# Help Me Rename My Son
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-rename-my-son/62821
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [April 21, 2001, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-rename-my-son/62821 "2001-04-21T23:24:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2001, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-rename-my-son/62821/21 "2001-04-22T05:20:12Z")
Definetly Johnzilla. It’s specific to the idea of destruction, while Johnstrosity isn’t.
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### Author:  [@Dark\_Lord\_Davidson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Lord_Davidson)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2001, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-rename-my-son/62821/22 "2001-04-22T05:23:04Z")
Johnstrosity! It sounds so cool!
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### Author:  [@Jus\_lookin\_Round](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jus_lookin_Round)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2001, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-rename-my-son/62821/23 "2001-04-22T05:49:02Z")
Johnzilla
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### Author:  [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2001, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-rename-my-son/62821/24 "2001-04-22T07:06:38Z")
New entry…Johnzadestruction?
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### Author:  [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2001, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-rename-my-son/62821/25 "2001-04-22T07:19:57Z")
I always thought that the entire Godzilla series was about as good as it gets, so Johnzilla gets my vote.
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### Author:  [@Dr.Pinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Pinky)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2001, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-rename-my-son/62821/26 "2001-04-22T07:36:02Z")
Eventually, theoretically, they get through that period. My son, Isadore, went from being Izadorable to Izzilla at 1 & 1/2 years. At 3, he doesn’t do the Izzilla dance anymore (kind of a combination of a sumo waddle, a polka, and a cat clawing the drapes, all at once) he’s more into throwing fits and being called on the carpet.
(Better than throwing pets & shitting on the carpet, I suppose.)
Still, speaking as a poet, Johnstrosity has a certain ‘jensay kumquat’ about it.
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### Author:  [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2001, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-rename-my-son/62821/27 "2001-04-22T14:20:25Z")
**tomndebb:** He already gets called John John, a lot. That and John Boy. Even though I _swore_ up and down that I would NEVER EVER call him either one of those names. Sigh. It just happened, I guess. FWIW, he was born in the same year that JFK Jr. died (which is really, really weird, because my daughter, who’s name is Diana, was born the same year that Princess Diana died–but neither one of my children is named after those folks).
**Scotti:** Johnzadestruction? Wow. That’s a mouthful!
**Arden:** He already has his own song, “Johnny B. Goode.” He knows it’s his, too. He can even do the “go go go” part. He chooses to ignore the rest, though. 😃
**Hastur:** Oh, he’s got a firm lock on “no.” Oh boy, does he ever. He really likes to say it as he’s doing something he knows he’s not supposed to be doing. :eek:
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### Author:  [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2001, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-rename-my-son/62821/28 "2001-04-22T14:23:12Z")
Oops. If some kindly moderator would care to fix the coding on that last post, I would be most appreciative.
[sub]note to self: do not attempt to do coding before coffee…[/sub]
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### Author:  [@Sui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sui)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2001, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-rename-my-son/62821/29 "2001-04-22T14:50:45Z")
Johnstrosity all the way!
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### Author:  [@Peter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2001, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-rename-my-son/62821/30 "2001-04-22T14:58:06Z")
Yeah, Johnstrosity definitely
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### Author:  [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2001, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-rename-my-son/62821/31 "2001-04-22T19:56:16Z")
One more vote for Johnstrosity.
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### Author:  [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2001, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-rename-my-son/62821/32 "2001-04-23T00:35:29Z")
Okay, here’s the tally:
Johnzilla: 11 votes
Johnstrosity: 8 votes
Johnzilla it is!
I’ve been trying them both out on him today, and he himself seems to prefer Johnzilla. He cracks up whenever you say it to him, and he’s actually trying to say it himself. It comes out sounding like “dahdeedah,” but I understand his point. 😃
I shall probably also begin referring to my daughter by a shortened version of her other name, which is Dianasaurus Rex. Henceforth, she shall be known as Dianasaur.
Be looking for the occasional story about them. I imagine they’ll be doing something worth writing about in oh…about 20 minutes or so. :eek:
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