Monday, June 13, 2011

What's in a Name: Part Deux


Choosing a name should be fun.  In my experience thus far, this has been proven false in my life.  It has actually been a huge pain in the butt. Speaking of butts, back in the good ol’ days someone like Joe Sr. would proudly slap his newborns behind and say, “Mazel tov, it’s a boy! I shall name him Joe Jr.”  Easy peasy.  I miss the days of only having the standard 20 names to choose from.  Gone are the days of the zillion Jennifers. It’s really a shame and it is a much more complicated process today. 
Today, we as a society obsess over naming a child.  We desperately try to find the perfect name that everybody likes and nobody uses (Hollywood excluded).  We strive to think of something distinctive, but not too bizarre (Hollywood excluded).  We desperately try to find the perfect name that will hopefully establish a lush future for the baby (Hollywood excluded).  This issue is causing a few arguments on the home front.  I have come to loath the words “It’s too popular.”  Just when I think I have found the perfect name, she shoots it down like the Red Baron.  I say, “Tomato”, she says, “It’s too popular.”  It’s enough to go mad…or get mad. In my case, both.
So, we are five months away before this baby pops out into this world, and I honestly have no idea what "it" will be called.  We disagree with all the female names and the ONE boy name we once agreed upon is now being questioned by my wife.  I guess we have a lot of time to figure it out, but unless one of us has a change of heart/mind, nothing is going to get settled any time soon.  This entry is boring me and most likely you as well, so I am ending it.  Below are pictures I found of a  few wacky celebrities and their unfortunate child names. The last two are my made up celebrity names for my future kids.  Enjoy!
                                Jason Lee dubbed his child Pilot Inspektor

                                                Mr and Mrs. Coldplay named their child Apple
                                             Shannyn Sossamon has a child called Audio Science
                                        The Edge (already a stupid name) named his child Blue Angel
                                                    Steven Spielberg named his child Destry
                                       Rambo decided Sage Moonblood would be a classy name
                   Frank Zappa has four kids, Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmed Emuukha and Diva Thin Muffin
                       The king of crazy has two kids called Price Michael II and Blanket
                                                     Zovinia Gardens Jodrey (girl)

                                                                Vortex Mcgallagher Jodrey (boy)