Court lets man change name to 'Variable'

[LincolnMcGrath]

SANTA FE, N.M. -- Just in time for Christmas, Snaphappy Fishsuit Mokiligon got a gift from the state Court of Appeals: a name change. The Albuquerque resident's new name will be Variable.

The appeals court ruled this week that a state district judge in Bernalillo County didn't provide sufficient reason for denying Mokiligon's name change application.

The three-judge panel issued a formal opinion in order to clarify the standards that district courts must use in such cases.

While some states require petitioners to show good reasons for name changes, New Mexico doesn't, the court said.


http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2004/12/23/court_lets_man_change_name_to_variable/

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. what got me

was the judge who rejected the petition thought "Variable" was offensive and bizarre. What did he think of Snaphappy Fishsuit????

[Oddly Stevenson]

2. He should have went all the way.....

...and changed his name to Variable Speed Drill.

[pinniped]

5. LOL!...good one. Or Variable Speed Drill Bit.

.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

3. I bet nobody opens this guy's e-mails

He's got the kind of name that appears on 'free viagra' spam, like Questingly J. Countertop.

[pinniped]

4. This guy is trying to copy one of Tom Clancy's characters in...

Clear and Present Danger.

[Deja Q]

6. I wish I could change my name to 'Name Removed'...

:evilgrin:

That or

'Hypnopotamus'

[crispini]

7. Hm, if that was his LAST name, then is first name could be

"Boolean." Or "Floating Point."

I actually kinda like those! "Hey, Boolean, how ya doin?" "Just fine, Floating, wassup with you?"

[steely]

9. ...or even "Integer", or "Real Number", maybe "Star".

variable - sheesh

[cestpaspossible]

8. It's SPELLED 'Variable' but it's PRONOUNCED

'Smokes too much'

[skygazer]

10. One of my favorite Python routines

Welcome to DU, cestpaspossible! :hi:

[Orangepeel]

11. I bet the first judge misread the petition...

and thought he wanted to change his name TO "snaphappy fishsuit". WTF was wrong with his parents?

[CJCRANE]

12. That's almost as bad

as being called "Dunno", "Depends" or "Pardon".