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Swedish Couple Fights Government to Name Baby "Metallica"
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?
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Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amJust imagine having that kid riding around in the back of your car
“Carseat! Imprisoning me!
Hands and my feet!
Absolute horror
I’m gonna cry! I’m gonna cry!
Trapped in my chair
Carseat my holding ceeeelll.”Or something like that.
RachelZ commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amI’m surprised Lars Ullrich hasn’t tried to sue their asses. That band tries to sue EVERYONE for any reason. I think they even tried to sue Maybelline or some other makeup company for naming an eyeliner or somesuch “Metallica.”
Are there restrictions on naming your kid with a copyrighted name?
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