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"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" wrote
in message ... http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm...=news.quirkies Baby's name sounds rude A Bedford couple named their baby son Drew Peacock before realising it sounded rude. The baby's father Russell said he only twigged it when he put it in an internet search engine looking for famous namesakes, and was asked: Do you mean Droopy C**k? "It was as if I'd been smacked with a right hook. I started repeating 'Drew Peacock' over and over again. Then I thought - what have we done? "I went numb and couldn't speak for two minutes. Then I couldn't stop laughing." Mother Shetal Patel had also failed to spot their error despite being a registrar's assistant, says The Sun. She said: "I thought Russell had seen a ghost when he came away from the computer. We decided on the name a month before he was born - we both loved it straight away." The couple are now concerned Drew's name will cause him problems in later life. Russell said: "People at work are already saying, 'Hey, look there's Droopy's dad'. But we don't want to change his name. It's on his birth certificate and other documents." Some people have no brains... Cheers, helen s Maybe some people just don't have dirty enough minds. I couldn't see anything wrong with the name until I read the article. I can easily understand why the parents didn't think of that. Joy |
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On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 17:41:14 GMT, "Yoj"
wrote: Maybe some people just don't have dirty enough minds. I couldn't see anything wrong with the name until I read the article. I can easily understand why the parents didn't think of that. I'm like you, I didn't catch it when I first read it. OTOH, schoolkids can tease unmercilessly, and all it takes is one kid to catch on and the teasing would follow him the rest of his life. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html |
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On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 17:41:14 GMT, "Yoj"
wrote: Maybe some people just don't have dirty enough minds. I couldn't see anything wrong with the name until I read the article. I can easily understand why the parents didn't think of that. I'm like you, I didn't catch it when I first read it. OTOH, schoolkids can tease unmercilessly, and all it takes is one kid to catch on and the teasing would follow him the rest of his life. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html |
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"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message ... On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 17:41:14 GMT, "Yoj" wrote: Maybe some people just don't have dirty enough minds. I couldn't see anything wrong with the name until I read the article. I can easily understand why the parents didn't think of that. I'm like you, I didn't catch it when I first read it. OTOH, schoolkids can tease unmercilessly, and all it takes is one kid to catch on and the teasing would follow him the rest of his life. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky It's definitely much worse than Teresa Green. I'd be inclined to change his name. If they like both the names they could swap them to the other way round. Peacock Drew. (although I really can't see why anyone should want to call their child "Peacock" at all.) Maybe it's just me, but I think that naming a child is a serious business as what you decide will stay with them for the rest of their life. Aaargh. So stop naming your children Peacock, Romeo, Peaches, and so. Give them proper names that they will be proud of and won't make others s****** at them for the rest of their life. What's that stupid name a pop star called his child? Something Tigerlily? I think they must be "on something." Tweed |
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"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message ... On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 17:41:14 GMT, "Yoj" wrote: Maybe some people just don't have dirty enough minds. I couldn't see anything wrong with the name until I read the article. I can easily understand why the parents didn't think of that. I'm like you, I didn't catch it when I first read it. OTOH, schoolkids can tease unmercilessly, and all it takes is one kid to catch on and the teasing would follow him the rest of his life. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky It's definitely much worse than Teresa Green. I'd be inclined to change his name. If they like both the names they could swap them to the other way round. Peacock Drew. (although I really can't see why anyone should want to call their child "Peacock" at all.) Maybe it's just me, but I think that naming a child is a serious business as what you decide will stay with them for the rest of their life. Aaargh. So stop naming your children Peacock, Romeo, Peaches, and so. Give them proper names that they will be proud of and won't make others s****** at them for the rest of their life. What's that stupid name a pop star called his child? Something Tigerlily? I think they must be "on something." Tweed |
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dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:
*speechless* Jeanette It's the way they've now realised the name is opening their child up to years of ridicule at school & work, yet they aren't going to change his name... Cheers, helen s I agree completely! I worked with a woman whose daughter went to school with twins. Lemonjello and Oranjello (I kid you not - like Jell-O!). I didn't even know those kids and still made fun of them. Those parents need to change the childs name before they acquire even MORE documents with the ridiculous moniker on them. Jill --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune **$om $ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- |
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dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:
*speechless* Jeanette It's the way they've now realised the name is opening their child up to years of ridicule at school & work, yet they aren't going to change his name... Cheers, helen s I agree completely! I worked with a woman whose daughter went to school with twins. Lemonjello and Oranjello (I kid you not - like Jell-O!). I didn't even know those kids and still made fun of them. Those parents need to change the childs name before they acquire even MORE documents with the ridiculous moniker on them. Jill --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune **$om $ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- |
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"jmcquown" had some very interesting things
to say about OT - some people have no brains: I agree completely! I worked with a woman whose daughter went to school with twins. Lemonjello and Oranjello (I kid you not - like Jell-O!). I didn't even know those kids and still made fun of them. Are you sure you weren't being put on? Snopes thinks that pair of names is an urban legend. See http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/names.htm -- "The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL |
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"jmcquown" had some very interesting things
to say about OT - some people have no brains: I agree completely! I worked with a woman whose daughter went to school with twins. Lemonjello and Oranjello (I kid you not - like Jell-O!). I didn't even know those kids and still made fun of them. Are you sure you weren't being put on? Snopes thinks that pair of names is an urban legend. See http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/names.htm -- "The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL |
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