Naming a child to avoid DHS/TSA harassment
Aug 12, 2005 | 12:41 am
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Originally Posted by Superguy
I heard Osama is a nice name. 
This is an interesting question though. My wife started wondering when I mentioned this thread as we hope to have a kid in the next year too.
This is an interesting question though. My wife started wondering when I mentioned this thread as we hope to have a kid in the next year too.
Aug 12, 2005 | 4:33 am
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Originally Posted by Pickles
Just remember that, for security reasons, your child's name must be at least 6 characters long and include letters and numbers.
Aug 12, 2005 | 7:01 am
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Don't DIS my daddy!
Originally Posted by HeHateY
Say, Adolph and Pol haven't gotten much use in the past few years...
My father's name was Adolph. He was in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Most people just called him Dutch
Aug 12, 2005 | 8:15 am
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"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. . .
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. . .
Aug 12, 2005 | 9:53 am
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Originally Posted by docmonkey
My wife and I are expecting a baby early next year. We want to avoid giving him/her a name that would come up as a match with one of the names on the do-not-fly list. From what Ive read in other posts, even a newborn infant is presumed to be a terrorist threat if there is a name match.
Is there a way to check with the TSA or DHS to see if any of the names we are considering (along with our last name) will cause problems?
It's a shame that our country has come to this, but even if we really fell in love with a particular baby name, wed decide on something else if we knew it would cause airport harassment for us and for our child.
Is there a way to check with the TSA or DHS to see if any of the names we are considering (along with our last name) will cause problems?
It's a shame that our country has come to this, but even if we really fell in love with a particular baby name, wed decide on something else if we knew it would cause airport harassment for us and for our child.
Aug 12, 2005 | 10:59 am
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Originally Posted by michaelchertoff
In the spirit of this thread, I'd consider naming him or her "ImwithParanoid"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8705746/
How would you like to have one of those names?
Aug 12, 2005 | 11:06 am
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I don't think that you are being paranoid, just cautious. Who knows what the list will contain by the time that your child is old enough to be searched. I would assume (and we all know what happens when you do that) that soon we will all be fingerprinted and eye scaned and submit bodily fluids for steroid testing every time we go to the airport. Give him/her something that she'll be proud of...not Moon Unit or Dweezil.
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Aug 12, 2005 | 11:23 am
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Originally Posted by docmonkey
If you really think I'm paranoid for considering potential TSA harassment in naming the child, read this article:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8705746/
How would you like to have one of those names?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8705746/
How would you like to have one of those names?
Aug 12, 2005 | 11:45 am
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No doubt somewhere, someone of Asian background is named Noh Way.
When the Man with Badge says "Tell me your name", . . .
SSSS line going to move real slow that day.
When the Man with Badge says "Tell me your name", . . .
SSSS line going to move real slow that day.
Aug 15, 2005 | 8:56 am
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Originally Posted by Flaflyer
No doubt somewhere, someone of Asian background is named Noh Way.
When the Man with Badge says "Tell me your name", . . .
SSSS line going to move real slow that day.
When the Man with Badge says "Tell me your name", . . .
SSSS line going to move real slow that day.
