This week marks Vacation Bible Camp for my two eldest children. I am frantically trying to organize and pack for a weeks' family vacation, so VBS gives me a morning of respite to Get Shit Accomplished.
Mostly Cajun writes up a weekly post on the ridiculous names that some people curse their children with. In that vein, I tell you this...
I was distressed to meet the young ladies in SnarkGirl's class. A majority of them were named for luxury vehicles. A Mercedes, a Beemer(!), a brace of girls named Lexus (what is the plural of "Lexus?" Lexii?), a Denali and a Tahoe. ( actually asked the moms of Denali and Tahoe if they were named after geographic locations or SUVs. It was a 50/50 split.)
We also had a few children named after vacation resorts: a Hampton, a Seychelle and a Maldive.
What the fucking fuck? What screams "Materialistic Yuppie Assmunch" louder than naming your kids for status symbols?
Maybe they're naming the kids after the vehicle where they were conceived?
ReplyDeleteHow very A Fish Called Wanda :)
ReplyDeleteMy impression of things is that children with weird given names tend to wind up having Frequent Flyer Cards in the criminal justice system.
ReplyDeleteI've noticed this disturbing trend, as well. I can deal with kids being named after places. At least that bears some significance. But automobiles? Seriously?
ReplyDelete"Hi, nice to meet you. My name is Kia Fallapart Shitbox."
ReplyDeleteHi there Kia...nice to bump into you....my name is Hummer Rolls Beemer. I'm a big load that is always broke, but I've got great looks!
ReplyDeleteAlmost as bad as naming a daughter Siddarth... sigh...
ReplyDelete"hey ho, my name is Edsel and this here is my sister Mustang."
ReplyDeleteIt is tacky to the point that I don't know whether to laugh or cry at the parents. There are a few place names you could get away with, Juno comes to mind quickly. Perhaps I'll see if I can wring a post out of that.
ReplyDeleteJim
No Audi?
ReplyDeleteNot to be contrarian, but most people can spell Mercedes, Tahoe, and in a pinch, Denali. Quite unlike LaDanian (with or without apostrophe) or Shaquille. The department I work in has a LaTondra (who goes by Toni), a LaToya (who goes by Toy), and a Da'Metrious (who goes by Da'Metrious.)
Just sayin'...
You got all those names off girls just in SnarkGirl's class? Damn!
ReplyDeletetweaker
Can't be too look-down-on myself, our daughter is named Summer. Had a girl on her rec league soccer team named Asia, another named Tiara (maybe had a sister named Crown Victoria?). Sorry (but not too much).
ReplyDeleteWell, to be fair, Mercedes was a name before it was a car. Likewise, Edsel.
ReplyDeleteHowever, five will get you ten that those kids are named after the cars.
I really must point people to this site. http://notwithoutmyhandbag.com/babynames/index.html
Also, for a great morning laugh, read your local paper's birth announcements. Hilarity ensues on most mornings.