Children warned name of first pet should contain 8 characters and a digit

[lafinjack]

Popular pet names Rover, Cheryl and Kate could be a thing of the past. Banks are now advising parents to think carefully before naming their child’s first pet. For security reasons, the chosen name should have at least eight characters, a capital letter and a digit. It should not be the same as the name of any previous pet, and must never be

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[mercystars]

We tried to call Barclays’ security expert R0b Ste!nway for a comment, but he was not available for 24 hours, having answered his phone incorrectly three times in succession.

loooooooooooooool

[jaded110]

*headdesk*

*headwall*

*headfloor*

[layweed]

Yeah, haha. Just because the tags say "Not the Onion" doesn't mean it's not another satirical news site!

[randomtasks]

NewsBiscuit is basically the UK version of the Onion.

[dreamoftheday]

I'm just wondering who would name their pet "Cheryl," to be completely honest.

[randomtasks]

My great aunt. Though we called the cat Cher all the time.

[seishin]

Someone awesome? ;P

(That's my name, although mine is spelled with an 'S')

[dreamoftheday]

well it's a perfectly normal human name, it just seems like...not a pet name, haha

[prawnographer]

Are they confusing pets with Internet passwords?

[hellaine]

heh

[lafinjack]

[karrixftw]

Lmfaoooo