You maniacs! You blew it up!

[Rappunzill]

There was a case I remember in Sweden (or maybe Switzerland) where the government wouldn't let a couple name their kid "Superman". The government's reasoning is that it was tantamount to sticking a target on the kid's forehead, and would thus be child abuse.

Yet Nick Cage can name his kid "Kal El."

Oh, and I had a teacher once named "Otto Sayles."

[Becks]

I went to HS with a guy named Thomas Thomas. Boy, what were his parents smoking?

[Andara Bledin]

Yeah, you do that. In the meantime, I'm going to go see my doctor about this relentless twitching in my right eye.

It's the twitching in your trigger finger that can really cause problems.

Yet Nick Cage can name his kid "Kal El."

Oh, and I had a teacher once named "Otto Sayles."

His kids will probably have more problems being his kids than for anything he names them. Dweezil Zappa has gone on record saying that he never got trouble for having a bizarre name, but being Frank's son was a trigger. Besides, Kal El isn't that bad a name, all things considered. It's not like he named him Melanoma or the like.

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[JustADude]

His kids will probably have more problems being his kids than for anything he names them. Dweezil Zappa has gone on record saying that he never got trouble for having a bizarre name, but being Frank's son was a trigger. Besides, Kal El isn't that bad a name, all things considered. It's not like he named him Melanoma or the like.

Besides, most people don't use their middle name, so he'd be known as Kal Cage. While it sounds like a porn-star name or something, it's not all that bad.

[Luna]

Recent conversation with a SC during a mall power outage:

SC: The power is out?
Luna: *looks around in dark store...gives SC blank stare*
SC: So how do I get this? *waves product chosen in his hand*
Luna: We have to do everything by hand.
SC: How long does that take????
Luna: *thinks to self, depends on how long you're going to stand here bitching about something I have no control over* I don't know, but a lot longer than by computer I'd think.
SC: So I have to wait? That's the line???
Luna: Yes. Or you can come back when the power comes back on.
SC: When will the power be back on?
Luna: *shrugs* I don't know - I'm not God. (yes, I said that.)
SC: So you don't know when the power will be back on?
Luna: *walks away*

What is it about a mall power outage that inspires people to flood into your store? Ohhhh! Lookie that row of stores is completely dark! They must be having a huge sale - let's go in!!!
-No I can't check your gift card balance.
-No I can't go online to check stuff for you
-No, I can't book appointments for you
-The computers and printers will not work without electricity
-Yes, I will have to ring up your sales with a calculator and handwrite receipts the old fashioned way. No I can't go any faster - be glad I don't just kick your ass out like most stores do during an outage.

[Shengirl]

When the power's out, we have 30 minutes of auxilary power to kick everyone out of the store. You should see the hopeful look on our faces at every loud clap of thunder.

[Soulstealer]

It's not like he named him Melanoma or the like.

Damn diseases, and chlamydia sounded like such a nice name too.

[Tria]

Yet Nick Cage can name his kid "Kal El."

Superman, right?

[FinderW]

My ex-girlfriend had a guy in her graduating class named....

Harry Bohnner

That must have really sucked to be him.

Finder

[IT Grunt]

I went to HS with a guy named Thomas Thomas. Boy, what were his parents smoking?

I can just imagine the jokes after the commercials for the TomTom.

"Hey, TomTom, how do I get to Fifth Street!?!?!"

[Shabo]

I knew a guy that was named Wheeler Stanley. Every time he had a new teacher read it off the roster, they would always read it as Stanley Wheeler. And he had to correct them. And they always said, "Oh, I thought they just made a mistake or something." Poor kid.

I have also met people with strange first names, such as Blaze and Braun. Whenever I talk about them, everyone always goes, "Wait, what's their real name?" *sigh* That IS their real name. No, I'm not kidding. I don't know what their parents were smoking.

And my dad claims to have worked with a "Harold Balls" at some point in his career. I'm not sure I believe him on that one as he tends to be a practical joker.

[Andara Bledin]

Besides, most people don't use their middle name, so he'd be known as Kal Cage. While it sounds like a porn-star name or something, it's not all that bad.

Actually, is the kid's name Kal El Cage or Kal El Coppola? Did Nick have his name legally changed, or is that just his stage name?

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[JustADude]

Superman, right?

Actually, is the kid's name Kal El Cage or Kal El Coppola? Did Nick have his name legally changed, or is that just his stage name?

Bingo, and 'Not a clue' respectively.

[Broomjockey]

Actually, is the kid's name Kal El Cage or Kal El Coppola? Did Nick have his name legally changed, or is that just his stage name?

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Kal El Coppola would actually be kind of a cool name, but can't they just put whatever last name on the birth certificate? I mean, as long as it's officially registered and lineage established, a name's a name, right? Not like it's the "Royal Ancient and Most Noble House of Cage" or something

[Andara Bledin]

I don't really know how it works, and since I'm never having kids, I probably won't get into it. *shrug*



Fun stuff: My boss knows a lot of really odd and diverse individuals, and we get a lot of anecdotes told around the office by various people.

One time, one of his cronies (he's got dozens of guys who are all around his age that are in the same field, and we call 'em his cronies) was talking about Nicolas Cage. The cronies' wife was a grade school teacher, and the people from Biography approached her regarding a 2nd grader she once had in her class.

They originally mentioned him as being Nicolas Cage, but she didn't recognize the name at all. Finally, however, the got past that impasse, and she exclaimed something along the lines of, "Oh, you mean little Nicky Coppola."

So now, every time I read or hear anything about Nicolas Cage, I hear the phrase "little Nicky Coppola" in my head.

And his son's name is Kal-El Coppola Cage. Even the name Cage is from a comic book character; Luke Cage, an early black super hero (he had believed it to be the first).

Oh, and according to the trivia in IMDb, he's responsible for Jonny Depp getting his first role....

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