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Title: This is bordering on child abuse Post by: kvnstv on October 12, 2006, 10:13:09 AM Was of work on Tuesday and was watching TV with the missus, she had ITV2 on and was watching the Rikki Lake show (american talk show,think Jerry Springer but with less chairs being thrown). Had this mother and daughter arguing about the way the daughter was leaving her mum to bring up her new baby. The name of the daughter was Chlamidia I kid you not.
Title: Re: This is bordering on child abuse Post by: byronkincaid on October 12, 2006, 10:19:37 AM In the book Freakonomics they talk about an American child who was named Shithead.
Title: Re: This is bordering on child abuse Post by: Scottish Dave on October 12, 2006, 11:25:37 AM do you know what americans call there Bum???
Insert that into the phrase Bum-Bag, and you have the entire history of my humour growing up! Title: Re: This is bordering on child abuse Post by: Claw75 on October 12, 2006, 12:16:34 PM reminds me of when I was in hospital having my daughter. One of the midwives there was called Candida
Title: Re: This is bordering on child abuse Post by: kvnstv on October 12, 2006, 12:22:25 PM reminds me of when I was in hospital having my daughter. One of the midwives there was called Candida Never heard of that before, I thought it was a type of sweetner! But googled it and its another infection. What are these parents thinking about? Title: Re: This is bordering on child abuse Post by: Jon MW on October 12, 2006, 12:28:50 PM It rings a bell, I'm sure in a book I've read there were a couple who named their children after words they thought, 'sounded nice', without any thought as to what those words meant, I think Chlamydia was one of them. :D
I'm pretty sure it was a fiction book though. Title: Re: This is bordering on child abuse Post by: AndrewT on October 12, 2006, 12:49:19 PM reminds me of when I was in hospital having my daughter. One of the midwives there was called Candida The keyboard player in Pulp was called Candida. Twas also the heronie of a George Bernard Shaw play. Title: Re: This is bordering on child abuse Post by: AndrewT on October 12, 2006, 12:51:55 PM It rings a bell, I'm sure in a book I've read there were a couple who named their children after words they thought, 'sounded nice', without any thought as to what those words meant, I think Chlamydia was one of them. :D I'm pretty sure it was a fiction book though. There is also the apocryphal tale of a Mrs King who was giving birth in a hospital and decided to name her son Nosmo, after a sign she saw on the wall... Title: Re: This is bordering on child abuse Post by: Rod Paradise on October 12, 2006, 02:00:47 PM I know a guy called Dimitri, so named after the Black Russian Leader... My Dad had to explain that the Black Russians were a political party of caucasians, not black.
It's quite a different name for a Bermudian anyway. Title: Re: This is bordering on child abuse Post by: The Dundonian on October 12, 2006, 05:00:40 PM My mum works in the maternity unit in Ninewells, too many corkers to mention them all, but a couple from St Andrews called their son Attila "The Hun" Mcdonald..... I kid you not!!
Title: Re: This is bordering on child abuse Post by: Karabiner on October 12, 2006, 05:05:20 PM reminds me of when I was in hospital having my daughter. One of the midwives there was called Candida The keyboard player in Pulp was called Candida. Twas also the heronie of a George Bernard Shaw play. Also a hit record for Tony Orlando and Dawn I believe. Title: Re: This is bordering on child abuse Post by: KeithyB on October 12, 2006, 10:23:42 PM reminds me of when I was in hospital having my daughter. One of the midwives there was called Candida The keyboard player in Pulp was called Candida. Twas also the heronie of a George Bernard Shaw play. Also a hit record for Tony Orlando and Dawn I believe. Damn..beat me to it! Quite correct Kara........and quite a catchy and infectious tune it was too! ;) |