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this is sad
Posted: March 28, 2005, 2:25 pm
by Tenuvil
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?si ... 26/1732258
Kid Named After Everquest Character
Posted by Zonk on Saturday March 26, @02:22PM
from the my-precious-brain dept.
eToychest writes "Sony Online Entertainment just sent notice that some poor baby has been named after a character in EverQuest. Apparently players really, really love this game. Case in point: player Tabitha Ayers gave birth to a baby girl January 6, 2005, and promptly named her Firiona Vie Ayers, in honor of EverQuest's famous spokes-elf. The path to geekdom for this child has aready been paved in 12-sided dice and character sheets." At this point I think it's safe to say that SOE is going to be the cause of the downfall of Civilization.
Posted: March 28, 2005, 2:28 pm
by Lohrno
This is me not very surprised.
At least they didn't lock their screaming baby in the closet till it died...
Posted: March 28, 2005, 2:28 pm
by Mr Bacon
Firiona Vie?
She could have at least chosen a better name from the huge list.
Posted: March 28, 2005, 2:30 pm
by Diae Soulmender
Im gonna name my kid "a Giant Rat"!
Posted: March 28, 2005, 2:35 pm
by miir
I'm going to name my firstborn Tunat`Muram Cuu Vauax
Posted: March 28, 2005, 2:38 pm
by Winnow
I would have went for An_Orc_Pawn_01 or A_Fungus_Spore.
I'd go with a Froglok name but they're probably already too popular with kids.
Posted: March 28, 2005, 2:48 pm
by Mr Bacon
Firiona:
She's going to PK her parents IRL.
Posted: March 28, 2005, 2:50 pm
by Chidoro
I guess my firstborn is going to be plagued with the name Gimp.
Posted: March 28, 2005, 3:07 pm
by noel
THE APOCALYPSE IS NIGH!
Posted: March 28, 2005, 3:24 pm
by Vannoth
No shit name it after something uber, like me.
What makes me more sad about this is KNOWING the people back at SOE are trying to figure some way they can use this to market EQ.
Posted: March 28, 2005, 3:29 pm
by Coatlicue [KoE]
I think i'll choose Jobaber for my firstborn. My hubby played a Necro for 4 years, after all...
*rolls eyes*
how sad!
Posted: March 28, 2005, 3:36 pm
by Sirensa
I don't think it's that bad. All names come from somewhere anyways. Although they could have just used Firiona and skipped the Vie part to make it less cheesy. Though I can think of worse names.
Posted: March 28, 2005, 3:38 pm
by Vannoth
I have a friend in San Diego named Nimrondella.
Very vague LOTR lore reference. I guess her parents were major hippies. She goes by "Nimmie"
Posted: March 28, 2005, 3:39 pm
by Sylvos
Sirensa wrote:I don't think it's that bad. All names come from somewhere anyways. Although they could have just used Firiona and skipped the Vie part to make it less cheesy. Though I can think of worse names.
says the woman who wanted to name twins Luke and Leia!
Posted: March 28, 2005, 3:44 pm
by Sylvos
ok actually *I* was the one that wanted to name them LUke and Leia but only as a joke.
Posted: March 28, 2005, 4:47 pm
by Marbus
Wow... I guess all names do have to come from somewhere and I agree the first part isn't too bad... almost seems kind of Gailec. However that being said I think this person REALLY need to take a break from EQ longer than the 15 or 20 minutes it took to concieve this child
Marb
Posted: March 28, 2005, 5:36 pm
by Winnow
Marbus wrote: However that being said I think this person REALLY need to take a break from EQ longer than the 15 or 20 minutes it took to concieve this child
Marb
You don't need to take a break from EQ for that. Use your imagination!
Posted: March 29, 2005, 5:32 pm
by Ashur
Coatlicue [KoE] wrote:I think i'll choose Jobaber for my firstborn.
I named the kitten Jabober years ago.
It turned out to be appropriate as she grew up to be a cat. She has shitty pathing and has almost gotten me killed 3x. She did wipe an EQ raid once by jumping on the keyboard and causing my character to dart out of a safe spot while everyone was afk.
Posted: March 31, 2005, 7:58 pm
by Skogen
Ashur wrote:Coatlicue [KoE] wrote:I think i'll choose Jobaber for my firstborn.
I named the kitten Jabober years ago.
It turned out to be appropriate as she grew up to be a cat. She has shitty pathing and has almost gotten me killed 3x. She did wipe an EQ raid once by jumping on the keyboard and causing my character to dart out of a safe spot while everyone was afk.
lol!!!
Posted: March 31, 2005, 11:27 pm
by Trias
i will name my first born Kaas Thoxx Xi Aten Ha Ra...and call him/her Aten blob for short
Posted: April 1, 2005, 4:01 am
by Canelek
Like my trusted SK pet for many years.... Goner.
Posted: April 1, 2005, 9:36 am
by Lynxe
That is one damn cute baby!
I know of a person with the first name "Blue" and last name "Lake".
I kid you not.
Posted: April 8, 2005, 12:20 am
by icknay
aww she's a cute lil high elf. and Firiona isn't such a bad name, despite where it came from.