in the news
The child called @
Now I’ve seen it all.
Just read this article about a Chinese couple who were “seeking a distinctive and modern name for their child” when they tried to name their baby the ‘at’ symbol. That’s right, a kid called @.
I can just imagine that poor kid trying to have a phone conversation wherein he tries to call about a job.
HR representative: Hello, who is calling please?
@: Hi, I’m @
HR representative: Excuse me? Where are you at?
@: No, I’m @. the symbol.
HR representative: You’re at the symbol? Where’s that?
@: No, my name is @, the symbol.
HR representative: Your name is at the symbol. Ok. So you can’t just TELL ME your name? You have to make me go find it at this symbol place?
@: I AM telling you! It’s @!
HR representative: It sat? What sat?
@: It IS @!
HR representative:Whatever dude. (hangs up).
@: MOTHER!!!!!! I’m going to KILL YOU!!!
It makes me think that I should name my next child #. Or maybe . Or ^ (but how do you say that one?)
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That opens a lot of possibilities for baby naming. I wonder if my wife will let me name our baby 01001110 01101001 01110010 01101101 01100001 01101100 01100001. We could call her 01 for short.
How about $$ since that’s what you need!?!
I like # unless it’s a girl then *. What do you call ^ Jenny???