Posts Tagged ‘names’
The Worst, Sexy, Weird And Greatest Company Names
PRESENTING a gallery of the world’s most unfortunate company names. You’ve seen the perverted company logos. You’ve thrilled to Ginger Minge and her nominative determinism class. You’re ready…
Posted: 7th, July 2010 | In: Key Posts, The Consumer | Comments (5)
The World’s Worst Product Names, Presented By Only Puke Chips
WE now continue your look at nominative determinism in consumer goods with some more Sexy Foods and products. You will learn that Terror comes in a variety of flavours, an OAP tasts better in sauce, older boys love Oily Boy, Puke is served in bags and a Double Cock is a Keeper.
Logos – World’s Worst
Latte Faces
Posted: 21st, June 2010 | In: Key Posts, The Consumer | Comments (3)
Russian Parents Name Son BOCh RVF 26062002
MEET Moscow baby BOCh RVF 26062002, a name that translates into the Russian acronym for Biological Human Object of the Voronin-Frolov Genus (DoB) June 6, 2002.
The lad is 6 and is only now haveng his name registered. But the name has been denied by the authorities. Tatyana Ushakova of the local naming agency:
“This case has been reviewed by several judicial agencies; however, the parents have been denied the right to register the child with that name. This was done to protect the interests of the boy. His parents need to think about the boy and how he can live with a name like that and not think about their own ambitions.”
Think. Think about the name tags on his school socks and his name being shortened to Boch. Although, his getting fake ID will be useless given that his birthday makes up part of his name. Look out for Gordon Brown’s Labour Party championing the policy of including DoB, social security number and DNA code in all names. It’s one for the future.
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Posted: 28th, March 2010 | In: Strange But True | Comment
The World’s Greatest Doctor Is Dr Atchoo
DICKENS was right – you do grow into your name. Here’s Dr Faris Atchoo…
The 10 Most Bizarre Names In The World: To Helen Back With Jo King
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Posted: 5th, April 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comment
Chief Kickingstallionsims And The Most Bizarre Names In Sport
CHIEF Kickingstallionsims plays for the Alabama State Hornets.
Great names in sport:
Ten Filthiest Names In Sport:
Gregor Fucka – Italian basketball player
Pete LaCock – Chicago Cubs basbeball player
Danny Shittu – Bolton Wanderers’ footballer
Lucious Pusey – Eastern Illiois Panthers player who changed his name to Lucious Seymour – Lucious Seymour Pusey.
Misty Hyman – Olympic Gold medal swimmer
Irina Slutskaya – Russian ice-skater
Ron Tugnutt – Ice-hockey player
Dick Butkus – American footballer
Radek Bonk – Ice hockey with Ottawa Senators
Stfgan Kuntz – German footballer
Beijing Olympics: Seven Names To Watch
ABINUWA Endurance : Nigeria- Athletics (Not in the marathon, more’s the pity, but the 4×400m)
KAMAKAZI: Australia Cycling – BMX
ANDRIAMANJATOARIMANANA Tojohanitra Tokin’ Aina: Madagascar- Swimming (Give me an “A”…)
WANG Qiang: China – Wrestling
WU You: China -Rowing (Knock, knock…)
MIAO Miao: Australia – Table Tennis
Posted: 16th, March 2009 | In: Sports | Comment (1)
Bizarre Children’s Names: Marijuana Pepsi Meet Krisis Mundial And Circumcision
PROUD parents in Monterrey, Mexico, have named their new baby daughter Krisis Mundial. That means “world crisis” in Spanish, or “krisis”. Do we grow into our names, as Dickens suggested?
Names can say so much, just ask Marijuana Pepsi Jackson, of Wisconsin.
Marijuana and Pepsi are her legal first and middle names.
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Posted: 10th, March 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comments (2)
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
TAKE me to Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg…
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Posted: 28th, February 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comments (3)
The 10 Most Bizarre Names In The World: To Helen Back With Jo King
DICKENS was right – people do get the name that describes them best. Old Mr Anorak’s old war valet Helmut Hertz joins us in looking at the most bizarrer – most Dickensian – names bestowed on babies in recent times.
Charlotte Rampling – “It sounds like something she does.”
Names can also reflect the times, and while it is unlikely there will be flurry of Gordons any decade soon, Barack is sure to figure on birth cerficates. And then there are the likes of The Beckhams, who give their children theme names.
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Posted: 26th, February 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comments (38)
Mars Merkaba Baptized In The Twitty Milk
TWITTY Milk is back on the celebrioty name rollerdex. Erykah Badu has named her newborn baby girl Mars Merkaba.
When baby appeared, mum and dad, one Jay Electronica, took one look at said “Twitty Milk“. They twittered it. And a world rejoiced that Puma Rose and Seven Sirius could finally laugh at someone else.
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Posted: 4th, February 2009 | In: Celebrities, Key Posts | Comment
