http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1748756245
I just don’t know what is serious and what is a joke today.
If this is serious, this cow needs to be put out of her misery, and the bull needs his balls cut off. and the kids need to be taken into protective custody.
But this cannot possibly be serious.
What?
They need cash so they’re going to let someone pay to name their baby.
I can’t imagine that it will work, but considering how some people choose baby names (out of a hat, throw book in air - page it lands on is it, etc, etc) I don’t see why this is so wacky.
I’m having trouble understanding taking the kids from the parents for this, but p’raps the sarcasm is lost on me.
Either way, I really hope she doesn’t expect to get thirty large for the ‘privilege’ of naming her rug rat.
Someone with a name like “zuma” should have a better sense of humour about such things. Chill out.
Yeah, this is true…I saw a bit about it on the local news. It says in the description “all we ask if that you don’t name it something obscene” but there are more complicated rules somewhere else, like you can’t name it after a corporation or anything.
Shoot. And WorldCom Jones had such a lovely ring to it…
Then what’s the point? Maybe some eccentric millionaire might pay for the perverse amusement of naming the kid Hitler or Spatula or Crackhead, but who’s going to pay to name the kid Bill?
On the other hand if there’s a chance the kid could end up as “Spatula” (it’s not offensive is it?) it could be considered child abuse.
If I had 30k I’d pay them to name their kid Zardoz.
Me friend needs other people with that name in the world.
I think this quote from the auction sums it up nicely:
“WE ARE REALLY EXCITED AND TOTALLY CLUELESS”
This gave me such a great idea!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1749531525
Seeing that it’s their 3rd kid, I would name it Hi Opal!
Hmmm. My new dachshund puppy needs a name… after five days of having her, I still can’t think of one. Maybe I should snap a picture of her adorable self and get over to e-bay. Too bad I left my digital camera in NYC…
I think Analingus is a good gender free name for their kid. Maybe Felch or Munge.
There is of course the issue that the mother can change the child’s name the day after he/she is born, so she’ll legally fulfill the obligation of having the name on the birth certificate…
Still, knowing that your birth name was Crackhead and was picked by an anonymous person over the internet would cause some serious psychological damage, methinks. How about naming the child with an asterisk or “economic asset?”
My mom told me about a Mennonite family she knew as a kid who had a bunch of girls, and named the last one “Miel”, which is “girl” in Low German. And still did a better job of naming the kid than these people.
(The $7.50 bid cracks me up. Makes me want to put in a bid for 10 whole smackers.)
(cercaria, if I had a dachshund puppy, I would name him Willy. YMMV, of course.)
Well, this is MY favorite:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1749406155
I especially like the consolation prizes!
:smack:
I think “use protection” would be a good name.
Now…>What to name Opal’s snail.
I’d like to see Anheiser-Bush bid and win, and name the kid “Coors Sucks”.
They can afford to drop 30 large.
Opal, I’ve done you a favour. I’ve opened the bidding. We’ll see how serious the Dopers are about getting the chance to name your snail. BTW, how long do we have to submit the name after the auction?
I’m one up on you, adam.
Go, Mystery Snail!
Esprix
So what is Opal’s snail going to be named?