# Technoholism gone too far, or, Glad I'm not this kid! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 1, 2004, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technoholism-gone-too-far-or-glad-im-not-this-kid/227098 "2004-02-01T22:35:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Palve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Palve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palve)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technoholism-gone-too-far-or-glad-im-not-this-kid/227098/1 "2004-02-01T22:35:19Z")
[http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Midwest/02/01/offbeat.baby.version2.0.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Midwest/02/01/offbeat.baby.version2.0.ap/index.html) > [@](#): > > Jon Blake Cusack talked his wife, Jamie, into naming their son Jon Blake Cusack 2.0. MHO: Not only does this kid have an embarrassing new name, but he also gets on the front page of [cnn.com](http://cnn.com) for it. Naming your kid like software? Get off the computer and get outside! PS: I wonder if I could make the front page of [cnn.com](http://cnn.com) if I gave my kid an outlandish name, like C\*\*\*face or StealThisBaby. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technoholism-gone-too-far-or-glad-im-not-this-kid/227098/2 "2004-02-01T22:44:38Z")
Stupid names like this should be considered child abuse. ---
**Author:** ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technoholism-gone-too-far-or-glad-im-not-this-kid/227098/3 "2004-02-02T00:46:41Z")
I don’t see what’s “embarrasing” about it, or why it’s “child abuse”. It is a silly name, but it’s certiantly unique. Personally, I think it would be kind of cool to have a “software” name. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technoholism-gone-too-far-or-glad-im-not-this-kid/227098/4 "2004-02-02T01:31:27Z")
Unique, **emekthian**? It’s his dad’s name. So he’s gone with an Arabic/decimal notation instead of the conventional Roman numeral appendage that’s traditionally used when fathers are too unimaginative or egotistical to give their sons their own names. Big deal. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technoholism-gone-too-far-or-glad-im-not-this-kid/227098/5 "2004-02-02T02:06:55Z")
I wonder if their next boy, should they have one, would be named Jon Blake Cusack 2.1 or Jon Blake Cusack 3.0? ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technoholism-gone-too-far-or-glad-im-not-this-kid/227098/6 "2004-02-02T02:09:56Z")
> [@Snooooopy](#): > > I wonder if their next boy, should they have one, would be named Jon Blake Cusack 2.1 or Jon Blake Cusack 3.0? I think 2.0 would be more upset to find out that he was a beta version. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technoholism-gone-too-far-or-glad-im-not-this-kid/227098/7 "2004-02-02T04:19:01Z")
“Don’t make come up there and patch you!” ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technoholism-gone-too-far-or-glad-im-not-this-kid/227098/8 "2004-02-02T05:18:11Z")
Well we already have a Mr. Jackson that is version 3.28 ---
**Author:** ![CrazyMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@CrazyMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyMonkey)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technoholism-gone-too-far-or-glad-im-not-this-kid/227098/9 "2004-02-02T18:45:18Z")
When he’s potty trained, does he become Jon Cusack 2.1? ---
**Author:** ![CADOp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@CADOp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CADOp)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technoholism-gone-too-far-or-glad-im-not-this-kid/227098/10 "2004-02-02T18:51:43Z")
He should look on the bright side - at least he isn’t “Moon Unit” or “Dweezil”. \ 😛 ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technoholism-gone-too-far-or-glad-im-not-this-kid/227098/11 "2004-02-02T19:04:39Z")
**Larry, Euty, sublight** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technoholism-gone-too-far-or-glad-im-not-this-kid/227098/12 "2004-02-02T21:26:51Z")
It’s bad enough he named the kid after himself. Adding 2.0 on the end is just sad. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technoholism-gone-too-far-or-glad-im-not-this-kid/227098/13 "2004-02-03T00:44:09Z")
> [@Palve](#): > > PS: I wonder if I could make the front page of [cnn.com](http://cnn.com) if I gave my kid an outlandish name, like C\*\*\*face or StealThisBaby. Alright, if I ever have a kid, I’m naming it StealThisBaby. That’s too funny to pass up. ---
**Author:** ![Abdominal\_Snowman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@Abdominal\_Snowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abdominal_Snowman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technoholism-gone-too-far-or-glad-im-not-this-kid/227098/14 "2004-02-03T04:14:06Z")
True story. In the immortal words of Dave Barry, I swear I am not making this up. My uncle, a police officer in my town, pulled over a car full of kids several years ago. He walked up to the door, signalled for them to pull down the window, and promptly recieved a giant spitwad on his shirt. The culprit, a miserable little jerk by the name of Rob, was known to my uncle for several reasons: a) he was a cull, and this was not his first run in with the law, and b) he is the sheepish possessor of a rather unique name, which my uncle happens to know, since Rob was taught for several years at a local high school by my father (it’s a small town). Now, Rob, being the unenlightened little twit that he is, began to spout obscenities, heresies and other vulgar literal combinations. My uncle merely smiled, chuckled softly to himself, and said, “So Rob, do these fine gentlemen of your acquaintance know exactly what Rob stands for?” At this point, our protagonist clammed right up, behaved very properly and drove away with his ticket. At birth, ROB was given the unfortunate moniker of “Repent or Burn.” I am NOT making this up.