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Re: What's in a name?
Posted By: Wolfspirit, on host 206.47.244.94
Date: Sunday, November 28, 1999, at 00:55:41
In Reply To: Re: What's in a name? posted by Cheez Liz on Saturday, November 27, 1999, at 16:26:12:

> Nothing too special about my name, but I do know a guy named Tyson whose parents named him after a package of frozen chicken. No kidding.

Generally, we like to think that the more big government keeps its nose out of our private business, the better; but I'm inclined to think the state authority had a point when, a few years ago, a provincial judge in Québec ruled against a couple seeking to name their new offspring: "No, you *can't* name your son 'SPATULE', and that's final!"

Spatule (pronounced 'spatCHOOL') in French means frying-pan spatula.

And the really scary thing is... I'm not joking.

Wolf "What? Everyone knows we have the right to name our first born sons 'Zack Starr'" spirit

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