"When naming our children years and years ago we gave final consideration to how it would look on corporate letterhead. How sick is that?"

That is not sick at all. I just helped a friend pick a baby name, and that is one thing I considered. "Buffy" and "Muffy" are OK for cheerleaders, gymnasts, and actresses, but not a Fortune 500 president.


"Perhaps this explains why US friends recently named their son Maz. They said it's a common name in NZ where they recently vacationed."

It is also the nickname for Mazin, an Arabic name used by Palestinians.

I guess we all agree that naming baby "Marx Lenin Infidel Hunter Jihad Jones, Jr." might just might cause notice by the Boarding Pass Inspector? Nah, probably not. . .