Australian journalist names her baby Methamphetamine Rules

[niyarav]

An experiment with NSW's official name-submission process has left a little boy with quite the unusual name. https://t.co/4pQMgieabn
- SBS News (@SBSNews) September 20, 2023

ABC journalist Kirsten Drysdale decided to test whether the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages had the power to change a baby's name if the one submitted was deemed

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[moustacherider]

I used to work in school photography and I wish I'd kept a record of the funny names I saw. I don't remember many but a group of siblings all had American town names (Brooklyn, etc - which I found strange because it was an Australian school) and a little white boy was called Optimus.

I'm sure I saw a few Matrix themed names too

[niyarav]

I love hearing from people who worked in schools, they've always seen the wildest names. Maybe kids get teased more if they're named after a local place or it seems cooler if it's 'foreign'?

Optimus can go by Tim I guess but wow

[winter_lace]

I had a 6 year old Anakin come through my register once. Love to know what he gets called now.

[teacoat]

Darth, obviously

[hellicoptajuuce]

you know what there are some words that would sound pretty if they didn't have their meaning like

Chlamydia - sounds like the name of a Pick Me girl
Syphilis - sounds very old school greek and noble
Malaria - would be like the Angelica to Angela
Hepatitis - like syphilis, i can definitely see some celebrities naming their kid this

[niyarav]

Candida is an actual name but all I can think of when I see it is thrush

[5368f65]

We had a lot of Lydias and Camillas, Claudias in my generation, so I wouldn't bat an eye on Chlamydia. lol

[burntbussy]

[itsalanisbitch]

aww lil methy sounds cute 🥰

[fernandocolunga]

Pretty hardcore ngl

[winter_lace]

it was the middle name though, right? I swear I read that somewhere.

I've worked in medical so I've seen some fucked up names in my time

[niyarav]

it was the middle name though, right? I swear I read that somewhere

Unfortunately not, from the article

[winter_lace]

oh SHIT

oh well. Hopefully the kid will take it as a funny story to tell

[ahkna]

In the article, the mom mentions that her family nickname is "Piggy" so probably. lmao