Swedish Couple Names Baby "Google"

xMs · Postby **xMs** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:31 pm

A Swedish couple have chosen to name their first born son Google, after the well-used search engine.

The Swedish tax authority, which normally frowns on unusal names, had no objections. "They just thought it was funny," Elias told the newspaper.

Elias Kai, quoted in The Local, an English-Langugage Swedish Newspaper, says he's a "great fan" of the search engine, but the name means more to him than that, "the word means 1 followed by 100 zeroes, and I want my son to have lots of friends". Elias is in fact mistakenly referring to the word Googol.

Google's weblog, on hearing the news said, "We wish him long life and good health, and hope his schoolmates aren't too hard on him".

Google Kai already has his own website, at http://www.google-kai.com/

sweaty bob · Postby **sweaty bob** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 1:29 am

WTF, pretty sad.

hahahaha

Mr. Roboto · Postby **Mr. Roboto** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 1:38 am

Could be worse. They could have named their kid eBay, or Yahoo! ... or HotPornSite. :wink:

(Best not to think about that last one.)

ReflectingGod · Postby **ReflectingGod** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:50 am

I'm gonna call my kid HotWetTeenSluts.com

Darksun · Postby **Darksun** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 3:03 am

It raises some interesting legal questions though, concerning the use of trademarks. What if once the kid had grown up they wanted to start a company, would they be allowed to use their name in the name of the company? Think back to Mike Rowe Soft

Stewsburntmonkey · Postby **Stewsburntmonkey** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 3:11 am

Not if it was related to computers or the internet. This case would be even more straight forward than the Mike Rowe case as this kid is actually named after Google.

Babylon5 · Postby **Babylon5** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:26 am

Okay, so this isn't as...... unusual as 'Google', but my local newspaper runs a 'Bright Babes' competition, which is basically just 'Cute' todlers competition.

Anyway, every week there has to be at least 2, fucking stupid names in it :roll:

*opens paper*

Ah, look. A wee boy called Koby-Mark

And a girl called Mia-Alyssa.

Interesting.

prophile · Postby **prophile** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:48 am

Beats "BBC Kai".

Babylon5 · Postby **Babylon5** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:15 am

You think? Heh

Mas Tnega · Postby **Mas Tnega** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:13 pm

Beats Fox.

Waaaiiit a minute!

Babylon5 · Postby **Babylon5** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:24 pm

Mas Tnega wrote:Beats Fox.

Waaaiiit a minute!

I feel like I should know what you are talking about

Flamekebab · Postby **Flamekebab** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 5:15 pm

Hey! My surname is Fox.

GoldenPalace.com anyone?

doormat · Postby **doormat** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 5:42 pm

Miss Penny Arcade? Common, there must be at least one!

Delacroix · Postby **Delacroix** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 6:15 pm

Google must be stopped.

They're growing too powerful. When we're all stuck using GoogleOS, you'll agree with me, too.

Darksun · Postby **Darksun** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:48 pm

Delacroix wrote:They're growing too powerful. When we're all stuck using GoogleOS, you'll agree with me, too.

Why?

a) GoogleOS might be good. If it ever exists, which I doubt, it'll probably be a Linux distro rather than a unique OS. Google might have the resources to build a really good linux distro

b) You can't be 'stuck' using an OS. If you don't like the OS you're using, switch. There are a fair few in existance to choose from.

Swedish Couple Names Baby "Google"

Swedish Couple Names Baby "Google"

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