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Al • Wednesday 2nd April 2008 18:03 GMT
Coat

...It's not April 1st anymore.

@Hang on... 

Adam Potts • Thursday 3rd April 2008 06:10 GMT

Scry init.

Adm

Another area for the Nanny State to take over. 

Anonymous Coward • Thursday 3rd April 2008 09:32 GMT
Coat

The goverment should empower registry offices to issue names on a rotation basis of just a handful of say 10 names. Since most of the parents giving their kids these names no doubt expect the state to bring up them up, why not.

Little to do with txt. 

W • Thursday 3rd April 2008 12:54 GMT
Dead Vulture

1. "Text-speak baby names" -> Dail Fail nonsense. Predictive text = RIP TXT SPK.

2. more like "a genuine misspelling or just an attempt by parents to give their kids unique labels" -> Cud bee eevur. Fik or krazy mumz n dadz lol.

3. "many kids leave mobile phones on overnight" -> As does the vast majority of the adult population. Who turns their phone off at night? Do you unplug your landline phone too?

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