*Snerk*

(Psst… the link is bad, AD

try this one: http://mostlycajun.com/wordpress/?p=6391

Too funny, but why am I NOT surprised…

Oh. My. God.Ever hear about the mother who named her children “Orangejello,” and “Lemonjello” because she like jello sooooo much?

It’s only being sporadically updated now but there is a site “Baby’s named a bad, bad thing: A primer on parent cruelty” (http://www.notwithoutmyhandbag.com/babynames/) which chronicles some of this. It’s always been good for a laugh when needed.I’ve seen some pretty egregious examples myself recently in the programs for my daughters’ school concerts. “Cassidi” and “Chessica” are the ones I remember off the top of my head.

Ye gods. I spent a LOT of time in naming my daughters. They needed to have names that were recognizably names but weren't in the top 100. No funky spellings (which I totally missed with poor Bobbie Catharine). We don't have baby announcements in the paper here, but I used to do data entry & came across some real winners. My favorite: Skyyangel.

Mrs. TOTWTYTR swears that some of her students were named after the last street sign their mother saw before going into labor. Of course none of them are named “Stop, Do Not Enter” or “Proceed With Caution”.

When I worked on the school yearbook for PTA when my daughter was in middle school, I could not believe some of the names. The ones that I liked the best: Virginity (I still remember laughing about how one day her mama would be yelling at her “Virginity how did you end up pregnant?”) Lavoris (yep just like the mouthwash), and Cherry Young (there’s just too much wrong with that especially when all the school records are Last Name First!).

TOTWTYTR,

At least their mother’s didn’t name after objects/signs in and around the L/D room…

“Meet my kids, Pitocin, Obstetrics, and Doppler”

Steve, you realize the only things preventing them from doing stuff like that is they can’t actually pronounce (or, probably, read) any of those words, right?

My niece recently had a baby and when I looked at the hospital’s birth announcements, I found this little gem: Atticus Ranson Felix.

Oh, dear G-d. Speechless. How can someone sentence a kid to live a lifetime with some of those names???

There’s a retired professor I know of whose first and middle names are Lucuis Flavius. I guess he was destined for academia or a legal career. LittleRed1

My cousin names his 1st daughterAbcde, pronounced Ab-suh-dee. We call her Abby.

" Sabra said…Steve, you realize the only things preventing them from doing stuff like that is they can't actually pronounce (or, probably, read) any of those words, right?"That won't stop them. Ever hear of Fuh-mally, …spelled Female.

Has anyone posted this poor bastard's name?http://www.newbabynews.net/hospitals/stf33/public/stf33birthannouncement.pl?babyID=h33-440(for those not wanting to copy/paste the link: "Urhines Kendall Icy Eight Special K")

DO NOT GO to "Baby's Named a Bad, Bad, Thing" unless you are at home.You will be unable to control the giggling, snickering, and howling.Trying to do so will only result in your co workers thinking you're having a seizure.Ask me how I know? {grin}