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Post by unbeastly on Nov 28, 2012 11:21:07 GMT -5
Just read an article about a couple naming their newborn Hashtag in honour of Twitter.
Seriously this is why you should have to pass a test before you are allowed to procreate. Naming children ridiculous names like this should be grounds for child abuse because the poor child's parents clearly hate her.
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Post by eskimoRock on Nov 28, 2012 11:34:24 GMT -5
I read about that story!
My mum gets some brilliant names, she runs a preschool. Honestly, I don't understand why people think its okay to name their children things like that.
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Post by Kitty279 on Nov 28, 2012 12:57:39 GMT -5
Yeah, sometimes you have to wonder. Here the government agency that is responsible for birth certificates and the like only allows names that are listed in name books or similar sources. I know there were people who fought in court for naming their kids strange names like 'Nemo' (after the fish in that movie) or Pumuckl, after a kobold (some sort of pixie, not sure if the meaning is known in English?) in a children's book series. Or Galadriel after the elf in Lord of the Rings. That has to be awkward for the kid, even though it's not as bad as some other names. Hashtag, really? What are these people thinking??
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Post by Isilarma on Nov 28, 2012 15:15:45 GMT -5
My sister has a friend called Merlin. I thought that was awesome. I don't think he agrees though.
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Post by Kitty279 on Nov 28, 2012 15:25:08 GMT -5
Oh right, completely forgot about that because I only use his online name - one of my online acquaintances is named Merlin, too. Again, interesting name, but I sometimes wonder if that sort of name causes certain expectations not every child can and wants to meet.
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Post by unbeastly on Nov 28, 2012 16:20:07 GMT -5
Could be worse Chardonay, Prada or whatever idiotic names celebrities have decided to inflict upon their offspring.
I just don't understand it myself, if you like those names so much change your own and stop tormenting your children. They are asking for their kids to be picked on.
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Post by jaffaninja on Nov 28, 2012 18:47:25 GMT -5
I agree. I remember a case a few years ago where parents lost custody of their daughter because they'd named her 'Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii', not even kidding. It's pretty insane.
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Post by blackroses77 on Nov 28, 2012 20:27:09 GMT -5
I agree it's ridiculous what these brainless twits name their kids. Some celebrity named their kid Apple...  Although I don't think any name can beat that Talula one Jaffa. |
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Post by princedice1 on Nov 28, 2012 21:18:40 GMT -5
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Post by jaffaninja on Nov 29, 2012 16:07:10 GMT -5
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Post by Kitty279 on Nov 30, 2012 12:28:47 GMT -5
Yeah, no matter if there's something to the abuse and neglect charges - the names alone would cause me serious doubts! The first names aren't so much of a problem, but the rest of them ... ugh.
Isn't it sad when the court has to take custody away to give that poor girl a chance to change that stupid name? I'd really like to force the parents to switch with their daughter and show them how embarrassing that is!
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Post by The Stag Patronus on Dec 2, 2012 4:46:36 GMT -5
My friend and I are joking and bugging our other friend that when she has kids in the future, they better be twins (a boy and a girl) and that she should totally call them Kathleen and Douglas.
ordinary names? maybe. but it's their nicknames that will be awesome! just imagine calling for them and yelling, "Kat! Doug! Come here, you two!" LOL XD
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Post by Miss Wings on Dec 2, 2012 12:12:28 GMT -5
I'm sure that I mentioned a woman shouting the names of her kids out whilst we were shopping a few months back. Harry & Hermione, well it's only recently that we found out that their last name was actually Potter and the middles names were James & Lily.
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Post by Kitty279 on Dec 2, 2012 13:27:51 GMT -5
Oh My God. These poor kids! What were the parents thinking???
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Post by unbeastly on Dec 2, 2012 13:43:19 GMT -5
They clearly weren't. It's celebrities giving their children weird names that is behind this.
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Post by Kitty279 on Dec 3, 2012 11:58:13 GMT -5
Any way to get attention, huh?
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Post by Miss Wings on Dec 3, 2012 12:20:00 GMT -5
the Duke & Duccess of Cambridge are about to have a baby- any suggestions on names?
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Post by unbeastly on Dec 3, 2012 12:50:55 GMT -5
Preferably something that goes well with King or Queen. We really don't want to be calling a future monarch by something ridiculous.
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Post by Nahara46 on Dec 14, 2012 21:07:10 GMT -5
My mom works at a labor and delivery room in the city. She gets pretty insane names, "Jesus", "God", "Satan", every curse word imaginable, "Polyester" (last name sheets), My personal favorites were these twins - Orangale and Lemongalo... spelled Orange Jello and Lemon Jello. Poor kids.
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Post by Kitty279 on Dec 15, 2012 1:21:44 GMT -5
Oh God. That's all I can say *goes and bangs head somewhere hard*
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Post by unbeastly on Dec 15, 2012 5:07:45 GMT -5
Further proof that you should have to pass a test before you can procreate. Though quite frankly anyone who names their child like this should automatically be disqualified.
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Post by Kitty279 on Dec 15, 2012 13:40:25 GMT -5
The same goes for owning pets, if you ask me - some people can be so stupid!
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Post by Miss Wings on Dec 17, 2012 10:56:53 GMT -5
OMG!! We have a stalker! Someones written a fic on FF.NET about a GWL twin with Harry and they've only gone and called the girl Calla Lily Potter.
Do they not realize that Calla IS Lily? Calling the kid Lily Lily Potter is sooo not cool!!
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Post by Kitty279 on Dec 17, 2012 11:37:20 GMT -5
LOL - probably someone who has as little knowledge about flowers as I have  |
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Post by Miss Wings on Dec 17, 2012 12:38:47 GMT -5
true. I'm thinking of the name Alexander George and Calla Celilia if I ever have kids. George is a Phillips family tradition so I thought I might aswell do one for the Lennons.
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Post by Nahara46 on Dec 19, 2012 23:18:06 GMT -5
My name for my first boy had been picked out for awhile now, Alexander (Xander for short) Rylan. I named Rylan in the RP as a spin-off from my brothers name Ryan, and fell in love with it. Alexander if my other brothers middle name  |
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Although I don't think any name can beat that Talula one Jaffa.
