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SweetTooth
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Why do people do this to their children??
Why on earth would you name your kid Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii????
A New Zealand judge has made a 9-year-old girl a ward of the court so that her name can be changed from Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii, the country's national news agency reported Thursday.
Family Court Judge Rob Murfitt listed a series of unusual names that New Zealand parents had given their children, and said he was concerned that such strange monikers would create hurdles for them as they grew up.
"It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap," the New Zealand Press Association quoted the judge as saying.
Among the names Murfitt cited: twins named Benson and Hedges -- after a brand of cigarettes; Violence; and Number 16 Bus Shelter.
Some parents had named children after six-cylinder Ford cars, the news agency reported.
The Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages said in a statement that it had rejected names including Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Stallion, Twisty Poi -- a staple food in Polynesian cuisine -- and Sex Fruit.
A lawyer for Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii said the girl is so embarrassed by her name that friends know her as "K."
Last month, an judge in the U.S. state of Illinois allowed a school bus driver to legally change his first name to "In God" and his last name to "We Trust."
But an appeals court in the state of New Mexico ruled against a man -- named Variable -- who wanted to change his name to a two-word phrase that contains a four-letter expletive and expresses opposition to censorship
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2BEANS
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Re: Why do people do this to their children??
Isnt bruce willis and demi moores kid named Tula?
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headoverheels
s'il vous plaît
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Re: Why do people do this to their children??
Posted by BabySammie
Isnt bruce willis and demi moores kid named Tula?
they have a daughter talulah - not, 'talulah does the hula from hawaii'.
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| Posted 7/24/08 10:10 AM |
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HeatherRose
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Re: Why do people do this to their children??
people amaze me!
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SweetTooth
I'm a tired mommy!
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Re: Why do people do this to their children??
Posted by BabySammie
Isnt bruce willis and demi moores kid named Tula?
Yes, but this girl's name isn't just Talula, its Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii.
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2BEANS
wow time is going fast.
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Re: Why do people do this to their children??
Posted by SweetTooth
Posted by BabySammie
Isnt bruce willis and demi moores kid named Tula?
Yes, but this girl's name isn't just Talula, its Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii.
 ahh sorry i didnt read the post just saw Talula.. bad habit of mine.
Yeah thats bad.. some people just shouldnt be able to reproduce.
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McSullivan
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Re: Why do people do this to their children??
Number 16 Bus Shelter?
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| Posted 7/24/08 10:15 AM |
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yankinmanc
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Re: Why do people do this to their children??
I am so annoyed that I didn't think of this name, I love it! Its hysterical!!
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curliegirl
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Re: Why do people do this to their children??
Is there something in the water over in New Zealand? 
I vaguely remember another set of "parents" wanting to give their child a number for a name and couldn't do it so they named them something else that was pretty friggin dumb..........
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| Posted 7/24/08 10:43 AM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: Why do people do this to their children??
Posted by curliegirl
Is there something in the water over in New Zealand?
I vaguely remember another set of "parents" wanting to give their child a number for a name and couldn't do it so they named them something else that was pretty friggin dumb..........
i was thinking the same thing.
as stated above, some people should not be allowed to have kids
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| Posted 7/24/08 11:00 AM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Why do people do this to their children??
Posted by McSullivan
Number 16 Bus Shelter?
Maybe where DC was conceived? 
I remember the car commercial (I forget exactly which model of car) where a young girl was asking her mom why her brother was named Phoenix (or something like that). Mom says "Oh, that's where he was conceived, Montana....". Girl then glances at the dashboard where she sees the Montana logo.... 
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| Posted 7/24/08 11:01 AM |
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anonttcer
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Re: Why do people do this to their children??
Were those parents smoking dope when they named her that???
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Chai77
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Re: Why do people do this to their children??
Posted by curliegirl
Is there something in the water over in New Zealand?
I vaguely remember another set of "parents" wanting to give their child a number for a name and couldn't do it so they named them something else that was pretty friggin dumb..........
It's so not just New Zealand! You should hear some of the absolutely ridiculous names my friends working at NYC schools have encountered. The only reason we are hearing about this in New Zealand is because their courts are actually doing something about it. Good for them! 
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| Posted 7/24/08 11:39 AM |
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eroxgirl
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Re: Why do people do this to their children??
I feel so bad for the little girl but that name is so freakin funny. 
Shame on her parents though. The poor kid is a joke.
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| Posted 7/24/08 11:42 AM |
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mommy0604
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Re: Why do people do this to their children??
What is wrong with people! Can't they just give their kids normal names. If they want to give them exotic names then fine but Talula does the hula from hawaii is insane. The parents should be arrested for their stupidity...
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