elmwood, can you [thread=474098]step in here[/thread], please? I’d like some evidence of your claims.
With due respect to the professor, despite all the rules listed in the rest of this thread, there are real live people who have acquired names that don’t fit the rules. A week or two ago, newscasters everywhere were giggling over the drug-dealing bust of God Lucky Howard.
Here in Anderson, Indiana, two men gave a judge a song-and-dance about admiring Judge Donald Phillippe. They were both granted that name, with different middle initials. Then both faux Donald Phillippes filed to run against the judge in the next primary election. It didn’t get far. The three Donalds were called into the chambers of another judge, and Donalds 2 and 3 were persuaded to back out.
There are even reports of a chap whose driver’s license and other papers identify him as Trout Fishing In America. He wanted a clean break from his past life.
Now, back to Fuck Censorship. Some of you are misusing the words obscene and profane. Obscenity is tightly defined in the courts. Stuff like prurient content, community standards, and yadda, etc. When “fuck” is used in a way which is clearly not sexual, as it is here, it cannot be obscene. Profane means specifically a religious sort of offensiveness. “Fuck the Dalai Lama” is profane. “Fuck Censorship” is vulgar. Some would say it’s offensive, surely. It’s not sexual or anti-religious, though.
Well, of course you can… if there’s an actual goddamn fire in the room.
What? This is the DOPE we’re supposed to be pedantic.
I think that he might have got away with it if he’d asked to change his name to “Fuck Government legislation to prevent some writings from appearing in public domain"as some people find the word"Censorship” used in public very offensive,as in why dont you Censorship off?
If I owned a racehorse I’d like to call it "He’s coming up to overtake the leader"just to make things difficult for race commentators but I expect that they’ve got rules about it.
“She’s The Fastest takes the lead, followed by Always Comes In Second and I’m Number Three…”
Yes. Specifically rule 6 (F) 1 and possibly rule 6 (G) which trumps all other rules regarding names.
Bumping this thread.
Just learned that, in New Zealand, baby names “must not cause offense to a reasonable person, not be unreasonably long and should not resemble an official title and rank.”
So no Weedlord Bonerhitlers?
I think a lot of other countries have laws like that.
Yep, I think Iceland is one of the most draconian regarding what you can name your kids:
Yes. Several are mentioned in this very thread.
What’s most interesting about the New Zealand list is that many of the names on it are fairly common in the U.S. Just looking through the directory of my very large company, there are multiple people with the first names King, Queen, Prince, Baron, Justice and Justus, and 13 named Princess.
I went to college with Brad Clitlick. The college newspaper published letters-to-the-editor over his name.
California is pretty informal when it comes to “AKA” names. You just use the name, and it’s okay.
A bank officer might refuse to issue a checking account under the chosen name. But I bet if you shop around, you can find a bank that will go along.
My mom used to work with a woman whose last name was Bullcock.
Obama Country, indeed.
If I ever have a son I am so naming him Lucifer.
… if the birth registrar thinks that the chosen names (alone or in association with the last name) may be detrimental to the child’s interests, or to the right of other families to protect their own family name, the registrar may refer the matter to the local prosecutor, who may choose to refer the matter to the local court. The court may then refuse the chosen names. Such refusals are rare and mostly concern given names that may expose the child to mockery.
Your freedom is important but you need a Government to protect you from your own stupidity.
Wow. Most racists these days hide their opinions a little better than that. Good for you! Stupid fucker.