Optimus Prime has got you covered
Optimus Prime (born 1971) is a U.S. Army Ohio National Guard
firefighter. His name is taken from the character of the same name in the Transformers
cartoon series. He legally changed his name to Optimus Prime in May of 2001, on
his 30th birthday, because the show character was like a "father
figure" for him when he was growing up. His former name has not been
disclosed. The name appears on his driver's license, military ID, and even his
uniform. Maybe on his next birthday he'll be Megatron.
Winner Lane was a Loser after all
Winner and Loser
Lane are the sixth and seventh children of Robert Lane,
respectively. They are notable primarily for their unusual first names, but
also for their fate being quite the reverse of what their names would suggest. The
only noteworthy achievement of Winner
Lane, born in 1958, is his criminal record -
nearly three dozen arrests for burglary, domestic violence, trespassing,
resisting arrest and other crimes. On the contrary, Loser Lane, born in 1961, graduated from Lafayette College
in Pennsylvania,
and joined the New York Police Department. He eventually advanced to become sergeant.
So who's the pathetic loser now?!
Cardinal Sin goes to church
Jaime Cardinal Sin, was a priest of the Roman Catholic
Church in the Philippines.
He led the Archdiocese of Manila as its archbishop and was later elevated to
the rank of cardinal by Pope Paul VI. His name prompted many jokes - a
"cardinal sin" is one of the seven deadly sins - and Sin himself made
light of it. He often referred to his residence as "the house of
Sin."... to which you're all invited, ya.
It's just a Cotton Mather
Cotton Mather (born 1663) was a socially and politically-influential
"Puritan" minister, prolific author, and pamphleteer. Author of more
than 450 books and pamphlets, Cotton Mather's ubiquitous literary works made
him one of the most influential religious leaders in America. Cotton Mather was the son
of Increase Mather, an influential minister. But his father's name is not the
Matter of this article.
How Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 learned to
spell
Pronounced /'al,bin/, Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116
was the name intended for a Swedish child who was born in 1991. The boy's
parents had planned to never legally name him at all, as a protest to the
strict child-naming rules of the Swedish government. Because the parents
(Elizabeth Hallin and an unidentified father) failed to register a name by the
boy's fifth birthday, a district court in Halmstad, southern Sweden, fined
the parents 5,000 kronor (equivalent to approximately US$ 650 or € 525).
Responding to the fine, the parents submitted the 43-character name In May
1996, claiming that it was "a pregnant, expressionistic development that
we see as an artistic creation". The parents suggested the name be
understood in the spirit of pataphysics. The court rejected the name and upheld
the fine. The parents then tried to change the spelling of the name to, simply,
"A" instead. Once again, the court did not approve of the parents'
ideas for naming, for in Sweden
it is prohibited to have a name of only one letter. The Swedish government is
boring.
Wait, it's Dr Evil's Moon Unit Zappa
Frank Zappa, the famous american singer, guitarist, composer
and satirist had four children, which he named: Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet
Emuukha Rodan, and Diva Muffin Zappa. One time when Frank was a guest on The
Tonight Show, guest-host Jay Leno asked Zappa why he had given his children
such unusual names. Zappa answered, in a casual tone of voice, "Because I
wanted to!". And that was that. In Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me,
a unit of Dr Evil's guards on the moon was called "Moon Unit Zappa".
Let the World B. Free
World B. Free (born 1953) is a former professional
basketball player who played in the NBA from 1975-1988. World was known as the
"Prince of Midair" as well as "All-World". In 1980, he had
his first name legally changed from "Lloyd" to "World".
He was a Thursday October Christian
Thursday October Christian (born October 1790) was the first
son of Fletcher Christian (leader of the mutiny on the HMAV Bounty) and his
Tahitian wife Mauatua. He was conceived on Tahiti,
and was the first child born on Pitcairn after the mutineers took refuge on the
island. Born on a Thursday in October, he was given his unusual name because
Fletcher Christian wanted his son to have "no name that will remind me of England".
But hey, isn't his name in English?
Eagle-Eye Cherry sees everything
This American-Swedish singer is known best for his hit "Save
Tonight". The name Eagle-Eye was given to him at birth because his father
thought he had the eyes of an eagle. Luckily, the father didn't noticed he also
had pig's hands.
That place on Picabo
Street
Picabo Street
(born April 3, 1971 in Triumph, Idaho) is an
American skier, now retired and living in Portland,
Oregon. She is named after the
town of Picabo, Idaho, and was raised on a small farm in
Triumph. She first joined the United States Ski Team in 1989, at the age of
17.
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