[Hero] Parents

1:03 pm EST August 10th, 2007 | News | 9 Comments

Fight the power.

Kiwis Pat and Sheena Wheaton may be forced to abandon their brave battle with authorities for the God-given right to name their son "4real", but have announced similarly creative backup plan.

If a legal challenge is not mounted, The New Zealand Herald reports the infant will bear the official handle "Superman". According to the loving couple, the boy’s family will still call him "4real".

Superman is such a better name than 4real.

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9 Responses to “[Hero] Parents”

  1. Duros62 says:
    August 10, 2007 at 1:54 pm

    Borderline child abuse, whatever they decide.

  2. zenbowl says:
    August 10, 2007 at 2:39 pm

    Giving way to the inimitable introduction: “I’m Superman, but my friends call me 4real”

  3. Quaker in a Basement says:
    August 10, 2007 at 2:43 pm

    Could be worse. They might have named him “Ape” or “Girth” or “Chug.”

  4. Duros62 says:
    August 10, 2007 at 2:44 pm

    I gotta say, Zen, that is a killer pick-up line.

  5. Duros62 says:
    August 10, 2007 at 2:44 pm

    Worst name I ever saw was Latrina.

  6. ArC says:
    August 10, 2007 at 3:07 pm

    “4Real” is stupid, but you could probably name a kid “Maeby” and get away with it, which doesn’t strike me as /that/ much better.

  7. Caged Lion says:
    August 10, 2007 at 8:20 pm

    Zen,

    LOL. That is my laugh of the day.

  8. JR says:
    August 10, 2007 at 9:25 pm

    ArC:

    That sort of thing only really flies if your father is an analytical therapist. ;)

  9. Duros62 says:
    August 11, 2007 at 11:50 am

    “Hi, I’m Superman.”

    “Are you for real?”

    “Why, yes, as a matter of fact…”