What's In a Name, Version 2.0
Some hack writer from the late 16th and early 17th centuries named William Shakespeare famously asked, “What’s in a name?” He’d be shocked by what goes for a name these days.
Jennifer Thornburg wanted to make a statement about animal dissection in schools. She simply went a step beyond what most of us would do by officially changing her name to a URL address:
www.CutoutDissection.com
Her name, as you might suspect, takes interested Internet surfers to a PETA-linked site criticizing animal dissection. Clever, very clever … except that her driver’s license reads Dissection.com, Cutout.
Yikes.
Like all things Web, this could catch on:
With her Today show announcement that she’ll probably have more kids with Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie will become OneWomanRepopulatingTheEarth.com.
With their recent comedy performance at the annual Al Smith Dinner in New York, Barack Obama and John McCain will vie to become BetterAtStandUpThanAtCampaigning.com.
With the shameful media attention to his personal life after he was cited as an “everyman” in the final presidential candidate debate, “Joe the Plumber” will become LeaveMeTheF#@%Alone.com.
With the lack of any real response to their reunion, New Kids on the Block will become DidAnyoneNoticeWeGotBackTogether?.com.
With Obama treating McCain like George W. Bush, McCain will become StopPretendingI’mGeorgeWBush.com.
With Obama expected to get more votes from people excited about the idea of him than people excited about him, he will become KeepPretendingI’mJFK.com.
With the ubiquitous TV ads for Subway’s line of cheap sandwiches, it won’t be long before some ambitious porn star will become Five-Dollar-Footlong.com.
posted by David Amulet @ 7:15 AM
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11 Comments:
Interesting concept, but tough to teach your kid to spell it in first grade ;-)
The porn star one is classic!
Lisa: The way many "regular" names are spelled these days, I'm not sure it makes much of a difference!
Jeff: Thanks. It just, er ... came to me.
In the interest of your response to Lisa's comment:
Hookedonebonicsworkedforme.com
I am changing my name to Joe the plumber!
I remember a story recently of someone in Hawaii being hauled to court for naming their kid Park Bench or street bus or something like silly like that. Crazy. I knew a girl who was named Indy Anna Jones. i wish I was making that up.
I went to high school with two sisters, the older one was Joplin, the one in my grade was Janis. Welcome to Woodstock. Or to a scholl that had students from Woodstock.
Perplexio: Wow. I guess I'm behind the times.
Phats: I'm changing my name to HeyPhats,Where'sPurdue'sOffense?.com
Mike: I had some flower children children in school, too--all with odd names. Scary stuff.
Here's one for Obama:
TheOtherHussein.com
OUCH!! that hurts! You do realize this past Saturday we played our third string QB who hadn't taken a snap since HS. It's odd our offense is letting us down usually in Tiller's years it's been the D. Oh well basketball starts Friday
Lol.com
Ooo...I've got mine!
www.sendmeadollarsoIcanretirenow.com
Personal checks will be accepted too...;)
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