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Unemployed and desperate, a 19-year-old Sheboygan man is trying to sell one of the only things he owns — his name. Calvin Gosz has put the rights to give him a new name on eBay. He said if people can have a name like Mercedes for free, "why wouldn't McDonald's pay for me to have Ronald McDonald as a name?" Gosz said he moved to Wisconsin from Florida in September. He's filled out more than a dozen job applications, but so far no luck.
You too can be on a first-name basis with a freshman congressman from New Orleans — because people can't seem to get his last name right.
National American University is no longer suing a California pornography company that used a name the school thought was too similar: Naughty American University.
A Berlin court has upheld rulings in favor of parents who sought to name their son Djehad, a variation on the Arabic "jihad," or holy war.
A northern New Jersey man is charged with stealing a prime piece of Internet real estate and reselling it to basketball player Mark Madsen in one of the nation's first prosecutions of a suspected domain name thief.
The day Apollo 11 landed on the moon 40 years ago, it inspired Eddie Lee McGhee to name his newborn daughter after the lunar lander. But he didn't name her Eagle. He named her Module.
This October, Kelly Hildebrandt will vow to share her life with a man who already shares her name.
It’s enough to make a romantic comedy film writer drool over their keyboard. A young Meg Ryanesque Florida gal named Kelly Hildebrandt discovers a shirtless, Matthew McConaughey-type Texan with the exact same first and last name on Facebook.
When he was a kid, being Jose Martinez, Jr., was often a little annoying. He was always Little Jose to his dad's Big, and he could never tell which Jose callers wanted (especially after his voice changed).
TD Ameritrade's $20 million interest in local baseball gives it the right to call Omaha's new downtown ballpark by its name: TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.
TD Ameritrade will pay $20 million over the next 20 years for naming rights to the Omaha stadium that will be home to the College World Series.
Republicans on Wednesday abandoned an effort to label their opponents the "Democrat Socialist Party," ending a fight within the GOP ranks that reflected the divide between those who want a more centrist message and those seeking a more aggressive, conservative voice.
The Washington Redskins won another legal victory Friday in a 17-year fight with a group of American Indians who contend the football team's trademark is racially offensive.
The new $1.1 billion Dallas Cowboys stadium doesn't have an announced sponsor yet — but now it has a name.
To the untrained eye, the newest named lichen looks like orange fuzz growing on the rocks. Up close, the fuzz is made up of separate granules that very much resemble tiny candied kumquats.
Emma ousted Emily as America’s favorite name for a baby girl, according to just-released government data, while Jacob held on to the top spot for baby boy names for the 10th year in a row.
In an April 30 story about efforts to rename the swine flu virus, The Associated Press misstated the affiliation of Dr. Paul Glezen. He is at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, not Baylor University. The two are no longer affiliated.
No matter what you call it, leading experts say the virus that is scaring the world is pretty much all pig. So while the U.S. government and now the World Health Organization are taking the swine out of "swine flu," the experts who track the genetic heritage of the virus say this: If it is genetically mostly porcine and its parents are pig viruses, it smells like swine flu to them.
Officials have agreed to correct spelling errors in road signs pointing to a central Massachusetts lake with a 45-letter name. Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg in Webster has one of the world's longest place names. It's been spelled many different ways over the years. Some locals have given up and simply call it Lake Webster.
Mack Stark figures cattle raisers can appreciate the name of his west central Texas ranch and makes no apologies for the words in big black letters on the steel arch over the dirt and gravel driveway. The name's not exactly fit to print, but let's just say "Deep Droppings Cattle Co." or "Deep Excrement Cattle Co." wouldn't have the same effect. "That has a ring to it," the 75-year-old rancher said.
What's more amazing than a group of world leaders, including some countries that once were adversaries, sitting together and negotiating to fix the global economy?
Some think the idea should have been dead on arrival.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has sued on behalf of a man whose company name — "I Choose Hell Productions" — was rejected by the state.
Help Name the Cowboys' StadiumJerry Jones has been unable to sell naming rights to his new stadium because of the recession. The building needs a name, or at least a nickname.
How proud are you of your name? Do you correct people when they mispronounce it? Do you ask an dindividual how their name is pronounced when it is spelled differently then you are used to? I respect how other people feel about their name, but as for me you can call me how ever …
My full name, is written on almost nothing. Not even my driver's license, State issued I.D., had my true proper real name written out correctly. The computer uses part of my name, and assigns a number, calling that a username.
In UK, Mohammed is second most popular boys' nameIf taken together the various different spellings of Mohammed make the name the second most common name in England and Wales - and by far the most popular in both London and the West Midlands.
Couple charged in $4G theft of electricity- A couple who had their electric service under the name and Social Security number of the woman's deceased infant have been charged with stealing more than $4,000 in electricity over about four years, police said.
"My daddy is lying," child tells copsWhoever said the apple doesn't fall far from the tree is...wrong
'Dumb' NZ thief leaves his nameA thief in New Zealand has taken the unusual step of leaving his contact details at the site of his crime. The man reserved a copy of Pink Floyd's The Wall at a record shop in Christchurch, leaving his name and phone number, before robbing the till.
'Dumb' NZ thief leaves his nameA thief in New Zealand has taken the unusual step of leaving his contact details at the site of his crime. The man reserved a copy of Pink Floyd's The Wall at a record shop in Christchurch, leaving his name and phone number, before robbing the till.
On August 6th, Radioshack will be changing their name to "The Shack" in an effort to revitalize their bruised public image. They certainly aren't the first company to subscribe to the concept that image problems can be fixed with a quick name change.
Same-name couple to wed after Facebook meetingThis October, Kelly Hildebrandt will vow to share her life with a man who already shares her name.
Agency rule leaves Swedish toddler 'nameless'An arbitrary rule administered by the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) has left a two-year-old girl nameless, and her parents with a 2000 kronor ($255) fine.
A man obsessed with folk music changes his name to FolkA man in Croatia has become so obsessed with folk music that he has changed his name to Folk. The 35-year-old from the southern village of Glavice decided to discard his real name Predrag Dolic and legally changed it to Folk Dolic.
Nigaz name sparks racism debateA marketing blunder in Nigeria has got online communities all of a twitter, after a joint oil and gas venture with Russia was named Nigaz. Russia's Gazprom and Nigeria's state-operated NNPC formed the company - pronounced "nye-gaz" - last week.
M.T.A. Sells the Naming Rights to a Station, and Wants to Make More DealsSelling the name of a subway station has been a goal of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for nearly five years. But interest has been low, even for a piece of real estate so recognizable to the public.
It's heard a lot of people going into show biz, modeling, etc choose their show names as both the first and last name starting with the same letter. It's seen a lot of famous people have been that way. i.e.
Outrage over Swedish 'negro' neighbourhood An association working for Africans' rights has reacted with fury to a decision by a state agency to preserve the name of a neighbourhood called Negern ('the negro') in the western Swedish town of Karlstad.
Street name is changed from Butt Hole RoadFED-UP residents have clubbed together to change the name of their street - Butt Hole Road. They could not take any more pranksters baring their backsides for cheeky photographs.
Circuit City is back from the deadOne of the biggest and most relevant victims of this "global economic downturn" (at least to us) was Circuit City. The electronics chain closed its doors late last year, but its Web site has recently re-opened, showing that the company, at least in name, is not dead yet.
What the Heck? Say Goodbye to Who?The TV shows that got the axe by the networks and won't be coming back next season...and the dubious show that will--'Parks and Recreation' the unfunny show with Amy Poehler.
Which Gates? Obama flubs defense chief's namePresident Barack Obama sees his secretary of defense just about every day, but he still flubbed Robert Gates' name on Thursday.
Agrella: SRJC will continue e-mail policy to protect its nameSanta Rosa Junior College President Robert Agrella said Friday the school would continue efforts to remove the SRJC name from private e-mail addresses but it was not threatening to take people to court.
Boyfriend blames ADHD for genital tattoo abuseA Swedish man has claimed that his attention deficit disorder (ADHD) is to blame for the aggravated assault of his girlfriend which extended to tattooing his name and ID number on her sexual organs.
Do you have a middle name, or an initial? What is in a Name anyways?
Woman who changed her name to Pudsey Bear refused passportA mother who raised £4,000 for Children In Need by altering her name to Pudsey Bear has been refused a passport in her new name because the change was considered "frivolous."
Code Name Artichoke (Revisited)The CIA's Secret Experiments on Humans 5 part video documentary. Watch
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