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Should I be offended?

Bruce rants,

people who give their kids place-names as first names, like ‘Chester’, ‘Paris’, ‘Bethany‘ or - especially irritating - ‘India’ or ‘Asia’. They should be forced to change their own name to ‘Thorngumbald’, ‘Pratts Bottom’, or ‘Swinket Mease Rigg’

I shall henceforth be known as Ms. Swinket Mease Rigg, thankyouverymuch … do you think I can register rachelswinketmeaserigg.co.uk? Would be fun to spell out over the phone when asked for my email address.

May 8th, 2004

3 Comments

  1. Presumably, his own parents have had their names changed:

    http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/bruce.htm

    Comment by Dan Brusca — May 8th, 2004 @ 7:29 pm

  2. And where exactly is Swinket Mease Rigg?!

    Comment by Your mother — May 29th, 2004 @ 1:59 am

  3. I really, really wanted to name my son after the tiny Somerset hamlet (two houses, two road signs) of Nempnett Thrubwell. Surprisingly, The Missus vetoed this one. Pity.

    Comment by Kaiser Soze — July 15th, 2004 @ 11:53 am

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