A few weeks ago a diaper genie at my house broke (they call it a diaper genie, because when it’s gone you wish you had one).  Anyway, I didn’t have any replacement parts or anything, so instead I got creative, used some super glue and stuff to fix it.  I totally MacGyvered the thing.  I’m sure we’ve all MacGyvered something in our lives.

MacGyver- noun- a character on a television show.

MacGyver-verb- as in “to MacGyver” to solve a problem with random things at your disposal.

How interesting is it that a character’s name has now become a verb that we can use in everyday life?  What if our names were used as verbs, adjective, and nouns in everyday language?

Imagine, when my 14 month old daughter was acting up I could say that she was throwing a “Kanye West” (a huge temper tantrum).  On Monday I could wake up and Cem (wear colorful socks that color coordinate with an outfit) or I could PJ (wear sports jackets combined with well placed pocket squares).  During meetings I could Charlie Wilson (draw all over a whiteboard with high velocity) or Billy Brown (constantly drop into Six Sigma processes).

For the past week I keep thinking about what my name would mean if someone used it in a sentence as a verb, noun, or adjective.  “I just Andrew Embryed that thing.”  Hopefully, it would mean something pretty cool.

Have a jolly good day,

Andrew Embry