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DuctapeFatwa

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Mon Sep-29-03 12:53 PM
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Children Named after Corporate Brand Names

AT age 3, Timberland is too young to be embarrassed about being named after a bestselling brand of footwear, but his mother cringes...."His daddy insisted on it because Timberlands were the pride of his wardrobe..

..five other Americans were named Timberland in 2000, according to social security records...in 2000, 49 children were named Canon, followed by 11 Bentleys, five Jaguars and a Xerox. There is also a Gouda and a Bologna, who are named after the cheese and the sausage rather than the places...Foreign brands are regarded as increasingly chic: Chanel is popular among doting mothers, and several boys have been named after a Japanese family car called Camry...

24 children were named Unique...

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7403152^401,00.html

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Richardo

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Mon Sep-29-03 12:54 PM
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1. All of these parents need to be sterilized NOW and their kids adopted

by thinking humans.

That is all.

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sangh0

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Mon Sep-29-03 12:55 PM
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2. WTF?

No kids named Midol?

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XanaDUer

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Mon Sep-29-03 12:56 PM
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3. Tampax?

Viagra has a nice, feminine ring to it. :eyes:

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sujan

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Mon Sep-29-03 01:19 PM
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15. hahahahahahahahahahah

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Mairead

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Mon Sep-29-03 01:37 PM
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22. and how about 'Chlamydia"?

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FlashHarry

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Mon Sep-29-03 12:58 PM
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4. I think there's an NBA player, whose first name is 'Monsanto.'

Weird.

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Kellanved

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Mon Sep-29-03 12:59 PM
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5. German parents named their daughter "Pepsi Carola"

It was blocked by a German law banning ptentially embarassing names, but a court granted the parents their right to name their daughter. Other names mentioned by the press in recent years were: Grammophon, Sputnik, Störenfried, Verleihnix, Merlin, Winnetou, Pumuckl. Austrian parents tried Bierstübl and Ho Chi Minh - without success.

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Mairead

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Mon Sep-29-03 01:42 PM
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23. Well, at least the 'Verleihnix' one comes from a literary source :-)

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Lydia Leftcoast

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Mon Sep-29-03 12:59 PM
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6. I knew a couple who named their son

Harley Davidson +their last name.

:crazy:

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ElsewheresDaughter

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Mon Sep-29-03 12:59 PM
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7. PreperationH?....Xanax?....Foxnews anyone?

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XanaDUer

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Mon Sep-29-03 01:00 PM
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8. Xanax

might be a good middle name for a boy.

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bleedingheart

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Mon Sep-29-03 01:54 PM
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25. yeah it might mean something in regard to the conception...

hee hee...

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eileen_d

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Mon Sep-29-03 02:14 PM
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28. How about the twins: "Fair" and "Balanced"

;)

Seriously, a friend of mine from high school married a guy named Cannon Gunn. (I am guessing the spelling)

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Flubadubya

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Mon Sep-29-03 01:00 PM
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9. Noxema Suckataco...

is a very nice Japanese name.

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DarkPhenyx

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Mon Sep-29-03 01:04 PM
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10. can you say child abuse?

Why not jsut naem your son Sue and accept that fact that he is going to get his ass kicked regularly?

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ima_sinnic

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Mon Sep-29-03 01:04 PM
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11. Burger King Jones--hmm, has a nice ring

NOT!

State Farm Harris?
Purina Hamilton?
MasterCard Davis?

I don't think so.

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Evil_Dewers

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Mon Sep-29-03 01:12 PM
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12. Jenna's gonna get knocked up and give birth to

Kumho Bush...

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Toucano

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Mon Sep-29-03 01:13 PM
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13. Funny in that sad way...

Thanks for the lift!

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Supply Side Jesus

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Mon Sep-29-03 01:17 PM
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14. Trojan Failed Johnson

Now, that would be funny!

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AP

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Mon Sep-29-03 01:19 PM
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16. Read this (ADBUSTERS) thread if you're interested in this issue...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=430544

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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf

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Mon Sep-29-03 01:24 PM
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17. That clinches it!

I am naming my first-born male "Trojan". ;-)

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XanaDUer

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Mon Sep-29-03 01:26 PM
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18. How 'bout Trojan Ultra?

.

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Bozita

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Mon Sep-29-03 01:26 PM
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19. "Rotorooter" has a masculine sound to it.

for the son of a plumber...

...as in Watergate.

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qb

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Mon Sep-29-03 01:32 PM
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20. A hospital worker friend encountered twins in the E.R. named

Edited on Mon Sep-29-03 01:42 PM by ftbc

"Oh RAHN jelo" and "Leh MAHN jelo" (phonetically)
Get it? Orange Jello and Lemon Jello!

edit: Before being too harsh, keep in mind that some of these cases are not due to brand-name-loyalty-gone-haywire but due to a tradition in some cultures of naming a children after objects noticed right after they're born.

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radwriter0555

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Mon Sep-29-03 01:35 PM
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21. My GRANDPA'S Name was Bentley Sears Craw... keep in mind that SOME

names were NAMES before they were brands, right?

He was born in the late 1890's.

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Brian Sweat

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Mon Sep-29-03 01:52 PM
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24. There used to be a football player named

Siran Stacy. Unfortunately, he was not a defensive back.

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im4edwards

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Mon Sep-29-03 02:05 PM
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26. is this racist, elitist or just pathetically stupid ?

I had to check the URL to make sure I hadn't been transported to Free Republic. Making fun of people's names ? Does this have a place here ?

I'm embarrassed.

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Mr_Scarecrow

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Mon Sep-29-03 02:11 PM
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27. Yeah, but look, "im4edwards," someone named you

after a political campaign!

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