2 Dumb 4 Sure

A couple has got over the disappointment of having their choice of 4Real as the name for their baby son turned down by calling him Superman instead.

Pat and Sheena Wheaton were told by the government registry in New Zealand they could not register the name because it included a digit.
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Mr Wheaton said he came up with the unlikely moniker after seeing the baby for the first time in an ultrasound scan and realising their baby was “for real”.

However, the family has refused to let the law or good taste get in the way of their choice, insisting they will continue to refer to their two-month-old son as 4Real.

Telegraph

Japan exerts some control over kid’s names as well.  There was a fuss a while back when a couple sued the city of Osaka for refusing to let them register their kid as “Oni” (demon).  They lost and they probably should have.  I’m not a big fan of the government controlling what people do, but in Japan, a kid named Oni would have a seriously crappy life.

Posted by  on  08/08  at  04:40 PM

Reminds me of one of Tom Lehrer’s routines where he was talking about his friend Hen3ry (the “3” is silent)…

Posted by  on  08/09  at  04:43 AM
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