andrea's spare time

ok... i don't normally rip a news story off the a.p. wire for my blog, but i just read this... and i'm scratching my head.

here's the news:

Swedish authorities say parents can now name their newborns "Budweiser" or "Metallica" if they so wish. For decades, Swedish tax authorities had banned parents from naming their children after fast food chains, rock bands or their favorite brand of beer.

But tax authority spokesman Lars Tegenfeldt says the guidelines have been relaxed. He says "there is nothing negative about a namelike Coca-Cola or McDonald's today. In the 1970s, maybe it was."

Still, authorities are drawing the line at giving children swearwords for names. And forget about naming your child God, Allah or Devil.

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i'm scratching my head because it never occurred to me that you could be stopped from naming your child anything you wanted. and then again, i scratch my head because i can't imagine a parent needing to have these restrictions. 

but now that sweden has relaxed the law, you gotta think this will put an idea in some parents head... and swedish babies will pay for it for the rest of their lives.

so what do you think? know anyone who gave their child a horrible name?

or let's have some fun! if you were to name a child after a rock band/brand/store. what would it be? 

i'll start:   how about naming a little girl "taco belle"!