[Cialug] OT, big time. If you named your child NUL

[reinstall hell]

yes, i understand what the thread is about. i'm just saying that you 
can't legally name someone w/o there being room on the certificate(legal 
document) to make it legal.

Barry Von Ahsen wrote:

> um, maybe you should re-read this thread from the beginning :)
>
> -barry
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> reinstall hell wrote:
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>> don't know if theres room on birth certificates for >1024 characters..
>>
>>
>> Barry Von Ahsen wrote:
>>
>>> Claus wrote:
>>>
>>>> No, naming a child Null wouldn't (shouldn't) cause any problems in 
>>>> application that use some kind of database.  Of course Dave Weis' 
>>>> suggestion of using special character would cause trouble.  Besides 
>>>> how would you pronounce that.
>>>>
>>>> Working at the university and having to deal with names in 
>>>> databases I did encounter lots of weird things.  People without a 
>>>> first name doesn't seem to be uncommon.  Some of these even have a 
>>>> middle name.  Then there can be spaces in last or first names and 
>>>> who knows what.
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> yes, you should have a last name with a space.  my names:
>>> Barry Von Ahsen (cannonical)
>>> Barry Vonahsen
>>> Von Ahsen Barry
>>> Von Barry Ahsen
>>> Von Barry
>>> Barry Von
>>> ....etc.  Don't forget to add misspellings to this list as well.
>>>
>>> For at least 2 semesters, my official name with the ISU registrar was
>>> Ahsen Barry Von (first, middle, last).  Good stuff.
>>>
>>> As for the original topic, I think you can name a child any thing, 
>>> so long as it has >1024 characters.  Then you can cause havoc with 
>>> all kinds of applications :)
>>>
>>> -barry
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Germany is quite more restrictive with names.  First names have to 
>>>> be approved.  You can't just name your kid "toilette" instead the 
>>>> government is protecting the child since such a name could harm the 
>>>> child.  Also first names must identify gender.  So you can't name 
>>>> your son Jennie.  Maria is a special case.  This name can be given 
>>>> to a male as well (mostly in conjunction with another first name).  
>>>> There always has to be an exception to make things screwy.
>>>>
>>>> On 1/11/2005 12:13 PM, Nathan C. Smith wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If you had a child, (an maybe you were missing a few marbles) and 
>>>>> you named
>>>>> your child Nul.  Would you mess up databases like the IRS DMV or . 
>>>>> ..?
>>>>> would you have to name them nul or null to cause the most 
>>>>> problems? Is it worse than a boy named Sue?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for playing.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Nate
>>>>>
>>>>> Nathan Smith  McKee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C.  515.288.3667  
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