Except
for conceiving and raising them, one of the hardest things involved with
bringing children into the world is agreeing on a name.
For
many years, Michael has been the most popular name in the USA for a boy.
Lately,
names like Cody, Wyatt and Dustin have been moving up the list in popularity.
Recently,
the most popular name in the USA for a boy was Jacob and for a girl it was
Isabella. These are the names of the two main characters in the TWILIGHT movie
series, with Jacob being a werewolf. And in many parts of the world these days,
including England, the number one name for a boy is Mohammad.
Believe
it or not, my cousin in Phoenix has a neighbor who had difficulty coming up
with a name for his kids so he named them after the model name of his two
trucks -- Cheyenne and Sierra.
It's
probably a good thing he didn't own a Volvo and a Hummer.
Some
people come up with even more outlandish names. For example, Rock star, Frank
Zappa, named two of his kids Dweezle and Moon Unit. When your last name is
Zappa, anything is fair game.
A
couple of years ago, a New York couple expecting a baby boy within the next 30
days put up a web site where they accepted bids from corporations. They
intended to name their son after the highest bidder, such as Pepsi, Ajax,
Goodyear or Microsoft.
It’s
bad enough to name your kids after the model of the truck sitting in your front
yard, but this is going a little too far --
another sign that civilization as we know it is about to come to an end.
Some
of the potential names this poor kid could be saddled with include:
- Mr. Clean
- Dr. Pepper
- Green Giant
- Drano
- Minute Maid
- WD-40
- Easy Off
- Roach Motel
- Captain Crunch
- General Electric
- Brillo
- Stop Leak
- Frito-Lay
- Taco Bell
- Jiffy Pop
- Milky Way
- Spam
- Fruit of the Loom
- I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
So
what would you name your baby boy if you had to name him after a corporate
sponsor??
Personally,
I think I'd name him Stop Leak or Drano, and send him to medical school.
___________
Quote for the Day – "Humor is just
another defense against the universe." Mel Brooks
___________
Bret Burquest is the author of 12 books. He lives in the Ozark
Mountains with a few dogs and where Bubba is the most popular name.
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