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[danne-gerous.livejournal.com]

Cracked had an article posted today about the "7 Things 'Good Parents' Do That Screw Kids Up For Life".

Creative names is #7.

http://www.cracked.com/article/195_7-things-good-parents-do-that-screw-kids-up-life/

Comments

[solitudete.livejournal.com]

Shoot, I love Malcolm. Haha :P I love cracked.

[soul-inside.livejournal.com]

that's a really funny article in general-- though kinda bogus, makes some interesting points to think about.
in regards to the argument about creative names- it might hold true when normal names are the norm- but what about when it's the norm to have a unique name? it's one thing when there was one rose among a whole school full of sarahs, johns, katies, etc. but when there are a couple of roses, a few violets, and an aspen? what then?
it's fun to guess what will be in and out when this generation comes to maturity.. or at least pre-adolesence- to know how they will percieve their names and the names of others.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Malcolm and Ivan are original?! lol.

Dicksmash McIroncock, on the other hand, is truly unique.

Those top ten bad boy names are really bizarre, though. I mean, half of them seem like nerdy names that you'd associate with a kid who gets picked on. Ernest? PRESTON? Huh?

[solitudete.livejournal.com]

Seriously! I once had a teacher who was embarrassed to tell us his middle name because it was nerdy.. it was Preston! We were almost disappointed that it wasn't that bad haha.

[sunshinefleur.livejournal.com]

Dicksmash McIroncock is like a porn star name! ahaha

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

While I agree with the principle, I really don't see how Malcolm, Alec, Luke, or Walter are considered weird. Walter might be a little prissy, but not weird.

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

There was a study done and those names came up as the most likely to be a criminal.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/29/study-links-unusual-surnames-to-criminality/

[kaoriz.livejournal.com]

Haha, I was going to post this! Yay cracked.com readers unite! :D

[misstherestofme.livejournal.com]

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