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Author Topic:   Judge orders baby name change based on her Christian beliefs
ringo
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Message 8 of 29 (704600)
08-12-2013 1:03 PM
Reply to: Message 3 by Straggler
08-12-2013 8:52 AM


Re: Doubt it would stand up.
Straggler writes:
I understand that some countries publish lists of legally acceptable names from which parents must choose (Germany, Argentina etc.)
I recall hearing in the news years ago that the British government refused to register a baby girl as "Princess" because "only the Queen can name anybody a Princess".
I've also heard about the French government "cracking down" (I'm not sure in what manner) on "English" names such as Joan.
In Quebec, our French-Canadian brethern *ahem* freres won't even let you put a Chinese sign on your Chinese restaurant unless the French version is three times as big (or something like that).

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ringo
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Message 12 of 29 (704613)
08-12-2013 1:53 PM
Reply to: Message 10 by jar
08-12-2013 1:28 PM


Re: Doubt it would stand up.
jar writes:
Down here there would be no yards mowed were it not for Jesus.
On Rawhide in the late 1950s there was a character named Jesus but in the credits they spelled it "Hey Soos".

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Message 24 of 29 (704667)
08-13-2013 12:50 PM
Reply to: Message 14 by xongsmith
08-12-2013 3:22 PM


xongsmith writes:
Family moves into a new town with their twin children, one a boy and one a girl (not identical).
Ooh! Ooh!
A woman was in labour and her husband was rushing her to the hospital when they got into a car accident. Regaining consciousness in a hospital bed, the man was understandably agitated but he was somewhat reassured when he saw his brother standing beside the bed.
"Don't worry," the brother said. "Your wife is fine and the twins are fine. You have a son and a daughter."
"Oh, thank God," the father said.
"There's just one thing," the brother added. "The hospital staff were anxious to record the babies' names but both you and your wife were unconscious, so I named them."
The father was a bit concerned because he knew his brother had an oddball sense of humour. "What did you call them?" he asked apprehensively.
"Well, I named your daughter Deniece."
"Oh. Well, Denise is a nice name," the father was pleasantly surprised. "And what did you call my son?"
"Denephew."

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