Jul 24 2008
Talula Does The Hula and the Name Game
You know, this is a hundred times better than me writing about JAWS during the 4th of July weekend and then having some man claim to have seen sharks a week later where they shot the movie.
A hundred times…
Did you hear the one about Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii? That’s her name, don’t wear it out. Grow up, she’s only nine and you shouldn’t make fun of people so go pick on someone your own size, like her parents.
A judge in New Zealand made her a ward of their court system so he could rename her (shh, a secret name). Do you remember my last conversation about names a few nights ago? (See Hello Dolly, you really must keep up here).
Yes, he is keeping her name secret and was none to kind to the parents who had named her such. The poor thing told her friends she was named “K” instead of just saying I’m the child of dumb and dumber.
Are you ready for this…yes it gets better, what was I saying the other night about retiring names? Do you know that New Zealand has a law that does not allow hurtful names to be given out? AND the registration officials have “blocked” names…you know kind of like the retirement name list I said we needed.
In New Zealand it would look like this:
Fish and Chips
Yeah Detroit
Keenan Got Lucy
Sex Fruit
I kid you not. However the story did recount how Number 16 Bus Shelter and Violence are still available for use…they must like their names.
I really would like to know why parents think it’s okay to do that to a child.