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

Comments

[schmanda]

It’s a good idea too, security experts have warned, for children not to get friendly with certain teachers. For instance, Miss Smith may be enriching your son’s education but he should try and see if he can’t make a favourite of Father O’Grinnighan-Scythe II, even though it may mean a lot of staying late.
Did they really go there?

[zombieroadtrip]

Oh ew

[kitanabychoice]

Am I missing something? I thought that they were referring to the "favourite high school teacher" question that always pops up on the security forms.

[paulnolan]

They were, but the last part makes it a twofer joke wrt. priests abusing kids.

[roadskoller]

BWAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

[zeitgeistic]

Is Cheryl really a popular pet name though?