Swedish couple try to name baby ‘Metallica’...
And become worlds biggest idiots in the process
As reported by The Associated Press:
METALLICA may work as a name for a heavy metal band, but a Swedish couple is struggling to persuade authorities it's also suitable for a baby girl.
"It suits her," Karolina Tomaro, 27, said Tuesday (April 3) of the name. "She's decisive and she knows what she wants."
Although little METALLICA has already been baptized, the Swedish National Tax Board refused to register the name, saying it was associated with both the rock group and the word "metal."
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Tomaro, who has appealed the decision, said the official handling the case also called the name "ugly."
The couple was backed by the County Administrative Court in Gothenburg, which ruled on March 13 that there was no reason to block the name. It also noted that there already is a woman in
The tax agency appealed to a higher court, frustrating the family's foreign travel plans.
"We've had to cancel trips and can't get anywhere because we can't get her a passport without an approved name," Tomaro said.
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If the couple is reading this, and I’m sure they are, I beg of you: DO NOT CURSE THIS CHILD! I’m putting my disposition towards children aside here, because really, Metallica haven’t been good for about 18 years. Thanks Bob Rock.
This also begs the question: Has ‘St.Anger’ been released in
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