Sometimes there are things that are so familiar to you, you never stop to actually take a closer look.

For instance, it took me more than 30 years to actually realize that Barney’s last name is Rubble. I mean, how hilarious is that? They named this guy Rubble. Of course, when you put it in context, it makes perfect sense. Everyone one on the show was named after some kind of rock, from Fred Flintstone to Rockery Hudstone. Basically every name perpetuated the whole Flintstones theme: the Stone Age. But as a kid growing up, I never stopped to think that Barney’s last name was actually Rubble. Or more accurately, I knew his name was Rubble, but I guess I only ever heard it in the context of a name and never thought about it in terms of vocabulary.

Needless to say, some 40+ years after the show was created, having seen countless episodes, I recently got a good laugh out of the fact that Barney, the dopey side kick, is named after a pile of rocks.

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