[psychoknk]

Why do people give a damn what others name their kids? Oh wait, do we need the government to step in and make a law about this?

[agooga]

"Why do people give a damn what others name their kids? Oh wait, do we need the government to step in and make a law about this?"

Chill-- it's just fun to rag on people's bad taste sometimes... sheesh.

[Koblenz]

In Freakonomics, there was a report of someone naming their child Shothead, but with an "i" instead of an "o". Pronounced sheet-hayed.

[definitelynotaliberal]

Like in Europe, you mean? There's a ministry in Norway for that, but I forget what it's called. However, I'm certain of the government agency in charge of such silliness in Denmark. It is called the Department of Ecclesiastic Affairs. Their aim is to keep people from naming their children 'Apple', for example. The minister specifically cited Gwyneth Paltrow in an article. Lars and Hans do have that nice Scandinavian ring to them, but how about Mohammed, Suleiman and Osama? If you can name your child those names, why not Apple? If your last name is something neutral like Forest or Tree, Apple would be a great name, wouldn't it?