Srsly?

Apr 03, 2007 16:27

Home Depot thinks 'Lorem Ipsum' is Spanish. Good one, guys. You couldn't ask one of your employees' kids to ask their Spanish teacher?

Sweden disapproves of naming children after bands. It seems odd to me that the Tax Board can refuse to register a name it doesn't like. Is it trademark infringement? Even more peculiarly, they also object to it because it is associated with the word "metal." Do they not have the equivalent of names like Summer, River, Autumn, Crystal, Rose, etc. in Sweden, or are only certain words allowed to be used as names? Which words and why? Could you name a child just plain "Metal" in Sweden?

Of course, I come from a country in which at least three people have legally changed their names to Obi-Wan Kenobi (one getting approval despite having the not-so-"good and sufficient" reason of wanting to win $1000 in a contest), so maybe I shouldn't talk.

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