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Lego Metallica

Brett Singer — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:50:00 GMT

YouTube + Metallica + Someone With Time on Their Hands = Good Times.

Tech writer Sarah Lacy (Business Week, Yahoo! Finance) posted a video of the classic Metallica tune "Whiplash," as performed by, you know, Lego pieces.

Lego Metallica - Whiplash

I doubt Ole Kirk Christiansen could ever have imagined that the simple toy he created would lead to… well, whatever you want to call this.

What's even funnier is that there are multiple vids of Lego pieces doing Metallica songs. Here is "One" and below you can see "Whisky in the Jar." These two efforts are more like re-creations of the music videos, but still quite amusing.

Whiskey in the jar - Metallica (Lego)

Source: SarahLacy.com

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Preventing "Elvis Pilot Inspektor": When Bad Names Happen to Good Babies

Amy Kuras — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:02:00 GMT

The sensible Swedes strike again! We've written before about the fact that every baby's name has to be registered with Swedish tax authorities, and it can shoot down a baby's name if it's just too silly.

Their latest victim? Parents who want to name their five-month-old baby girl Elvis. As in hunka hunka burnin' love Elvis.

The parents reportedly considered it a name that's "both pretty and gender-neutral" and are not Elvis fans at all. I've gotta wonder if maybe just messing with the Skatterverket (the Tax Authority's name) has become a sport for bored or daring Swedish parents. After all, a couple successfully appealed the tribunal's rejection of the name Mettalica for their daughter, and a change in the law was suggested to help a couple who wanted to name their child Superman.

Honestly, I wish we had such a thing here. And I volunteer to be in charge of it. My kids have traditional old person names that fit them well, and that pass the all-important Supreme Court Justice test. I hate, HATE, trendy names (stop with the Caden, Braden, etc., people), "creative" spellings (Xavier does NOT start with a Z!) and just plain goofiness (Pilot Inspektor? Really?).

Your kid's name is not your chance to make a little joke, express your creativity or reaffirm your trendiness. It's how they identify to the world, and a prime opportunity to learn the Not About You lesson of parenthood.

Metallica Dude and Gladiator Chick Have a Baby

Kelly Mills — Mon, 28 May 2007 13:08:00 GMT

Soooo, what kind of breaking news is so urgent it can't possibly wait until the end of a long holiday weekend? That's right: Lars Ulrich and Connie Nielsen had a baby. Uh, last Monday. As you know, Lars is the drummer for Metallica, and Connie has been in films like Gladiator and Brothers, and shows like Law & Order: SVU. And here's a fun internet fact: both are Danish-born. The things you can learn with a simple Google search!

They decided to name the baby boy Napster. Or Bryce Thadeus Ulrich-Nielsen. One or the other, because I hear "Metallica" as a kid's name was just too popular. (Who wants to be known as "Metallica N." in class?) The littlest addition joins a family of boys: Nielsen's son, Sebastian, from a previous relationship, and Ulrich's two sons, Myles and Layne, from his marriage to Skylar Satenstein.

Now back in the early '90s I had this speedfreak roommate who loved Metallica, and she played their self-titled album non-stop in her room at high volume twenty-four hours a day. I know all the lyrics to all the songs, and not on purpose. I understand that's not your fault, Lars, but if this little one isn't a such a good sleeper, I'm going to have to work hard to lather up some sympathy. Enter sandman, heh heh...

Swedish Couple Fights Government to Name Baby "Metallica"

Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:01:00 GMT

It seems we can't get enough of RAWK on Strollerderby, and this story is no exception: A Swedish couple is battling their government for the right to name their daughter after a legendary rock band.

Who knew that in Sweden your kid's name needs to be "cleared" by the tax board before a social security-like national ID number can be issued? (Not me.) I suppose this is so people don't name their kids effed-up names like Pilot Inspektor, Moxie Crimefighter, or Wallie.

Sweden's tax agency ixnayed Michael and Karolina Tomaro's application to name their 6-month-old daughter after their favorite band. Mom says the name "suits her," and that her daughter is "decisive and she knows what she wants."

Although little Metallica has already been baptized, the Swedish National Tax Board refused to register the name, saying it was associated with both the rock group and the word "metal." (NO! Not the word "metal!")

Bets? Who thinks they're going to have to change her name to Alanis Morissette?