First, an explaination. I work for the Local Government, in the Birth Registration office. This means I get to see the birth certificate of every child born in this state. And I have found that some people have no idea what kind of torture they are setting their children up for in the future when they name them.
For example, we have the Royalty: (last names removed to protect the guilty)
Pharaoh Isaac
King James
Princess Argentina LaShae
Then, we have the Bad Puns:
Christa Chandra Leer
DeJae Vou (Lynch)
And of course, the Popular Culture:
(Ryan) Austin Powers
Anikan Luke (Matheny)
And, lastly, the OverDone:
Mary Elizabeth Sarah Katherine Rose Olivia Rebecca Ruth Suzanne Turley
These children, some of them now entering Kindergarten, are going to be meeting a plethoira of Brianna's, Kayla/Kaylee's, Hunter's (Male and Female), Aaron's, Bailey's... all of every conceivable spelling that a maxium 12th grade education can imagine.
Now, considering what happens to a child named Dick in elementary school playgrounds... What's going to happen to these 'Designer Named' children?
Some People's Kids :Sheesh!:
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Some People's Kids :Sheesh!:
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Heh, I heard that in England, more children are getting named Arwen, is that true?
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That we dying younger hiding from the police man over there
Just for breathing in the air they wanna leave me in the chair
Electric shocking body rocking beat streeting me to death"
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Re: Some People's Kids :Sheesh!:
Thats almost as long as the Queen's name!LadyTevar wrote:And, lastly, the OverDone:
Mary Elizabeth Sarah Katherine Rose Olivia Rebecca Ruth Suzanne Turley
Re: Some People's Kids :Sheesh!:
It was two lines in the rather good-sized box on the certificate. I might have missed two, cause while I know it was 10 names, I forget if that was the full name, or just the "Middle" names.Ted wrote:Thats almost as long as the Queen's name!LadyTevar wrote:And, lastly, the OverDone:
Mary Elizabeth Sarah Katherine Rose Olivia Rebecca Ruth Suzanne Turley
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Some people need there children named for them, then taken from there custody.
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So I shoudn't name my kid "Mad Max Cundellini"?
My friend James named his kid "Maximo"
Yeah. That was the look I gave him too.
My friend James named his kid "Maximo"
Yeah. That was the look I gave him too.
Something about Libertarianism always bothered me. Then one day, I realized what it was:
Libertarian philosophy can be boiled down to the phrase, "Work Will Make You Free."
In Libertarianism, there is no Government, so the Bosses are free to exploit the Workers.
In Communism, there is no Government, so the Workers are free to exploit the Bosses.
So in Libertarianism, man exploits man, but in Communism, its the other way around!
If all you want to do is have some harmless, mindless fun, go H3RE INST3ADZ0RZ!!
Grrr! Fight my Brute, you pansy!
Libertarian philosophy can be boiled down to the phrase, "Work Will Make You Free."
In Libertarianism, there is no Government, so the Bosses are free to exploit the Workers.
In Communism, there is no Government, so the Workers are free to exploit the Bosses.
So in Libertarianism, man exploits man, but in Communism, its the other way around!
If all you want to do is have some harmless, mindless fun, go H3RE INST3ADZ0RZ!!
Grrr! Fight my Brute, you pansy!
Dude. What is up with that last name? You don't have to give everyone in your family a shout out by naming your kid after them... and if that wasn't the reason they did it, I think these people ought to be examined a bit. O_o
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And I hope the nurse kicks him right in the crotch when he suggests it...Baron Mordo wrote:I once heard of a guy who wanted to name his kid Weapon X.
Jesus, these make the uncommon names I've picked for my future children sound normal.
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My freind wants to name his kid *Cough*.
It's written like that but pronounced like your accually coughing.
I blame it on teen parents, Teen parent shouldn't be allowed to name their kids, this chick on my bus that got knocked up her freshman year, named her kid Destiny Star, there are 2 Princess's that I know of at my school and several of the black chicks, that have made up african sounding names.
It's written like that but pronounced like your accually coughing.
I blame it on teen parents, Teen parent shouldn't be allowed to name their kids, this chick on my bus that got knocked up her freshman year, named her kid Destiny Star, there are 2 Princess's that I know of at my school and several of the black chicks, that have made up african sounding names.
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I dated a girlfriend named "Bluejay Willowtree" for a few months, does that count?
Something about Libertarianism always bothered me. Then one day, I realized what it was:
Libertarian philosophy can be boiled down to the phrase, "Work Will Make You Free."
In Libertarianism, there is no Government, so the Bosses are free to exploit the Workers.
In Communism, there is no Government, so the Workers are free to exploit the Bosses.
So in Libertarianism, man exploits man, but in Communism, its the other way around!
If all you want to do is have some harmless, mindless fun, go H3RE INST3ADZ0RZ!!
Grrr! Fight my Brute, you pansy!
Libertarian philosophy can be boiled down to the phrase, "Work Will Make You Free."
In Libertarianism, there is no Government, so the Bosses are free to exploit the Workers.
In Communism, there is no Government, so the Workers are free to exploit the Bosses.
So in Libertarianism, man exploits man, but in Communism, its the other way around!
If all you want to do is have some harmless, mindless fun, go H3RE INST3ADZ0RZ!!
Grrr! Fight my Brute, you pansy!
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Indeed, I think teenage parenting might have something to do with the shit names.
You know how many times when I was in high school I heard the preggo preppies saying they were naming their daughter "Destiny". That's so fucking stupid. I'll laugh when your child makes nothing of their life, just like you are right now, you slut.
You know how many times when I was in high school I heard the preggo preppies saying they were naming their daughter "Destiny". That's so fucking stupid. I'll laugh when your child makes nothing of their life, just like you are right now, you slut.
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Rebecca and I named our boys Matthew and David because we wanted strong names that wouldn't make them the target of ridicule. The people who make up these fucking goofball names for their kids should be beaten with a lead pipe.
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Even stupider some jerk here in Montreal wanted to name his kid Spatula,they never take the time to think the kid will get the crap beatten out of him with a name like that.Spanky The Dolphin wrote:And I hope the nurse kicks him right in the crotch when he suggests it...Baron Mordo wrote:I once heard of a guy who wanted to name his kid Weapon X.
Jesus, these make the uncommon names I've picked for my future children sound normal.
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No, that's fucked up. A parent can namee their kids what the hell they want, nomatter how stupid they are... names don't mea anything, for Bob's sake, they're only labels...salm wrote:luckily there are laws here which make it illegal to give your kid a name like that.
i remember a case several years ago. a couple wanted to name thir kid "god" but werent allowed to.
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Labels are a type of symbol. Symbols are in every thing that matters intellectually to a human mind.innerbrat wrote:No, that's fucked up. A parent can namee their kids what the hell they want, nomatter how stupid they are... names don't mea anything, for Bob's sake, they're only labels...salm wrote:luckily there are laws here which make it illegal to give your kid a name like that.
i remember a case several years ago. a couple wanted to name thir kid "god" but werent allowed to.
Also Categorisation is a defining quality of human life, deal with it.
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