Teenager's Name Changed After Years Of Mockery

[matcom]

<snip>

HANOI, Vietnam --After nearly two decades of ridicule, a father has agreed to change his son's name from "Fined Six Thousand and Five Hundred" -- the amount he was forced to pay in local currency for ignoring Vietnam's two-child policy.

Angry he was being fined for having a fifth child, Mai Xuan Can named his son Mai Phat Sau Nghin Ruoi after the amount he was forced to pay -- 6,500 dong (50 cents), said Dai Cuong village chief Nguyen Huy Thuong.

In 1999, local government officials tried to persuade Can to change the name because the boy was constantly being teased by classmates at school. But Can, a former People's Committee official, refused to back down, Thuong said. They appealed to him again recently, and this time it worked.

"I told him that as his son is growing up, he should have another name -- not that weird name -- and he finally agreed," Thuong said.

The son, now 19, finally got a new name: Mai Hoang Long, which means golden dragon.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/07/07/teens_name_changed_after_years_of_mockery?mode=PF

[Midlodemocrat]

1. I can SO top that story.

Growing up in CT, there was a family with 10 kids. Twin boys were part of the pack. Their last name was Dick. (You can't make this up)


Twins named. Terry




and





Wait for it.







You guessed. Harry.



They ended up changing their last name to Dad's Mom's maiden name.

[billyskank]

3. I don't get it

[JVS]

4. I get harry, but what's so bad about being Terry Dick

Better than being Harry and Hugh

[Midlodemocrat]

6. Good point, but this was years before Hugh was part of the

venacular and substituted for huge.



:bounce:

[JVS]

7. My name is HUGH Dick!!!!!1!111!!!!111

I knew a Richard Wood who insisted on being called Dick Wood

[Midlodemocrat]

8. It is funny how words evolve.

In 8th grade, my history teacher was named Mr. Gay. Middle schoolers would crucify the poor thing nowadays.

[Midlodemocrat]

9. Delete, dupe.

[Mutley]

13. Along the same lines, I knew a Richard Skinner who also insisted

on being called Dick.

[Richard Steele]

14. Wow, what a freak!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[JVS]

15. A guy named Dicksteele is passing judgement on Dick Wood

:crazy:

[Richard Steele]

16. Hence the ten "rofl" smilies!

Personally, I think a certain NASCAR driver has
both Mr. Wood and I beat by a mile: "Dick Trickle".

[Midlodemocrat]

5. Terry and Harry ......

Dick. That was their name. Honest to God.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Omigod, my dear Midlo!

It is unbelieveable what some people will name their children!

But.......thanks for the laugh!

:rofl: :rofl:

[JVS]

11. There was a departmental secretary once named Misty Cummings

[wildhorses]

2. sounds like the father finally grew up, too!!

insert wiping brow smilie *here*

[wildhorses]

12. I really like what Brad Pitt has done to his child~Shiloh

Pile O Shit:rofl:


dumb fucker:rofl:


and dumber Angelina:rofl:

[anarch]

17. yet here in America, people think it's cool to be called "50 Cent"

:shrug:

[Richardo]

21. Ironically, I bet '50 Cent' wishes he had thought of '6,500 Dong'

[ulysses]

28. LOLOL!

:D

[Ravenseye]

18. Wait...This kid's name is essentially 50 cent?

[matcom]

19. yup and my bet is he had it first

i think he should sue :rofl:

[Ravenseye]

20. Maybe if he bulked up and wore more bling it wouldn't be an issue

:D

[Deja Q]

22. I pity the child. The father, for ignoring that rule, should have his

nuts chopped off.

There is a population crisis afoot and it's much worse in Asia.

[JVS]

25. Hey come on. He had to pay 50 cents, he's been punished enough

[elvisbear]

23. A boy named Sue?

[HughBeaumont]

24. Probably beats a boy named Dong.

[Divameow77]

26. Some funny names I have come across

Harry Johnson
Richard (Dick) Nutter

Why do people do this to their kids? So you wanna name your kid after your dad, but com'n think about it first..

[Aristus]

27. Poor kid's name was bad in Vietnamese AND English;

In English, his name is a homonym for "My Fat Sow".

Golden Dragon is much better. B-)