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    Your Name is @ What?

    BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese couple tried to name their baby "@", claiming the character used in e-mail addresses echoed their love for the child, an official trying to whip the national language into line said on Thursday.

    The unusual name stands out especially in Chinese, which has no alphabet and instead uses tens of thousands of multi-stroke characters to represent words.
    (Source: http://africa.reuters.com/odd/news/usnMOL068758.html)
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  • #2
    so what would his name be? or, how would you say it? "at sign"
    Monkey!!!

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    • #3
      What about just 'at'?
      Formerly known as "CyberShy"
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      • #4
        Ad (sp?) being a quite common name in Thailand.
        Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
        Then why call him God? - Epicurus

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Japher
          so what would his name be?
          Screwed.
          "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
          "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain

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          • #6
            actually

            While the "@" symbol is familiar to Chinese e-mail users, they often use the English word "at" to sound it out -- which with a drawn out "T" sounds something like "ai ta", or "love him", to Mandarin speakers.

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            • #7
              A couple around here recently named their kid "Shi Thead"
              USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!
              The video may avatar is from

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              • #8
                @@gmail.com ??????
                "I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003

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                • #9
                  He can be friends with Superman aka 4Real.
                  “As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
                  "Capitalism ho!"

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                  • #10
                    umm i heard about chinese parents trying to name their kid "@" four or five years ago...
                    must be common with the chinese?

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                    • #11
                      Is there anyone the Chinese won't copy?
                      “As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
                      "Capitalism ho!"

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