2019 Baby names

[Outrider]

A badge of honour, I don't think so if it is really stupid, how about Trump?

I think you'll find that's supposed to be 'Drumpf'

O.

[Roses]

I think you'll find that's supposed to be 'Drumpf'

O.

 

[Walter]

Wasn't the ITV morning show doctor for a while Hilary Jones?

O.

yes, you're right he was only a doctor for a while . He's gone back to driving a truck for Eddie Stobart now.

[jeremyp]

And far far away

I though "in a galaxy far far away" might be too unsubtle.

[Nearly Sane]

I though "in a galaxy far far away" might be too unsubtle.

That's why I removed the galaxy part. It also then echoes Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

[jeremyp]

The Beckhams - mere et pere - named their first-born after the place where he was conceived.

Posh and Becks are in a taxi. The taxi driver says "how's it going?"

Becks says "great. We've just had a new baby boy."

Taxi driver says "outstanding, what's his name?"

Becks looks a bit puzzled and says "not sure.... something to do with a London station."

"Paddington?" says the driver

"no"

"Waterloo?"

"no"

"Kings Cross?"

"no"

"Victoria?"

"That's it! Victoria, what's the name of our new baby boy?"

[jeremyp]

If you're a likeable kid with a strange name it'll be a badge of honour or get turned into a nickname, if you're a dislikeable kid with a strange name, it'll be just one more thing for them to grab onto.  Kids are like wolves or vultures - they prey on the weak, changing the kids name will just mean they pick on them for something else.

O.

When I was at school, we had a new boy. His name was Alan Church. In his first art lesson, the teacher read his name off the register as "Alan Crutch". He was forever more named "Crutch".

[Roses]

I think I once heard someone named their child after all the players in a football team!

[Gordon]

When I was at school, we had a new boy. His name was Alan Church. In his first art lesson, the teacher read his name off the register as "Alan Crutch". He was forever more named "Crutch".

There was a boy in my class, we would be about 13/14 then, who fancied himself as the class clown: well he thought he was funny, who one day stood up in front of the class, just prior to morning registration, and announced loudly 'I had two shits this morning', and of course he was thereafter known as 'two shits' until this was eventually truncated to 'TS' as most of us eventually matured (a bit).

[Steve H]

There are some restrictions on the names you can call your offspring, but I think the law should be tightened, to prevent the parent registering crazy names, which will cause their kids to be teased and their life made  a misery.

Are there any laws you think should be loosened or repealed?

[Steve H]

I think I once heard someone named their child after all the players in a football team!

That has been done many times.

[Walter]

I once new a kid at school called Willy Eckerslike .
He was often mentioned in "Coronation Street" but never seen !