BlogHer - New Zealand Says: Talula May NOT Do the Hula From Hawaii - Comments

Embarassing...

kazzles — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:18:54 -0500

that this story has made world wide news and shows the idiots that live in my country! The funny thing is I'd heard about the Fish and Chips twins as my friend nursed them years ago when they were born. We had a night giggling about stupid baby names we'd heard of and I hate to say it but this article only scratched the surface I'm sure!

I think these names are cute

Super Jive — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:36:36 -0500

I think these names are cute and funny in a shadenlulz way, and then I remember that someday these poor children will be, you know, adults.

I wonder if there is any correlation between your station in life and your name.

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Sex fruit?

hrwench — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:04:48 -0500

I just don't understand why parents would want to set their child up for extra pain and suffering, when "regular" life has PLENTY.

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SkylarKD — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:53:10 -0500

Creativity is one thing, but there are so many of these weird name news stories...

The only reasoning I can come up with is that they're all on drugs. Otherwise, why would someone name their kid "Fat boy"?!

I hope their families are chipping in for therapy.

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Can't Stop Snickering

Pam — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:00:47 -0500

I'm unable to respond with any kind of critical sense because I can't stop snickering. Fish and Chips for twins? Oh, please, let them be redheads.

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New Zealand Says: Talula May NOT Do the Hula From Hawaii

Super Jive — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:50:02 -0500

The latest from the annals of odd news is that a New Zealand judge is allowing a nine-year-old girl to change her name from "Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii" to something that be less likely to "expose her to teasing" from her peers. That's quite a mouthful. I am left wondering if she changed it to just "Talula" or something like "Jane."

What do you think about offbeat names? There are a few different varieties. There's the unusual or "kreativ" spelling route, with a whole list of them at one of the most fun sites on the web, "Baby's Named a Bad, Bad Thing," complete with snarky commentary by the site's author:

Prospective names: Jayln Marie, Ammie Lynne, Kesleigh Abigail, Cydnee Elizabeth, or McKayla Mercy

Author's Reply: Yes. Please. Mercy.

And then there's the unusual or unwieldy from the same site:

Prospective names: Andreana Calida, Damita Nicole, Adoncia Noella, Kamaria May, or Elliot Ness

Author's Reply: In order: An earthquake fault, a cheesy snack chip, a giant snake, a fried octopus appetizer and an untouchable are not things to name your child after.

Then there's the "Whoops, we forgot to say it out loud" school of baby names. Really, did you want your child to go through life as a pun?

A couple have just realised their howler after naming their baby son Drew Peacock.

Shocked dad Russell only twigged when he put it in an internet search engine looking for famous namesakes, and was asked: Do you mean Droopy C**k?

I can just see this kid's future now: "Paging Dr. Peacock, Dr. Drew Peacock, you're wanted in Urology." Yes, I went there. Someone just called my attention to the fact that one of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's children, Shiloh Pitt, is an unfortunate spoonerism. OUCH!

Slate ran an article with a list of name changes for adults that have been struck down, such as "1069," "III" (pronounced "three"), and Santa Claus. I am torn about this, because these people are adults and should be able to choose, right? Other blocked names in New Zealand include:

Yeah Detroit; Stallion; Twisty Poi; Keenan Got Lucy; Sex Fruit; Fat Boy; Cinderella Beauty Blossom; Fish and Chips (twins).

Are any of those worse than Pilot Inspecktor or Peaches Geldof? Well, okay, Sex Fruit is.

So what do you think? Can people be trusted to skirt the line between character-building and over-the-top? Should courts weigh in on this? Should countries have a name approval process like Germany does? When is a name too unique?

Super Jive cannot throw stones because of her weirdly-named children at I, Asshole.