I was just talking about legal name changes… we all remember the NFL player who changed his name to ocho cinco, the swedish guy who is now Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116
People changing to 'whatever’dotcom…
my favorite is the British kid who is now ‘Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine The Hulk And The Flash Combined’
What are your favorites?
I recall reading of some religious loony legally changing his name to IIRC Lord Lightning Thunderstroke.
While I think it’s stupid and not funny, a Magic: The Gathering player changed his name from Ian to I@n.
Get this… people have some crazy passions, such as…
Some people just love Madonna
Others are in love with, well, things and decide to… um… marry them. Like Mrs. Berliner-Mauer and Mrs. La Tour Eiffel.
It’s a crazy world out there…:smack:
A few years ago a joker went to court to change his name to Natty Bumppo.
He thought it was his own funny nickname. Only after the hearing did he learn
that it was the name in James Fenimore Cooper’s “The Deer Slayer”.
This took some of the fun out of it for him but he let the change stand.
Here’s a list I ran into trying to research this question.
These people didn’t change their names, but probably ought to http://f2.org/humour/language/oddnames.html
Among them this gem: Ivan Karamanov [Changed his name to John Dinkof Doikof].
Obligatory link
My good friend Heywood.
That name would never be allowed in Sweden. And as wikipedia will tell you, it was the parents of a small child that wanted to name their child that… thing, not a person who wanted to change his name.
Their second suggestion: “A”, was not allowed either, apparently.
I was trying to google fu a good cite for Mr Yorkshire Bank PLC Are A Bunch Of Facist Bastards. I did find this.
A swimming coach at a college in South Carolina, where I used to work, legally changed his name to Butterball. It’s his sole name, like “Cher” or “Madonna.” He’s listed in switchboard.com.
This guy legally changed his name to “Trout Fishing In America”.
From anecdotage.com:
I am a huge Level 42 fan, but this takes the biscuit! Not to mention that I hope the Reuters report has it wrong: Wally Badarou is the gent’s name that he is trying to honor.
Ocho Cinco, all the more hilarious since the number on his jersey is actually ochenta y cinco.
When I was a registrar I had a couple come in to register their baby’s birth. The father had at some point changed his own name to Ghoot the HighMinkMonk, Believer of RealitieS Emaho. I didn’t ask why. The wife and son had normal names.
Optimus Prime is fighting for us in Iraq.
There is a guy I know who changed his name to Mister Forty Niner. After a few years, he changed it back to his original name
Locally we have Tim the Yowie Man, which is his legal name.
Edited to add: And I completely forgot about Lord Bloody Wog Rolo.
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Of course, from the UK there is the Official Monster Raving Loony Party. I believe their leader Screaming Lord Sutch legally changed his name to that. Also from the wiki page, “[John] Dougrez-Lewis stood at the by-election as Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F’tang-F’tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel …, having changed his name by deed poll from the somewhat plainer John Desmond Lewis, …”