Poopyhead Americans - Would you name your kid "ESPN"?

[shiva2999]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3268161.stm


US babies get global brand names

Americans are increasingly turning to the world of popular culture to name their children, a study has found.
Children have been named after big brands as diverse as beauty company L'Oreal, car firm Chevrolet and designer clothes company Armani.

There are even two little boys, one in Michigan and one in Texas, called ESPN after the sports channel.

Psychology professor Cleveland Evans discovered the trend after surveying US social security records for 2000.

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[matthew94]

well, L'Oreal and Armani aren't too bad I guesss

Chevrolet is pretty dumb though

And I feel sorry for the two ESPN's. Maybe we could get some local kids named EMPIRE :( Maybe jrofosho will name his kid FOXNEWS....I bet when these kids get older people will flirt with them and then say "just kidding, I was just trying to 'turn on' ESPN"

[Jro]

My kid's name is already set in stone, GAP! Boy or Girl

http://www.gap.com/assets/befree/gap_logo.gif

[MR. GIBBERISH]

My wife's first child will be named atari if its a girl or chevy if he is a boy. My second child will be named ESPN classic and I feel that I should name at least one of my kids after a soft drink. Good lord this stupidity has got to stop.

[billsfanone]

Wasn't Peerless Price named after a moving company?

[ROCK]

So, would you rather people named their children after biblical characters? How about famous people (i.e. George W., etc.)?

[MR. GIBBERISH]

Originally posted by ROCK
So, would you rather people named their children after biblical characters? How about famous people (i.e. George W., etc.)?

Yes that would be better. At least there would be some legacy there. I for one am sick of designer name babies. I hope to never again see a child named cole, collin, colton, Joshua, Matthew, Tyler, etc.
Girl's names I'm not to fond of: Ashley, Jeanette, Mariah, Jessica, Amber.

[gilchristfan]

Originally posted by ROCK
So, would you rather people named their children after biblical characters? How about famous people (i.e. George W., etc.)?

We did. Little Pontius Pilate is doing great. learned to wash his hands at an early age.

[matthew94]

Isaiah 8:3
Then I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And the LORD said to me, "Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.

I call that one :)

Longest name in the Bible I think

[Henry4MVP]

Originally posted by gilchristfan
We did. Little Pontius Pilate is doing great. learned to wash his hands at an early age.

Not bad. :D

[ROCK]

Friends of mine named their daughter Mary Magdellin (sp). Her nickname is M&M for short - what dumbass americans.

[Sparx]

my kids name will be either maxi, trojan, or kotex. can't decide. :)

[StraightJ]

Originally posted by gilchristfan
We did. Little Pontius Pilate is doing great. learned to wash his hands at an early age.

A libertarian already?
J

[MR. GIBBERISH]

Originally posted by gilchristfan
We did. Little Pontius Pilate is doing great. learned to wash his hands at an early age. :D

Originally posted by mr.sparkle
my kids name will be either maxi, trojan, or kotex. can't decide. :) :applause: :10: :rofl:

[freedomfrypizza]

not to be racist, but those names make more sense than some of the names african americans come up with for their kids

[gilchristfan]

Originally posted by StraightJ
A libertarian already?
J

Bleeding heart conservative actually.

[MR. GIBBERISH]

I actually know a girl named porsche. she's quite a hottie. But in case my girlfriend is reading this she doesn't look as good as my girlfriend. :D

[BogusTrumper]

Someone I knew once told me that he couldn't understand why a girl in his college, Portia, was named after a car :rolleyes2

[Player6600]

Originally posted by frenchfrypizza
not to be racist, but those names make more sense than some of the names african americans come up with for their kids

I know you didn't intend to make it sound racist and you even stated it, but it was a little bit racist.

[Player6600]

I'm thinking of naming my kid

Shiva Joe Mama Chimp:D

[MR. GIBBERISH]

Originally posted by Player6600
I'm thinking of naming my kid

Shiva Joe Mama Chimp:D

what no cmsu in there !!!!! :D

[Player6600]

I was going too, but it doesn't fit in well there. He'll be born in New York so people will just hink I'm an idiot if i name him after a missouri school. I'm proud too this boy won't even know where Missouri is.

[MR. GIBBERISH]

Originally posted by Player6600
I was going too, but it doesn't fit in well there. He'll be born in New York so people will just hink I'm an idiot if i name him after a missouri school. I'm proud too this boy won't even know where Missouri is.

is the new york education system that bad? :D.

[Mouldsie]

That was a racist statement frenchfry

You are basically saying white people have no creativity. You are also showing yourself to having a stick in your arse and supporting your own stereotype.

Have an open mind!

[Mouldsie]

Plus,

ESPN is worse than Latrell.

[MR. GIBBERISH]

Originally posted by MOULDSROCKS
Plus,

ESPN is worse than Latrell.

excellent point.

[BILLSareBACK]

Poopyhead Americans? I liked Dumbass better...:D

[gilchristfan]

Originally posted by cmsubillsfan
Yes that would be better. At least there would be some legacy there. I for one am sick of designer name babies. ......Joshua, ....

That's my 4 year old's name. It IS biblical. He took over for Moses. Brought down Jericho with a bad sax solo.

[MR. GIBBERISH]

Originally posted by gilchristfan
That's my 4 year old's name. It IS biblical. He took over for Moses. Brought down Jericho with a bad sax solo.

I meant no disrespect to you or your son, pic-come on we want to see the pics :D, I am just saying I am tired of designer names. My least favorite names are tyler, cole, britanny, taylor, ashley, and collin. :barf:

[gilchristfan]

Originally posted by cmsubillsfan
I meant no disrespect to you or your son, pic-come on we want to see the pics :D, I am just saying I am tired of designer names. My least favorite names are tyler, cole, britanny, taylor, ashley, and collin. :barf:

Relax, I didn't think you did. BTW, Jacob is worse. (My 6 year old's name. )

We picked it for a variety of reasons, but one was because both of us thought Jake was a name you didn't hear too often anymore.

It turned out to be the most popular name in the state for the next 3 years.

We lead--others follow.

[Mouldsie]

Originally posted by gilchristfan
Relax, I didn't think you did. BTW, Jacob is worse. (My 6 year old's name. )

We picked it for a variety of reasons, but one was because both of us thought Jake was a name you didn't hear too often anymore.

It turned out to be the most popular name in the state for the next 3 years.

We lead--others follow.



same thing with my little brother.... now all these 5 and 6 t/o's ahev the same name!
it's probably something to do with the alignment of the planets.... :D

[gilchristfan]

Yeah, I got vetoed on Elwood as the name for the younger one.

[MR. GIBBERISH]

I'm going to name my kids, with my wife's approval:
Sergei
Andre
Woodstock
Gustav

if they are female
Franchesca
Ruth
and other hideous names, yes they will be made fun of by their peers but dang it they won't have those awful designer names that have hit our country like the plague :D

[pmoon6]

I was always partial to Vincenza for a girl and Keith for a boy.

[MR. GIBBERISH]

Originally posted by pmoon6
I was always partial to Vincenza for a girl and Keith for a boy.

I like the girl's name. No way that becomes a designer name because too many of the designer dimwits would be too pronounce it correctly.

[StraightJ]

Originally posted by frenchfrypizza
not to be racist, but those names make more sense than some of the names african americans come up with for their kids

Thanks for taking some heat off of me man. Now if *I* had said that... lol Seriously though, plenty of current comedians even mock the names, and African American ones at that. I guess that's the rule of society. Assuming the ESPN kids were white, you can still mock them though. :-)
J

[Mouldsie]

wtf are you babbling about now?


he just blatantly attacked white people for not having any creativity and used great satire to show how all white guys have stick up their rears!


you should be tearing him a new one

[StraightJ]

Originally posted by MOULDSROCKS
wtf are you babbling about now?


he just blatantly attacked white people for not having any creativity and used great satire to show how all white guys have stick up their rears!


you should be tearing him a new one


I dont know if he meant what he said, but I did. I realize being straightforward is against the trend here, as jimi pointed out earlier, but I guess I kind of like it. If he SHOWED something about white people as you claim he did, then I have no reason to tear him anything. Unlike some people, I'll accept the truth. But if he didn't, then maybe the label police should TOS him. If that actually is the case, then that's at least 3 or 4 non-calls on the label police's behalf today. With this obvious failure rate, I am starting to take King Chimp's and Matt's idea of a vote a little more seriously. :)
J

And for the people who want to judge labels by "intent", then I think the intent of "wtf"(which stands for 'what the *******', and was just directed at me) should be thrown into the same category.
Honestly, I'm with Shiva on this and would rather side with free speech, but if you are going to harass some, you need to harass all equally. That's just simple logic, in my humble opinion.

[finsrclowns]

There are even two little boys, one in Michigan and one in Texas, called ESPN after the sports channel.

The Texas guy went way over the top when he named his second son ESPN2 and nicknamed him "the deuce".:D

[StraightJ]

Originally posted by FRMRPATSFAN
The Texas guy went way over the top when he named his second son ESPN2 and nicknamed him "the deuce".:D

Now that's creativity!! :) In my opinion much better than naming a child after a communist regime. But yes, having sports for a hobby is worse than brutal communist regimes. It may be goofy, but still in far better taste. I'm sure some of you know what I am talking about too.
J

[MR. GIBBERISH]

Originally posted by FRMRPATSFAN
The Texas guy went way over the top when he named his second son ESPN2 and nicknamed him "the deuce".:D

boy is he going to be made fun of in school. Poor Kid :shakehead.

[MR. GIBBERISH]

this thread is more worthy of the assylum. I am seriously thinking about moving it there :D

[Mouldsie]

:shakehead:

[Mouldsie]

Originally posted by BILLSareBACK
Poopyhead Americans? I liked Dumbass better...:D

I gotta be fair.