Lee Hooker and the Stones, eh? Once is all you need.
Thanks! I’m glad to know you enjoyed the story, TN. Looking forward to next week.
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A good story and a Stones classic – what’s not to like? 👍
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Thank you, Clive. Couldn’t agree more.
I was reminded of my son’s classmate whose unappealing name is Leaf Lasagna. Think I’ll pass on that one! 😂
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I sometimes wonder if children weren’t wanted! I once worked with a lovely girl of Polish parents, Elzbieta Lastik. Known to us all as Miss E.Lastik – though none of us ever found out 😉
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Out of more than 1,500 songs I have in my project, the one you published above I have scheduled for tomorrow. Now, if that isn’t a coincidence I don’t know what is.
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The devil made me do it!
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“Lucifer”. and I immediately thought of this frightening song by Madrugada.
https://youtu.be/I8ahZhfdRA8
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Excellent video, dear Ivor. Thank you!
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My pleasure Nancy
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Very nice 😍
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Thanks so much, David.
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My sister-in-law used to date a young guy whose name was Pepper Rooney, at least that was the name on his driver’s license.
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That’s a good one but totally ridiculous. I can’t understand parents who give their kids outrageous names.
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There are a number of Pepper Rooney/Roneys on Facebook.
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I think the Stones took it too far with that tune. I liked them until that song. Jagger, the avowed atheist, not sure about the other boys, should have known better. I didn’t care for their music or them after that one. My rock band decided not to play any of their music. As far as the Devil is concerned, look no farther than the leadership in California and what they have created. Yeah, I’m an old guy and full of opinions and have lost all my social filters, but as John Prine said, that’s the way the world goes round.
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You’ll get no argument from me and you’re certainly entitled to your opinion re this song. I still like it and them. I’d be a hypocrite if I said otherwise. I do heartily agree with you about CA. The devastation is incomprehensible.
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Rutt..Rowww. Momo and me still have a few of their albums from the 60s, so that makes me the old hypocriterer. I may have to hit my reset button and give old Mick another chance. Someone give that poor underfed man a cheeseburger. I’m penning a piece on the wildfires vs Biblical damnation. Stay tuned, it’s going to offend most everyone.
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Excellent! I’m looking forward to it. Bring it on!
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Haha! Good one.
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Thanks so much, Sadje.
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You’re most welcome
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