Bertha Venation
And Hundreds of Other Funny Names of Real People
Chapter One
Britney Who?: Whatever Happened to Mary and John?
From the maximonline Web site come quotes from Kid Rock and George Carlin that may influence the way some parents decide to name their baby boys.
Kid Rock: "Chicks come up to me and say, 'Oh Kid Rock, what's your real name?' It's Bob. They're like, 'That's it? Couldn't you have a cool name?' Nope. My parents still call me Bob. If my mom starts calling me Rock, I'll fucking flip" (from March 2002).
George Carlin: "I hate guys named Todd. I think that's a goofy fucking name. All the boy names that have come along—Taylor, Tucker, Carlson, Cassidy, Cody, Flynn—they're not real names. A real name is Jim" (from June 2001).
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