Too far?

fearpeddler · Post by **fearpeddler** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:38 am

nah, could be worse... I plan on changin my name to Robert C. Byrd when the old man kicks over, all in a vague attempt to imitate that eddie murphy movie where he becomes a senator..

David Paleg · Post by **David Paleg** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:53 am

Pair told not to name son '4real'
POSTED: 8:50 a.m. EDT, June 21, 2007

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand authorities have blocked a couple's bid to officially name their new son "4real," saying numerals are not allowed.

Pat and Sheena Wheaton said they decided to name their new baby "4real" shortly after having an ultrasound and being struck by the reality of his impending arrival.

"For most of us, when we try to figure out what our names mean, we have to look it up in a babies book and ... there's no direct link between the meaning and the name," Pat Wheaton told TV One on Wednesday. "With this name, everyone knows what it means."

But when the parents filed the name with New Zealand's Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, they were told names beginning with a number were against the rules.

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:09 am

[in court]

your honor, may i present exhibit A............... and B

Lester · Post by **Lester** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:14 am

Dave Allen · Post by **Dave Allen** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:28 pm

I don't know..maybe I have been wrong about you science fiction and superhero geeks.

Lester · Post by **Lester** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:13 pm

Did someone say Superhero?

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:52 pm

damn, ya'll TOTALLY missed that one.....

was it too subtle?

spike? help me out here????

anybody????

hello?????

echo........................

Lester · Post by **Lester** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:18 pm

How so? Naming a kid a number coincides with "7 of 9" (and her pert looking nips... nice picture.)

I responded with a picture of "Six" from Battlestar Galactica.

Then Dave mentioned superheroes... and I responded again.

So what exactly did I miss?

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 11:29 am

well hell if we're going the superhero route...

i feel compelled to submit

Dave Allen · Post by **Dave Allen** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 11:39 am

I have a picture of Nunley wearing that same suit.

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 11:43 am

oh god, here's comes breakfast again...

Bob Campbell · Post by **Bob Campbell** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:57 am

Well, this whole thread is just totally.............uh.....what was I talking about?

David Paleg · Post by **David Paleg** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:46 am

Update on above story...

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a baby, 4Real!

Wed Aug 8, 1:13 AM ET

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand couple is looking to call their newborn son Superman -- but only because their chosen name of 4Real has been rejected by the government registry.

Pat and Sheena Wheaton say they will get around the decision by the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages by officially naming their son Superman but referring to him as 4Real, the New Zealand Herald newspaper has reported.

The Wheatons decided on the name after seeing the baby for the first time in an ultrasound scan and realising their baby was "for real".

They decided 4Real was the best way to write it, but the name was rejected because the registrar said a name had to be a sequence of characters.

Pat Wheaton said he was considering appealing against the decision through the courts, but whatever happens he won't be budged on his choice.

"No matter what its going to stay 4Real," Wheaton told the Herald, "I'm certainly not a quitter".

A spokesman for the Department of Internal Affairs, which operates the registry told the Herald discussions with the Wheatons about their son's name were continuing.

The baby is now two months old, after the Wheatons first applied to register his name in later June.

Ace Purple · Post by **Ace Purple** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:05 pm

4Real sounds like a boy band name.

AmpedNow · Post by **AmpedNow** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 2:16 am

Ace Purple wrote:4Real sounds like a boy band name.

That's what I thought, too...

The poor kid will make a shrink very wealthy someday.

David Paleg · Post by **David Paleg** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:41 pm

Cubs Fans Name Baby Boy Wrigley Fields
Sep 23, 7:24 PM (ET)

CHICAGO (AP) - His parents say he can go by his middle name when he's old enough to decide.

For now, the newborn will be known by his first name: Wrigley.

And his last name: Fields.

His parents are Paul and Teri Fields of Michigan City, Ind. They are - no surprise - fans of the Cubs, who have played at Wrigley Field since 1916. The Fields planned the name for years before their son's birth.

Wrigley Alexander Fields was born Sept. 12 at an Indiana hospital.

Cubs spokeswoman Katelyn Thrall said the name may be a first. The team has no record of other children named Wrigley, although there have been some children names Zambrano and Ryne after Cubs stars Carlos Zambrano and Ryne Sandberg.