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FUN ARTICLES                                 From the Desk of Shoshanna Rosenstein

Famous People’s Original Names

Pat Benatar:  Patricia Andrzejewski (1953, USA.). Origin: Polish

Tony Bennett: Anthony Dominick  Benedetto (Queens, New York, USA, August 3, 1926). Origin: Italian

Irving Berlin: Israel Baline (Russia, 1888-1989). Origin: Russian

Sarah Bernhardt: Rosine Bernard (France, 1944-1923). Origin: France

Yogi Berra: Lawrence Peter Berra (USA, 1925). Origin : USA

Robert Blake : Michael JamesVijencio Gubitosi (Nutley, New Jersey, USA, , September 18, 1933). Origin: Italian

Sonny Bono: Salvatore Phillip Bono (USA, 1935-1998). Origin: Italian

David Bowie: David Robert Hayward-Jones (England, 1948). Origin: English

Chef Boyardee: Hector Boiardi (Italy, 1897-1985). Origin: Italian

Morgan Brittany: Suzanne Cupito (USA, 1951): Origin: Italian

Charles Bronson: Charles Dennis Bunchinsky (Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, USA, November 3, 1921-August 30, 2003). Origin: Polish

Mel Brooks: Melvyn Kaminsky (USA, 1926). Origin: Polish/Russian

Yul Brynner: Taidje Khan (Russia, 1920-1985). Origin: Russian

Georges Burns: Nathan Birnbaum (USA, 1896-1997). Origin: USA

Richard Burton: Richard Jenkins, Jr. (Wales, England, 1925-1984). Origin: English

 

Nicolas Cage: Nikolas Kim Coppola (USA, 1964). Origin: Italian

Rory Calhoun: Francis Timothy Durgins (USA, 1922). Origin: USA

Capucine: Germaine Lefebvre (Paris, 1933-1990). Origin : French

Yvonne de Carlo: Peggy Middleton (Vancouver, Canada, 1922). Origin : Canadian

Vikki Carr: Florencia Bizenta De Casillas Martinez Cardona (El Paso, Texas, USA. July 19, 1941). Origin : Mexican

Jackie Chan: Kong-San Chan (HongKong, 1954). Origin: Hong Kong

Jeff Chandler: Ira Grosell (USA, 1918-1961). Origin: USA

Carol Channing: Carol Lowe (USA, 1923). Origin: USA

Cyd Charisse: Tulla Ellice Finklea (USA, 1921). Origin : USA

Charo: Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza (Murcia, Spain, January 15, 1951). Origin: Spain

Chubby Checker: Ernest Evans (USA, 1941). Origin: USA

Cher: Cherylin Sarkissian LaPierre (El Centro, California, USA, May 20, 1946). Origin: French-Armenian

10 Things Men Need To Learn About Women

10)The drunker you are the less appealing you are to us.
09)Calling us "Hey beautiful." will not make us feel romantic and sleep with you (might work in chat rooms though)
08)Say what you would do to a woman when you first meet her would get you a slap in the face if not a knee in the groin.
07)Loraina Bobbit won't take no stuff, doesn't play any games and will leave with your money, your pets and your dick!!!
06)You need to treat Loraina Bobbit like a lady or she will make you one!!
 05)Loraina Bobbit!! Loraina Bobbit!! Loraina Bobbit!!
04)Big Breast looks nice on women, not men.
03)Old rich men are more appealing than young rich men.
02)Women are a lot like dentist, you must have a normal amount of healthy teeth.
01)McDonalds is nice for after the movies, but not for a first date (someone needs to tell my ex that!!)!!!