What’s In A Name?
I get it. You don’t want your kid to be like every other kid and a lot of times that starts with the name. I did it myself, at the time, the name Kyla seemed pretty uncommon so that’s what I named my daughter.
But “Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii“? Are you fucking kidding me? And that’s not even the worst one, it’s just the one the article is about. How about some of these doozies coming from New Zealand- Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Keenan Got Lucy, Sex Fruit, and Number 16 Bus Shelter.
Fortunately, a judge was able to put a stop to most of this nonsense. But one kid was not so lucky, as for some reason he allowed “Number 16 Bus Shelter”. If you must name your kid after something that has meaning to you, how about a person who influenced your life? Or as lame as it is, I’m even willing to concede a song like Rhiannon or Maggie May, but not the fucking place where you catch the bus for work every morning. Or was that the place where the kid was conceived?
And speaking of children being conceived, Sex Fruit? These are people that I do not want to know.
I am not a fan of the common name and I vowed that none of my own kids would have them. There would be no John’s, Jim’s, Mary’s, or Mike’s. But given the choice between Susan or an item that’s usually found on a lunch menu, there really isn’t any choice at all. And if I was forced to go with the lunch item, I would take Surf and Turf over Fish and Chips.
