imaginary_friend raze i've always been fascinated by this outgrowth of boundless childhood imagination, though i never had an imaginary friend of my own. i wonder what he or she would have been like. i'm going with a girl. and i'm going to say her name would have been susan, only because i don't think i've ever known a susan and it sounds like a strong name to me. 130421 ... amy adaptability My mom's name is Susan. I showed this post to her and she went "huh." subdued pride. My childhood imaginary friend's name was Missy. I tended to "smash her like a pancake" (my then way of putting it) since she was fairy sized. And my brother thought up twins named Mac and Lac- don't tell him i told you that. 130421 ... no reason this made me laugh. a tiny squish-friend. also, i know like a million susans. so many that things get confusing sometimes. for the most part, they're my parents' age... interesting how names go in and out of style. 130421 ... amy adaptability Lol, i was big on SNL's Mr. Bill. We had a blue parakeet named Mr. bill who shared his cage with a Colonel Mustard. A canary named Wolfie and bigger parakeet with black specks on wings went by Sargeant Pepper to round out the picture. 130421 ... raze "smash her like a pancake"! kids say the greatest things. 130422 what's it to you? who go blather from