Comments on: Go Chili, Go Chili…

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 15 May 2010 06:02:14 +0000

I Still prefer “Man Chili” to just Chili, but perhaps that’s just me

By: What Name

What Name — Sat, 08 May 2010 03:17:51 +0000

Barack still didn't crack the top 1,000 for boys, but a version of the president's daughter's name, Malia, was the fastest riser for girls. Maliyah moved up 342 spots, to No. 296, while Malia, which is how Obama's daughter spells it, came in at No. 192, rising 153 spots. "Make sure the name can grow with your child and make sure they can live with it," Moss said. "Don't make it too cutesy because think, can it work in the board room? Can they be a CEO?" "Don't make the name a burden on your child," she added.

From: Name that baby: Mom & Dad choose Isabella, Jacob

Don't tell her about Yalamanchili!

By: jyotsana

jyotsana — Thu, 06 May 2010 23:22:28 +0000

Chili as in Cincinnati’s famous SkyLine Chili is a catchy name recognition device. Go Chili!!

By: A N N A

A N N A — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:38:08 +0000

I googled him and at first glance I thought he was African, but he's probably Tamil.

Yes, because anyone with dark skin is African or anything but Indian, and if they are Indian, they're auto-Tamil. I just had a lovely flashback to college, when Punjabi aunties would tell me that I was "too dark" to be Indian, "You are Fiji, nah?" I'm at a conference, and yesterday, I spoke about how there's as much diversity within the Desi diaspora as there is in the Latino and African-American communities.

Let's keep useless, unproductive assumptions out of this thread (and off this blog). You want to talk about his candidacy, campaign or chances? Fine. His phenotype? Please, no.

By: Suma

Suma — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:17:01 +0000

As a fellow Yalamanchili (or Yelamanchili, thanks to some moron not being able to type on my dad's immigration papers), this makes me happy. One of my law professors told me last year that I should consider legally changing my name if I ever hoped to make a run at politics.

Suck on that, Professor Jackass. And yes, it's Telugu.

By: Sharad

Sharad — Thu, 06 May 2010 05:52:42 +0000

Yalamanchili is an Andhra last name. The guy must be of Telugu origin.

By: Prasad

Prasad — Thu, 06 May 2010 05:04:58 +0000

After watching his introduction videos and his grasp on policies, I did expect him to win the primary. Wish him the best for the general elections. Good luck Mr. Surya.

Someone was asking in another thread about his parent's culture from India - his name suggests that they could be from Andhra and they might speak telugu.

By: nyx

nyx — Wed, 05 May 2010 23:38:38 +0000

He reminds me of one of my cousins.

By: Darth Paul

Darth Paul — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:22:01 +0000

CHEERS TO Yalamanchili!!

(JEERS to Krikorian and Tigray and their ignorant-ass remarks.)

By: PS

PS — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:01:32 +0000

I googled him and at first glance I thought he was African, but he's probably Tamil.

Or Mallu, or Rajasthani or Punjabi...Indians from north to south come in dark and light colors; It'd be hard to tell where someone is from in India or Pakistan or Bangladesh or Sri Lanka, just on looks....