On 16 Nov 2003, at 2:45 pm, Jim Sharkey wrote:
William T Goodall wrote:Children have been named after big brands as diverse as beauty company L'Oreal, car firm Chevrolet and designer clothes company Armani. There are even two little boys, one in Michigan and one in Texas, called ESPN after the sports channel.
Dear Lord, why don't they just pin signs to these kids that say "Kick my ass and take my lunch money" instead? It'd save time.
There are laws about this kind of thing...
http://rainbowwarrior.coa.edu/laura/laws/national.htm
"The most commonly enforced section of Napoleon's naming law concerns burdensome names; it is illegal to give children names that might make them subject to teasing.� If your surname is Bar or Cane, for instance, you cannot name your child Candy."
-- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/
"The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible."
- Bertrand Russell
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