Katrina's Soap Journal

Katrina's Soap Journal By Katrina Rasbold

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As I have mentioned, the combined couple names, designed to save wear and tear on the weary tongues and keyboards, as well as to make them into some kind of force of nature, really hits me the wrong way. Sure, some couples are just magic. Anna and Robert were outrageous and exciting and romantic and sexy, but we got through just fine without collapsing the individual characters into a nebulous blob of a union. Each party in the couple retained their identity and were incredible unto themselves. Anna and Robert stayed “Anna” and “Robert,” not Ranna (conquering to mind the unthinkable “Ranna, Lanna, Ding, Dong). This freed up Anna to also be hot as blazes with Duke without celebrating “Danna” and Robert and Holly were spared the fate of “Rolly” (or worse, “Lolly” during Holly’s foray with Luke). The unbreakable team of Luke and Robert would be Lobert. Luke and Laura would be...Luke and Laura.

To maximize the jest and further push the tongue into cheek (preferably the inside of someone else’s), I submit the following combined names for your inspection. As you may notice, some of these couples never existed and aren’t likely to, but it’s fun, nonetheless!

AMC

Adam and Liza = Ladnum = Laudanum (OK, it's a reach, but it's fun)

Brooke and Tad = Bad

Tad and Myrtle = Tyrtle

Maggie and Roger = Raggie

Brooke and Tom = Bom(b)

Kendall and Ryan = Kryan ("Oh, it's cryin' time again, he's gonna leave you...")

Rosa (Santos) and Palmer = Rosie Palm

Hayley and Joe (Martin) = HayJoe ("Where you goin’ with that gun in your hand?")

Opal and Ryan = O-Ryan (to wax astronomical)

Natalie and Jeremy = (A)Natamy

Phoebe and Langley = Phangley