Saw a story from last Friday out of New Zealand about one of those odd names that actually was rejected by a court of law!
A married couple who was apparently born without pride, dignity, or basic common sense named their daughter "Talula Does the Hula from Hawaii." A Family Court judge in New Zealand made the nine-year-old girl (who was so embarrassed by her name that she told people to call her "K") a ward of the courts in order to change her name after a lengthy custody battle.
As a result, her name was changed to "My Name Was Legally Changed in Court." No, I'm kidding; the paper did not list her new name.
I have to say, this judge really did this little girl a service. Besides the embarrassment of her ridiculous name, just think about the other things he saved her from:
She'll never have to try to squeeze that long name onto a Best Buy employee badge.
When she marries a guy named Chad whose last name is Johnson Rides the Wave Boo Yah! her name will merely be long instead of ludicrously long.
Her hand will be less likely to cramp when signing autographs as a former child celebrity.
My question is, why aren't there more judges like this New Zealander??? We've got plenty of whacked out names here in the states! Why doesn't anyone else in a position of legal authority seemed to recognize "the very poor judgment which this child's parents have shown in choosing this name."
The article listed several other that have been approved by registration officials. These names are as follows:
Fish and Chips
Keenan got Lucy (when I first read that, I thought it said Keenan got Lucky)
Violence
Sex Fruit (these parents should be buried in a coffin under 6 feet of dirt)
Yeah Detroit
and my personal favorite -- Number 16 Bus Shelter
Learn Me Good