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- July 24, 2008
Baby names - NZ style
I sometimes have a laugh about bogan names people give to their kids. I don’t know what the New Zealand equivalent of bogans is, but there are people there who sure like to call their children all sort of weird shit.
One girl, who lives in New Plymouth on the west coast of the north island, is named “Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii”. Her parents have been ordered by a judge in the Family Court to change it. The court was told that the girl was so mortified by her name that she had not told any of her friends her real name.
The judge said he is appalled by the judgement of some parents in naming their children. He says in NZ there are children named Midnight Chardonnay, Number 16 Bus Shelter and Violence.
Wow, I have to wonder how much part hallucogenic chemicals played in these kids’ parents decisions.
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6 Responses to “Baby names - NZ style”
Wow, that’s um…well…just downright weird. I’m with you…I think hallucinogenics played a part in those. Or maybe New Zealanders are just freaks. I dunno anybody from there, so I have no frame of reference. *shrugs* Good post, though. Thanks.
By Kelly (1 comments.) on Jul 24, 2008
WOw…that’s an incredible name…forget the one name moniker…long stuff like that sounds like a lot of fun!
By RC of strangecultureblog (1 comments.) on Jul 25, 2008
They were smokin’ some really weird shyte, maaannnn.
Off topic-
Your post about watermelon being the new viagra helped me win a point while watching Good News Week a few weeks ago, so thanks!
By Jayne (52 comments.) on Jul 25, 2008
It is not much better in other countries. Here in the US, there was a baby boy named ESPN. Pronounced “espin.” What if he grew up to not like sports?
By TheSnackHound (1 comments.) on Jul 28, 2008
I wonder what this parent were thinking.
By baby boy (1 comments.) on Jul 30, 2008
i dunno if i am going to laugh or be irked by those parents. so inconsiderate. and probably not in their right frame of mind.
By bingskee (2 comments.) on Jul 31, 2008