The name game

7thousandpiecesMGTE

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http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/902997/talula_does_the_hula_from_hawaii_the.html

"The Associated Press on July 24, 2008, and other news outlets, have reported that a judge in Australia overseeing a custody case ordered a name change for a 9-year-old girl whose custody was contested. The name given to her by her parents was Talula Does the Hula from Hawaii. The girl in that case, Talula Does the Hula from Hawaii, was so embarrassed by her given name that she refused to use it.

The AP story cited several other baby names in addition to Talula Does the Hula from Hawaii that have been rejected by Australian courts including Fish and Chips, Sex Fruit, and Yeah Detroit. Inexplicably, the names Number 16 Bus Shelter and Violence escaped scrutiny in this country where the law precludes names that would cause offense to the reasonable person.

Talula Does the Hula from Hawaii and the other banned Australian names are just a sampling of bizarre names parents have attempted to name, and in some cases succeeded in naming, babies in recent years.

A New Zealand court last year forbid a family from naming their baby 4Real. That name choice was said to be motivated by the parents' amazement on seeing their baby's ultrscan.

In 2006, Malaysia published a list of forbidden baby names in an effort to discourage parental choices such as Hitler, Smelly Dog, and 007. Among the names banned by Malaysian authorities: Khiow Khoo (Hunchback), Chow Tow (Smelly Head), Sor Chai (Insane), and Woti (sexual intercourse).

Talula Does the Hula from Hawaii, Violence, Smelly Dog... what are parents thinking when they choose these names?

No Tulula Does the Hula from Hawaii in These Countries

Many countries have naming laws that are designed to prevent lifelong embarrassment to the baby. Such countries often attempt to forestall the use of aliases by requiring that people use only their given names. In France, Germany, Hungary, Spain and Argentina, among other countries, parents of newborns are required to choose names from a government-approved list. In Denmark, the government list includes 7,000 names. Denmark parents wishing to name their baby any name not listed require church approval."


WTF? the kid just got here and already you punish them by giving them a stupid name. But I kinda dig Violence for a girl name though.

Reminds me of the lyrics of "a boy named Sue" by Johnny Cash...
 

Shytheed Dumas

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I like the names that don't translate so well. Example? I work with "Dong Wang". Seriously. He's on a diet, cause he was getting a little chubbie. We've come up with lots of them since he started. :D
 

Shytheed Dumas

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Yeah, he got fired from his last job and really thought they gave him the shaft.

I wondered why he always smells like BenGay... When I asked him he told me he usually wakes up a little stiff.

He doesn't mind going for his allergy shots... It's just a little prick.

I shouldn't make fun of him. Overall he's nice, but sometimes he can be a little cocky.

He was thinking of taking "Dick" as his American name.

There are more. :D I'm trying to come up with one using 'teabag' as a punchline. Suggestions? :naughty:
 

7thousandpiecesMGTE

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Well, this thread veered off.....but here goes:


He used to have a pet rooster until someone choked his chicken....

He liked his old job as an entertainer until everyone found out how much fun it was punching the clown....

He was bad at wrestling but always beat his bald headed, one eyed, runny nosed nemesis.....

Sucks at golf because he still insists the more strokes the better….

constantly hums the Oscar Meyer Weiner song...

Actually ponders the thought of changing his name to Richard Cranium, so he might fit in better.....

Always dives head first into any new "opening" offered at the office....

personal motto " shake me once, shame on you, shake me twice, hand full of goo" ....

always on time for a tea party with tea bag in hand..... ( <--a little weak?)