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| Don't Name Your Baby: What's Wrong with Every Name in the Book | 
 enlarge | Author: David Narter
Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $7.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (17 reviews)
Sales Rank: 633073
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 5.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 1581821913
Dewey Decimal Number: 929.4403
EAN: 9781581821918
ASIN: 1581821913
Publication Date: May 2001
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Product Description
Choosing a name is one of the first things expectant parents do. Thus, David Narter has created Don't Name Your Baby: What's Wrong with Every Name in the Book as a help to parents-to-be as they consider a name for their new-born. Here at last is the book that recognises that choosing what not to name a baby is probably as important as choosing its name. A name affects who a person will become - a lousy name is almost always the doorway to a lousy childhood. Parents should know their child will be harassed, no matter what name is given, but they must also consider the potential downside of the names they are pondering for their child. Sample entries are: * Amy: Amy has such a cutesy, juvenile feel that most girls named Amy never get promoted. * Andrea: Oh my God! Means "manly" in Greek. * Charles: Prince Charles has ruined this name for everyone. * Chrystal: So you're going to name your baby after a shiny rock? * Harold: Most Harolds tend to marry women named Gladys. So until Gladys picks up, you might want to stay away from this one or your boy will be lonely. * Jesse: A name inextricably linked to America's most famous killer. Good choice. * Jordan: You're naming your little girl after a 220-pound male athlete!? Have you considered Butkus? Larry? Wilt? Kobie? * Tammy: There are some things from which a name can never recover, and five pounds of eye-liner is one of them. As an added benefit, Don't Name Your Baby provides lists of names for ugly babies, babies who will be old before their time, dog names, faddish names, names no one can live up to, names that guarantee your child will get beaten up at school, names for jobless babies, scented names, and the ultimate list of steady, reliable names.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 Not Quite... April 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Sooo this book is kinda sorta not really funny. Look someone is selling their used copy for 3 cents that should give you an idea of how pleased you will be with your purchase. I'd save this one for the easily entertained.
 Get ready for a laugh- and remember it's for FUN! August 11, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I LOVED this book- I know there are a few who find it demeaning and rude, but that's kind of the point. If you're seriously searching for a name, this isn't your book- this is just for fun and laughs and the author even makes fun of his own name! After you've bought the 25,000 names books, this is a great one to thumb through- we all know it isn't meant to be serious!! I've never laughed so hard! It's a good gag shower gift (or for someone who has picked out a name you don't like!! :)) and I buy it for all my friends- who have a sense of humor!! :) Enjoy!
 Don't buy unless you have a sense of humor January 7, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you have a sense of humor, than this book is hilarious. It's a great way to lighten the mood while trying to debate a name for your child. It's not meant to be serious. It's not meant to be a true resource. It's meant to be funny and it achieves it's goal. If you want "smart" comedy, buy something else. If you want something to make you laugh while considering names for your baby, this is the book for you. It's funny even if you're not naming a baby. But don't take it seriously. The author doesn't. Why should you?
A must have book! June 28, 2004
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book is so funny.I laughed through the whole book.Makes you think twice before naming your kids.Enjoy it but dont take offense to it.If you are about to have a baby or know someone who is then you can't go wrong with this book.This book is an ideal gift for everyone even if you just want to give a funny gift.Your friends and family will love you for this book.
 Not great! Deserves No Stars!!!!! June 24, 2004
3 out of 17 found this review helpful
Okay! If you really need to know about how every name on the planet can be ridiculed you could buy this book but why bother!
Children who tease each other for their names on school playgrounds world wide will be more clever and not so smug, cynical and snide!
So go to any local school play ground and listen awhile. It's cheaper. Pick a name that you love and buy something nice for your baby with the money that you might have spent on this foolish book. No stars! Except this automatic review system made me use a least one.
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