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audra trower williams
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posted 30 September 2004 02:11 PM
quote: Swedish authorities have turned down a request by two parents to register Superman as a name for their child.The parents wanted their son to be named after the cartoon superhero because they say he was born with one arm pointing upwards, the position Superman flies in. The local tax authorities said 'no', arguing the name could lead to the boy being subjected to ridicule in later life. The ruling has also been upheld by an appeals court.
heh.
From: And I'm a look you in the eye for every bar of the chorus | Registered: Apr 2001
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Mr. Magoo
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posted 30 September 2004 02:20 PM
I was once told, though I cannot verify this, that France has a law on the books that prohibits parents from giving their kids absurd names. No idea how it's enforced, of course.My thinking: give your kid a name that's not going to earn them constant swirlies and beatings, then when they're 18 you can tell them that you always wanted to name them "Dweezil", and if they like the idea they can change it legally. And if they look at you like you've got a turtle on your head then it was all for the best.
From: ø¤°`°¤ø,¸_¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸_¸,ø¤°°¤ø,¸_¸,ø¤°°¤ø, | Registered: Dec 2002
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Black Dog
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posted 30 September 2004 02:57 PM
quote: Originally posted by andrean: Speaking of baby names, I think we've linked to this site before, but it's always worth revisiting.
These two: quote: I've suggested to my sister that she name her little girl to be - Manchester. She's not sure about it but she's considering. What do you think? Clever. Like being named Pittsburg or Schenectady. Kid'll grow up to be beaten to death by Liverpool fans. -------------------------------------------------- I once met a lady named Rodana. I think she runs a successful internet business. In her spare time she destroys Tokyo.
made me snort rather violently. I've always said I'd want two boys (Bauer and Cooper) and a girl (Chelsea Hotel). I am, of course, kidding.
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Michelle
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Babbler # 560
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posted 30 September 2004 02:59 PM
Oh god, andrean, why did you have to link to that site? I've never seen it before, and now I'm going to waste half my afternoon reading it. Every other entry is making me burst out laughing.This one is great: quote: my boyfriend and i love the name Jayln (Jay-Lynn) but we dont know how to spell it.. there are a few ways we like but we dont know which we like more.. what do you think? JaeLynne (or JayLinne) Jalyn Jayln Jaylyn Jalynne --------------------- How 'bout Ghei-llenn? Juay-limn? Q-bert?
From: I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell. | Registered: May 2001
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Michelle
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posted 30 September 2004 03:11 PM
Haha! quote: For the last 50 years, my family has been naming their children after Southwestern Ontario cities. My brother is Barrie, my sister is Kingston, and my cousin is Markham. I am due in two weeks (it'll be a girl) and I thinking about naming her either York or Orillia. What do others think? I think it's time for a nuclear strike against Ottawa. (Reader Tom wrote in to suggest that she branch out to include other provinces and name her after this town, the single greatest town in Newfoundland, or perhaps anywhere else. (Warning - link may not be work-safe if you work for your local parish.)
In other news, KINGSTON IS AN EASTERN ONTARIO CITY, you dumbass.
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Reality. Bites.
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posted 30 September 2004 03:25 PM
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From: Gone for good | Registered: Aug 2004
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'lance
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posted 30 September 2004 03:46 PM
quote: Apparently Zowie Bowie ended up changing his name to Duncan (his middle name). And he also uses his father's original last name, so he's Duncan Jones these days.
Wise man -- at least it forestalls a lot of boring questions. A friend of a friend who was born in India said that at his birth, his grandparents insisted that before he could be named, the parents had to take advice from the astrologer on the most auspicious name. Fine -- except that the astrologer took six months or more to get back to them. Eventually he was called Sadir (sp?), but in the meantime, for lack of anything else, they called him Budi (sp?), meaning baby. Thing was, this stuck, so when I knew him in his 20s, people were still calling him Budi or Sadir, alternately.
From: that enchanted place on the top of the Forest | Registered: Jul 2001
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