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Sweden Blocks Idea to Name Baby Superman
Yahoo! News ^ | Tue, May 06, 2003 | AP

Posted on 05/06/2003 1:20:46 PM PDT by yonif

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1 posted on 05/06/2003 1:20:47 PM PDT by yonif
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To: RedBloodedAmerican; Stand Watch Listen
Personally, I like the sound of Alan Barkbark Tweedle McCoy Leisten.

Or, if they were Freepers, they could name him Stand Watch Leisten.

2 posted on 05/06/2003 1:25:01 PM PDT by Tennessee_Bob (Dieses sieht wie ein Job nach Nothosen aus!)
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To: yonif; BlueLancer
More of that Scandanavian socialist freedom I've heard so much about.

Although its not much different here. I wanted to name my son Moosiesisterbiter, but my daughter held her breath until she turned blue, and my wife withheld sex from me for five whole minutes...
3 posted on 05/06/2003 1:25:10 PM PDT by L,TOWM (Liberals, The Other White Meat)
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To: yonif
The tax authority, which oversees rules for names in the Scandinavian country of 8.9 million...

Scary.

4 posted on 05/06/2003 1:26:19 PM PDT by Blue Screen of Death
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To: L,TOWM
Although its not much different here. I wanted to name my son Moosiesisterbiter, but my daughter held her breath until she turned blue, and my wife withheld sex from me for five whole minutes...

LOL

5 posted on 05/06/2003 1:27:44 PM PDT by yonif
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To: Blue Screen of Death
Sounds like Orwell's world.
6 posted on 05/06/2003 1:28:01 PM PDT by yonif
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To: yonif
That is Scary! The gov. tells you what you can and can't name your child there!?!?!?! We have names here in the south that would knock your socks off.... A girl named Pajama pronounced Pa-zja- may. Vagina prounounced Va-zjin-ay. Shithead prounounced Sha-theed.
7 posted on 05/06/2003 1:29:28 PM PDT by buffyt (Can you say President Hillary, Mistress of Darkness? Me Neither!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: L,TOWM
A moose bit my sister, really, he did. I think she withheld sex from the moose too.
8 posted on 05/06/2003 1:29:51 PM PDT by MrNeutron1962
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To: Tennessee_Bob
I always thought there was something funny about that guy.
9 posted on 05/06/2003 1:31:45 PM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: yonif
So, let me get this straight - in Sweden you have to run your new baby's name past the tax authority to see if the government likes it? How does this work? Does one submit three choices, and the government gets to pick? What the hell is the purpose of such a government bureaucracy? To make sure that parents don't name their children is such a way as to possibly damage their little self-esteem later in life????
10 posted on 05/06/2003 1:32:20 PM PDT by 45Auto (Big holes are (almost) always better.)
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To: buffyt
I work occasionally with a young lady named Tequila. Her dad named her.
11 posted on 05/06/2003 1:35:50 PM PDT by Tennessee_Bob (Dieses sieht wie ein Job nach Nothosen aus!)
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To: yonif
They could have named him Clark Kent.
12 posted on 05/06/2003 1:36:09 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn’t be, in its eyes, a slave.)
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To: Tennessee_Bob
I went to hi school with a "Carol Christmas"
13 posted on 05/06/2003 1:38:21 PM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
I went to school with James Bond.
14 posted on 05/06/2003 1:48:09 PM PDT by Tennessee_Bob (Dieses sieht wie ein Job nach Nothosen aus!)
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To: Tennessee_Bob
I am James Bond. :-)
15 posted on 05/06/2003 1:51:42 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I will defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: 45Auto
It might be the case that the tax authority issues the social security numbers for all kids to make sure they are born free but taxed to death.
16 posted on 05/06/2003 1:52:07 PM PDT by AdmSmith
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
I went to school named "Austria".

Pronounced "Australia".

17 posted on 05/06/2003 1:52:23 PM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: B-Chan
I went to school with a girl named "Austria".

Pronounced "Australia".

(Sorry for truncated post. Operator error.)
18 posted on 05/06/2003 1:53:25 PM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: 45Auto
It's not as bad as it sounds, and this was the problem, you just need two or more 'j's, 'h's, or omlotts, and the name is approved.
19 posted on 05/06/2003 2:01:20 PM PDT by NYFriend
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To: MrNeutron1962
A moose bit my sister

Was she carving her initials on it?

20 posted on 05/06/2003 2:03:32 PM PDT by WaveThatFlag (Run Al, Run!!!)
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