The Idiot Thread

Thirty Bills Unpaid

If some woman wants to name her daughter jfhkjdhgfkzj... or 12345 then go ahead I guess. The infant is unable to protest in any way so it's her call. But in the real world... jfhkjdhgffkzi... or 12345 are strange, awkward and (sorry) silly names for a girl- more a call for attention to the person naming than anything else.

Nobody is saying everyone has to be named Joe or Sally, but people are saying there is such a thing as exercising common sense and appropriateness when considering what to name a child.

mcgruff10

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

If some woman wants to name her daughter jfhkjdhgfkzj... or 12345 then go ahead I guess. The infant is unable to protest in any way so it's her call. But in the real world... jfhkjdhgffkzi... or 12345 are strange, awkward and (sorry) silly names for a girl- more a call for attention to the person naming than anything else.

Nobody is saying everyone has to be named Joe or Sally, but people are saying there is such a thing as exercising common sense and appropriateness when considering what to name a child.

Bingo. This little girl is going to be made fun of her entire life.  The mom is a complete moron for using this name. And yes kids are accepting of different names but not this one. 

Annafalk

I feel sorry for the girl, I don't know how her mother was thinking.
Maybe it was a good thing this happened so that the mother has to see the consequences of choosing that very strange name.

Meltdown99

Bah, humbug: Grade 1 teacher tells students Santa isn’t real, ‘reindeer can’t fly

’https://globalnews.ca/news/4722881/teacher-tells-students-santa-isnt-real/?utm_source=GlobalNational&utm_medium=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2SxVrLtfrivLQs6TIATXQBippmuA8kQIwnUbQG_icr85YJxWDmov14Y74

I worked with an idiot who told his kids there was no Santa.  He was a bible thumper, I asked him "if he has informed his kid that that religion, Jesus and God is nothing more than a fairy tale".  The look on his face was priceless.

HughFreakingDillon

a guy I work with is named Tony. had a son. wanted him to be Tony Jr but to be "unique". 

TJ (short for Tony Jr.) spelled phonetically. 

Teejay it is. 

something tells me he won't be the captain of the football team. 

Meltdown99

Why not just Tony Jr.  That seemed fine. Teejay, that's unique.

PJ_Soul

mcgruff10 said:

Somebody definitely made the naughty list.
https://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2018/11/santa_isnt_real_substitute_teacher_tells_students.html

Substitute teacher told 1st graders Santa isn't real, basically ruined Christmas

A substitute teacher in Montville has landed on the naughty list after telling first-graders that Santa isn't real.

The Cedar Hill School sent a letter to parents apologizing for the holiday gaffe, which occurred on Thursday in the first-grade class.

"During the course of the day, a substitute teacher apparently announced to the class that Santa was not real," the school's principal, Michael J. Raj, wrote in the letter provided Friday to NJ Advance Media.

Raj did not identify the teacher, but said he had spoken with her "regarding her poor judgement in making this proclamation."

"As a father of four myself, I am truly aware of the sensitive nature of this announcement," Raj said, adding he was informing parents "so that you are aware of the situation and if the conversation comes up at home over the next few days you can take appropriate steps to maintain the childhood innocence of the holiday season."

Montville Schools Superintendent Rene Rovtar issued a statement that she was "troubled and disheartened by this incident."

"The childhood wonder associated with all holidays and traditions is something I personally hold near and dear in my own heart," Rovtar said.

Well, they have to learn sometime!

PJ_Soul

oftenreading said:

I am mystified as to why you guys are all losing your shit to make fun of a little kid's name.

All names are made up, people. Either this generation, or last generation, or a hundred years ago, or even further back, all names are made up. Your name isn't any more special just because your great grand-daddy had the same name. You all sound like you're sitting in your rocking chair on the porch of your old folk's home, grousing with the other grumps about kids today.

And anyone who makes fun of a little kid's name to her face is an idiot. 

That's the thing. People are focusing on the mom for coming up with a dumb name. But parents come up with dumb names all the time - so what?? That are actually worse "normal" names that Abcde (which is indeed ridiculous). Like, Mildred. That's fucking awful. But in any case, the IDIOT in that story is absolutely the Southwest employee, without question. Like you I think, I don't understand why people aren't getting that.

OnWis97

HughFreakingDillon said:

a guy I work with is named Tony. had a son. wanted him to be Tony Jr but to be "unique". 

TJ (short for Tony Jr.) spelled phonetically. 

Teejay it is. 

something tells me he won't be the captain of the football team. 

I don't think "Teejay" is that bad.  I used to have a co-worker named "Kaydee."  (Meant more to be like Katie than KD).  And she had to spell it out for people more than our co-worker "Katie" did but I think it's a far cry from Abcde, Apple, North (West), etc.

"Unique" is not necessarily good.  "Minnesota Wild" is unique and the worst name in the NHL.  And it seems self-centered, or at best non-forward-thinking to give your kid a bizzare name that's going to force them into having to explain it for the rest of their lives.  It's like they don't recognize the kid is going to be in school and eventually an adult...they'll be a baby forever.

(That said, back to the Abcde story, it is black-and-white that when you are collecting things with customer info on it you cannot be posting it on social media.  She should have been fired...maybe she was). 

Oddly enough, Abcde is not even as rare as I'd have thought. There are 373 in the US:  https://www.thisisinsider.com/abcde-name-popularity-2018-11. 

HughFreakingDillon

OnWis97 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

a guy I work with is named Tony. had a son. wanted him to be Tony Jr but to be "unique". 

TJ (short for Tony Jr.) spelled phonetically. 

Teejay it is. 

something tells me he won't be the captain of the football team. 

I don't think "Teejay" is that bad.  I used to have a co-worker named "Kaydee."  (Meant more to be like Katie than KD).  And she had to spell it out for people more than our co-worker "Katie" did but I think it's a far cry from Abcde, Apple, North (West), etc.

"Unique" is not necessarily good.  "Minnesota Wild" is unique and the worst name in the NHL.  And it seems self-centered, or at best non-forward-thinking to give your kid a bizzare name that's going to force them into having to explain it for the rest of their lives.  It's like they don't recognize the kid is going to be in school and eventually an adult...they'll be a baby forever.

(That said, back to the Abcde story, it is black-and-white that when you are collecting things with customer info on it you cannot be posting it on social media.  She should have been fired...maybe she was). 

Oddly enough, Abcde is not even as rare as I'd have thought. There are 373 in the US:  https://www.thisisinsider.com/abcde-name-popularity-2018-11. 

it might also have something to do with how much of a douche this guy is. it just adds to the story. 

PJ_Soul

HughFreakingDillon said:

a guy I work with is named Tony. had a son. wanted him to be Tony Jr but to be "unique". 

TJ (short for Tony Jr.) spelled phonetically. 

Teejay it is. 

something tells me he won't be the captain of the football team. 

I don't think that's too bad. There are several names like this. KayCee is somewhat popular for example. And I definitely don't think it would get him excluded from any kind of success.

HughFreakingDillon

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

a guy I work with is named Tony. had a son. wanted him to be Tony Jr but to be "unique". 

TJ (short for Tony Jr.) spelled phonetically. 

Teejay it is. 

something tells me he won't be the captain of the football team. 

I don't think that's too bad. There are several names like this. KayCee is somewhat popular for example. And I definitely don't think it would get him excluded from any kind of success.

I guess it could be worse. 

Paul Jr -> Peejay

PJ_Soul

HughFreakingDillon said:

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

a guy I work with is named Tony. had a son. wanted him to be Tony Jr but to be "unique". 

TJ (short for Tony Jr.) spelled phonetically. 

Teejay it is. 

something tells me he won't be the captain of the football team. 

I don't think that's too bad. There are several names like this. KayCee is somewhat popular for example. And I definitely don't think it would get him excluded from any kind of success.

I guess it could be worse. 

Paul Jr -> Peejay

Thirty Bills Unpaid

PJ_Soul said:

oftenreading said:

I am mystified as to why you guys are all losing your shit to make fun of a little kid's name.

All names are made up, people. Either this generation, or last generation, or a hundred years ago, or even further back, all names are made up. Your name isn't any more special just because your great grand-daddy had the same name. You all sound like you're sitting in your rocking chair on the porch of your old folk's home, grousing with the other grumps about kids today.

And anyone who makes fun of a little kid's name to her face is an idiot. 

That's the thing. People are focusing on the mom for coming up with a dumb name. But parents come up with dumb names all the time - so what?? That are actually worse "normal" names that Abcde (which is indeed ridiculous). Like, Mildred. That's fucking awful. But in any case, the IDIOT in that story is absolutely the Southwest employee, without question. Like you I think, I don't understand why people aren't getting that.

People are getting it- the employee is the obvious idiot in this multiple idiot event.

PJ_Soul

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

PJ_Soul said:

oftenreading said:

I am mystified as to why you guys are all losing your shit to make fun of a little kid's name.

All names are made up, people. Either this generation, or last generation, or a hundred years ago, or even further back, all names are made up. Your name isn't any more special just because your great grand-daddy had the same name. You all sound like you're sitting in your rocking chair on the porch of your old folk's home, grousing with the other grumps about kids today.

And anyone who makes fun of a little kid's name to her face is an idiot. 

That's the thing. People are focusing on the mom for coming up with a dumb name. But parents come up with dumb names all the time - so what?? That are actually worse "normal" names that Abcde (which is indeed ridiculous). Like, Mildred. That's fucking awful. But in any case, the IDIOT in that story is absolutely the Southwest employee, without question. Like you I think, I don't understand why people aren't getting that.

People are getting it- the employee is the obvious idiot in this multiple idiot event.

Not really. The mother has been absolutely eviscerated on social media over this. Far, far, far more so than Southwest Airlines has been, or the employee.

mcgruff10

PJ_Soul said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

PJ_Soul said:

oftenreading said:

I am mystified as to why you guys are all losing your shit to make fun of a little kid's name.

All names are made up, people. Either this generation, or last generation, or a hundred years ago, or even further back, all names are made up. Your name isn't any more special just because your great grand-daddy had the same name. You all sound like you're sitting in your rocking chair on the porch of your old folk's home, grousing with the other grumps about kids today.

And anyone who makes fun of a little kid's name to her face is an idiot. 

That's the thing. People are focusing on the mom for coming up with a dumb name. But parents come up with dumb names all the time - so what?? That are actually worse "normal" names that Abcde (which is indeed ridiculous). Like, Mildred. That's fucking awful. But in any case, the IDIOT in that story is absolutely the Southwest employee, without question. Like you I think, I don't understand why people aren't getting that.

People are getting it- the employee is the obvious idiot in this multiple idiot event.

Not really. The mother has been absolutely eviscerated on social media over this. Far, far, far more so than Southwest Airlines has been, or the employee.

The employee made a stupid mistake, the mother made an idiotic decision that will last a lifetime. 

OnWis97

Scott Free's parents are another category of idiot.  While Abcde is just awful under any and all circumstances, Scott is a fine name.  But when your last name is "Free" you have to think through the impact of a first name.  You may not want to go with "Carrie" because it sounds too much like "Care Free."  And you absolutely do not go with "Scott Free."  That guy's been paying for that decision his whole life and he deserves a break, Mr. President.

stuckinline

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/419608-dating-app-for-trump-supporters-says-it-will-sue-liberals-who-try-to-join

brianlux

I'm not saying this guys is an idiot, but it may not be a stretch saying what he did was not too swift!

http://www.rockcitytimes.com/local-man-coma-eating-413-red-lobster-biscuits/

A local food writer was rushed to UAMS hospital last night after consuming 413 Cheddar Bay Biscuits from Red Lobster. Doctors confirm that he slipped into a coma shortly after being admitted into the emergency room.

PJPOWER

brianlux said:

I'm not saying this guys is an idiot, but it may not be a stretch saying what he did was not too swift!

http://www.rockcitytimes.com/local-man-coma-eating-413-red-lobster-biscuits/

A local food writer was rushed to UAMS hospital last night after consuming 413 Cheddar Bay Biscuits from Red Lobster. Doctors confirm that he slipped into a coma shortly after being admitted into the emergency room.

WTF??? He overdosed on cheddar biscuits....wow.