Chinese couple tries to name their kid "@"....

[seba_boi]

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=41744


Just a bit of the silly news of the day... They were stopped, thankfully, on the kid's behalf, but otherwise foiled everybody else's future source of amusement values...

[Sushikins]

This surprises me a lot less than I expected, actually, it doesn't really surprise me at all.

[Tenou]

I'm not surprised. Though it would have been fun if they'd been able to pull it off.

[Bernard_Monsha]

My Company has a **** Johnson and a Mike Hunt. So @ is not that bat in comparison. Just think they could have named his siblings & and *

[Sendo Takeshi]

I'd name my son 'Ampersand'.

[ecchi]

I want to be named @ too!

[Ikari Warrior]

is naming him @ better than naming him ?

[SSB]

i'd name my child isosceles :)....

[The Million Dollar Prons]

I don't even think you can pronounce @ in Chinese.

[Evil_Koala]

i'd name my child isosceles :)....

I'll have two. Name one obtuse and the other acute.

[KyouryokuSenshi]

God, add that to the list of weird things people name their kids. An ex-friend of mine knew someone in high school who was white with the name Bic, however it was spelled B****. >_< I would seriously change my name when I turned 18 if I had that problem. I think Apple and Rocket are some of the worst names ever. What are these people thinking.

[guyverfanboy]

God, add that to the list of weird things people name their kids. An ex-friend of mine knew someone in high school who was white with the name Bic, however it was spelled B****. >_< I would seriously change my name when I turned 18 if I had that problem. I think Apple and Rocket are some of the worst names ever. What are these people thinking.

Seriously... what a stupid name. Like celebrities naming their kid "Denim". WTF is wrong with you?!

[CrossboneGundam]

I don't even think you can pronounce @ in Chinese.

"At" is pronouncable in chinese.

Anyway, @ is a better name than "4REAL", which is what those sheeplo-err, New Zealander parents wanted to name their kid a few weeks back.

[superplough]

STOP INSULTING MY COUNTRY CROSSBONE GUNDAM OR YOU GON MEET MY FRIEND PAIN!!!! lolcaps

[seba_boi]

"At" is pronouncable in chinese.

Anyway, @ is a better name than "4REAL", which is what those sheeplo-err, New Zealander parents wanted to name their kid a few weeks back.LOL!!!...

"Is your name 4REAL?"... Hahaha!...

[Soluzar]

My Company has a **** Johnson and a Mike Hunt.
The parents of guys like that ought to be whipped for what can only be either their cruelty or their lack or forethought. Those guys must have had a hellish time getting through school. As for the idea of naming kids "@" I'm sure I first read something like that in a Douglas Coupland novel about a decade ago.

[Delta-Pheonix]

"At" is pronouncable in chinese.

Anyway, @ is a better name than "4REAL", which is what those sheeplo-err, New Zealander parents wanted to name their kid a few weeks back.

You have got to be kidding me!

[Ariel Tsuki]

Seriously... what a stupid name. Like celebrities naming their kid "Denim". WTF is wrong with you?!

Denim is not so bad. Try "Pilot Inspektor".

[Gibb]

The same chinese couple is having a second child.

Name?

http://www.starstore.com/acatalog/AT-AT-model-kit-star-wars.jpg

[The Million Dollar Prons]

Yeah I tried to name my child a picture too. It didn't last long

[Ikari Warrior]

Y'know Gibb, despite such an easy-to-spell name, SOMEone will make a typo...
http://www.planetacomic.net/imagenes/starwars/atst_sw15017_01g.jpg

[Gibb]

If the kid ever falls over, there's no way he's getting back up.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

All the other kids will be trying to trip him

[Masokick]

I was looking at "Mike Hunt" and trying to get what was wrong....silly me. Then I laughed.

Did you hear about that American who changed his name to Optimus Prime?

There was a boy in my hometown named Harold ****out. His friends(?) called him Harry.

[Hybrid Shock]

My Company has a **** Johnson and a Mike Hunt. So @ is not that bat in comparison. Just think they could have named his siblings & and *

Mike Hunt is cruel, but **** johnson? Heck, one of Australia's racing legends is named **** johnson...

[Soluzar]

Mike Hunt is cruel, but **** johnson? Heck, one of Australia's racing legends is named **** johnson...
**** Johnson is definitely a thoughtless name to give a child. Perhaps only when a person is so called in America, but still.

[Delta-Pheonix]

All the other kids will be trying to trip him

He'd probably develop a morbid fear of robes and cables.

[Danju]

Pfft. Weak. When I have my first kid, I'm naming him "Pro".

"Hi, I'm Pro."

[Genocide]

I know of a guy whose parents, knowing that he was unlikely to ever get knighted, named him 'Sirthomas'. According to a newspaper I was reading a couple months back there have been an awful lot of kids named 'Superman' or 'Gandalf' lately.

As for me, I'd never do something so cruel as to give a kid a stupid first name.
Their second name however? "The Despoiler", whether they like it or not. Upon naming then so I'm changing my first name to "Warmaster Horus".

[Soluzar]

I know of a guy whose parents, knowing that he was unlikely to ever get knighted, named him 'Sirthomas'.Just think if he ever did get knighted. His name would be Sir Sir Thomas. Are you sure this story is real, because I first read something along these lines in a Robert Rankin novel. I'm pretty sure Rankin's character Sir John Rimmer actually has Sir as his first name, rather than being a knight of the realm.

...

It's a testament the colourful nature of Rankin's writing that I feel almost as though I am bypassing the profanity filter by naming the character in question. :naughty:

According to a newspaper I was reading a couple months back there have been an awful lot of kids named 'Superman' or 'Gandalf' lately.
That's nothing short of child abuse.

[Genocide]

Are you sure this story is real

Pretty much in a friends of a friend's mother's sister's hairdresser's dog said it, kind of way. It's more believable than Superman & Gandalf, but they were in The Times, & The Times never lies.

Ever.

Except about politics, but what is politics other than a delicate web of lies anyway?

[Ikari Warrior]

**** Johnson is definitely a thoughtless name to give a child. Perhaps only when a person is so called in America, but still.

Did anyone ever ask Mr. Johnson if he'd prefer to go by Richard?

[Genocide]

You have never met nor knew these men. How do you know how they feel in high school?

In the real world we have this nifty thing called 'intuition'. & this 'intuition' tells us that if someone has a name that can be taken the mick out of, then the mick shall be taken. From this we can assume that someone who gets bullied because of their name on a daily basis is not going to be having a grand old time.

When I was back in secondary school we had a teacher called Richard Head. Oh what fun times we had.

[Soluzar]

You have never met nor knew these men. How do you know how they feel in high school?
Children are unremittingly cruel, and would rarely fail to take advantage of such an obvious weakness as a suggestive or ridiculous name. It is extremely probable that these individuals were humiliated on a daily basis in school.

I may never have met either of the two people in question, but I certainly went to school, and I remember it quite well despite the considerable amounts of time which have passed. Fictional accounts and the descriptions of others have not suggested that my experiences were in any way atypical.

[VidelCoolGirl]

Yeah, names pretty much make who you are in school. People with weird names got made fun of all the time back in Middle School. It really sucked. Why get made fun of for something you had no control over?

[Genocide]

Yeah, names pretty much make who you are in school. People with weird names got made fun of all the time back in Middle School. It really sucked. Why get made fun of for something you had no control over?

Because if it rhymes & it's slightly derogatory then it's hilarious. Such classic examples as:

Hannah the spanner
Smelly Kelly
Cuddy the fuddy duddy
**** the prick
Rob the nob

Comedy genius the lot, I'm sure.

People need something to keep them amused enough to put up with all the crap they teach you at schools, & hey, what is ruining the youth of one or two people if everyone gets a quick laugh out of it eh?

[VidelCoolGirl]

Good thing nothing really rhymes with "Kamaria."

[kiyomi]

You are truly blessed V-chan. Now my name..well..during the Star Wars comeback, someone decided to rename me 'Obi-Wan-Kiyomi'.<_<

[Soluzar]

You are truly blessed V-chan. Now my name..well..during the Star Wars comeback, someone decided to rename me 'Ob-Wan-Kiyomi'.<_<
Ahh... at least it's not derogatory in any way. It's still dumb, but at least it's not embarrassing or negative in any obvious way. In fact, if you disregard Ewan McGregor's lamentable performance in the role, it could be seen as a compliment... of sorts.

[superplough]

Ewan McGregor's lamentable performance in the role

More like, Ewan McGregor's AWESOME performance in the role. Seriously, without him the prequel trilogy would have been balls. He was its only saving grace.

[Soluzar]

More like, Ewan McGregor's AWESOME performance in the role. Seriously, without him the prequel trilogy would have been balls. He was its only saving grace.
You're trying to tell me that the prequel trilogy had a saving grace.

Why must you turn this thread into a house of lies.

[superplough]

It was a crap fest indeed, but Ewan McGregor did brilliantly with the role of Obi-Wan. I enjoyed all of his scenes.

[Yukito Kunisaki]

I Lol'ed.

(Filler)

[Leader Desslock]

Good thing nothing really rhymes with "Kamaria."
Oh, that lends itself to a certain level of abuse. Anything from Camera (or the associated Kodak, if they wanna go for brand names) to Malaria (in which case they could'a called you 'Skeeter').

I've got some friends who named their kid "Amanda Lynn [lastname]". When I heard it, my first reaction was, "A Mandolin? Are they aware they just named their daughter after a stringed instrument? They should'a gone with Zither Harpie [lastname] and been done with it."

Any name lends itself to abuse, it's only a matter of creativity.

[Soluzar]

It was a crap fest indeed, but Ewan McGregor did brilliantly with the role of Obi-Wan.
I respectfully disagree. He was trying to fill shoes that were many sizes too large for him.

[superplough]

That's fair enough, I don't hold your opinion against you.

On topic: My math teacher knew someone who's last name was King, and they intentionally named their son Wayne.

[Soluzar]

That's fair enough, I don't hold your opinion against you.
I'm pretty sure it's because I'm English that I feel this way.

On topic: My math teacher knew someone who's last name was King, and they intentionally named their son Wayne.
Oh my. That's just...intentionally? That should have been enough grounds to have the state take their child away. People like that don't deserve to raise children, since they still are children themselves. I would still consider it an act of extreme cruelty if it was accidental, but as a deliberate choice it is unforgivable.

[superplough]

It is pretty bad. I hope the poor kid gets his name changed when he's older.

[Ceraziefish]

Still not as good as "Moon Unit Zappa," the ultimate celebrity name.

[TheCrowsCry]

What is the world coming to...oh hi Mr.¥...

[tenshi_a]

I don't actually see much wrong with @ becoming a Chinese name... they have a distinct shortage of names in that country, imho.

BTW I just named Tanz Der Vampire as my favourite musical in another thread... the book / lyrics were written by Michael Kunze (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kunze).

Phonecall: "Mike Kunze! Mike Kunze! Has anybody seen Mike Kunze!"

Yeah...

[Tenou]

On topic: My math teacher knew someone who's last name was King, and they intentionally named their son Wayne.

I know someone, family name of Lancaster, named her son Burt. The uncle, Albert, was told, so as not to hurt his feelings, that Burt was named after him. Same with the aunt, Alberta.
Truth? Named after the actor.

[Shiroiyuki]

Smelly Kelly


GAH! >_<, thank you for those nightmares........


I always wondered what naming my children old fashioned names would do to their self-esteem and/or ability to breed. Example: Phineas. Now, I like the name Phineas. It's just cute. Finny (don't bother bringing up that damn book....what was it called?? *shrugs*.....this is not a reference <_<....) would be such a cute little nickname! But alas, the boy wouldn't even finish middle school without being flushed down the toilet or lynched in the school courtyard. God only knows how many years of therapy having that name would earn him.

Or Evelyne. Eve or Evee is just too darn cute. But the poor girl would be made fun of because of it *sigh*. Too bad some names aren't accepted anymore....but names like 'Apple' are.

[Gibb]

I'm gonna give my kid a red name like Videl has now, so he/she can go to school and kick or ban people at will.

[Genocide]

GAH! >_<, thank you for those nightmares........

You think that's bad? According to my older brother I am "Princess Willingham", don't ask why because I have no damn idea. But imagine the horror of having that shouted at you & he is intent on doing it in public places. Lucky me I only have to see him once or twice a year... but you know, it's 'catchy'.

Speaking of names that would get kids bullied at school, is it wrong to burst into uncontrollable fits of laughter whenever I hear of an American kid called "Randy"? It would be amusing to see how well a child like that would fit in at a school in England...

I always thought it would be good to give a child a name that would inspire them to achieve power & respect, like "Max Action" (praise be to anyone who knows where I got that name from) or "Reg Carnage".

[tenshi_a]

Good news! A Belgian couple called "Renault" have been banned from calling their child "Megane" (which would make their little girl sound like a car).

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/30/renault_megane/

[Ikari Warrior]

My friend knew a guy in highschool whose last name was bates. It was an all-boys private school, and the teachers there called students by "master" and their last name.

[wrathborne]

My friend knew a guy in highschool whose last name was bates. It was an all-boys private school, and the teachers there called students by "master" and their last name.

A little while ago a couple with the name Cart named their Kid Orson, he ended up suing them for cruelty. and how about surname Land, naming their son, Scot? said they were true patriots ^_^

[Opium Tea]

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=41744


Just a bit of the silly news of the day... They were stopped, thankfully, on the kid's behalf, but otherwise foiled everybody else's future source of amusement values...

It surprises me that the government would spend its time on something like this XD

Still--funny stuff.

Would they pronounce it "at?" Or would it be one of those that things you see on paper "@" and the kid tells you "OH by the by, that's pronounced 'Jethro'?"

[fruits_kitty333]

i feel so sorry for all these poor kids. i have a mate and she gets her name mickey taken of. (im not putting her actual name up here, but they could make it into a boys name-so they did) my name's Hannah, and i get called Spanner, Hammer, Banana and Jimmy (don't ask). but never in a teasing sort of way.

but "@" is a great name!

[Alice Catherine]

My mom's stupid friends named their kid this. He's my age, mind:


Amber Percival Sander (last name).

They thought it was clever. As soon as someone told me what it meant after I met this kid...I was like:
"For real? Wow, what ****tards."

I mean, not only will he (Yes. A he with the name "Amber") have to tell with the fact that his name is Amber, but he will also never be able to be a computer geek because then he'll have NO friends because EVERYONE will make fun of him.
So long as I don't become engaged to him, I'm happy. He's all emo...

[Heat Guy J]

Thats almost as bad as these two name names, which tend to be a trend with african americans. "Marshawn" (marshall - shawn)

"Tayshawn" (tavieus - Shawn)

The list goes on and on.

WHAT IN THE WORLD WILL HAPPEN TO OUR BOBS AND JANES?!?!?!?

[Amuro]

In my childhood, quite a lot of people thought that "Igor" was simply the name of a character in horror cartoons and asked the question "What kind of parents would name their kid that?"