Amory
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God that thread was so good.Yes. Name him Kale Breckin instead.
Anyway, I wouldn't go with Ben Lada. It does sound a lot like Bin Laden and kids are the worst with name teasing anyway
God that thread was so good.Yes. Name him Kale Breckin instead.
He's not going to be a big deal to kids in ten years. They'll read his name as a footnote about an attack that happened almost 20 years before they were born and remember him as well as kids remember most other historical figures that they learn about in school and probably get him confused with Saddam Hussein.I can't imagine why you think the person that orchestrated the biggest attack in US history which killed 3,000 people wouldn't be a big deal.
Are you going to build a time machine and go back in time to kill him and erase him from the history books? Because that's the only way. Cool if you are going to do that.
Yes. Name him Kale Breckin instead.
Bin Laden will have been dead for like 17 years when your kid is 10, which is the age kids might start making fun of his name...So I think you're safe. Sure they'll learn about 9/11 probably, but I doubt it will be a big deal.
Well you have to tell us what it is now that you brought it up!
You guys will make fun of meIs it Osama Bin Laden?
You guys will make fun of me
bin ladin will be out of the public zeitgeist by the time he's old enough to care about his name
by the time he's a teen it will have been 30 years since 9/11
A lifetime of explaining how his parents named him Benjamin
Because there wasn't mass outrage over that fact? Nor was it continuously brought up in a negative way by right-wing talk radio and Fox News...America elected a guy with the middle name Hussein president. I'm sure your kid will be fine.
You going for "ben see a lotta...?" or expecting people to take liberties and go the "see ya lata[later]" route?The obvious solution is give him a middle name that sets up a soft-ball lightning rod to distract from your Bin Laden tribute. I suggest "Benjamin Sia Lada". Either that, or train your environment and kid to abbreviate his name to "Benji". I wouldn't worry too much about it either way. Just pick the names you two like.
I'm thinking the latter. If the name spoken out loud, no one's going to think of Bin Laden when you hear "Benjamin Lotta". The shitty jokes could appear when it's being read aloud by someone who doesn't know how it's pronounced.You going for "ben see a lotta...?" or expecting people to take liberties and go the "see ya lata[later]" route?
Kids and teenagers will find a way to make fun of someone if they want to, whether it's the name or something else.Many people are saying it's fine but I'm almost sure a name like this will be made fun of by other kids or teenagers at least a couple times in his lifetime.
Name him after Pokemon #204, then say you did it because you're a fan of Rupert Holmes.
No lmao
you guys are fine
Man, I thought SOMEBODY would get this.
Yes. Name him Kale Breckin instead.
America elected a guy with the middle name Hussein president. I'm sure your kid will be fine.
My name is Ben Lada or Benjamin Lada.
Haha I think I've been talked out of it, plus I've already poisoned the well for myself anyway. I do think it sounds like a solid name! Oh well, the search continues.
bin ladin will be out of the public zeitgeist by the time he's old enough to care about his name
by the time he's a teen it will have been 30 years since 9/11