Our coworker picked an AWFUL baby name for her future son!

This is Andrea H., one of our coworkers here at the Mighty 98.  Doesn’t she look sweet?  But yesterday, we found out she was planning to commit a terrible crime!

We were talking about the feuding friends who were wrangling over the same baby name and how women often choose their baby names long before they ever plan to have a baby.  We asked Andrea if she had already picked out her future baby names.  She said she had.  So, what would she name her baby if she had a little girl?  Stella!  We thought that was a lovely name!  Then we asked about her boy name.  Are you ready for this?

Maximus Greatness.  You heard us.  Maximus.  Greatness.  We tried to explain to her what happens to kids who have awful names once they start school, but she was not convinced.  So we told her we would poll our listeners and share with her our cumulative wisdom and experience.  We told Andrea that it never goes well for the kid if the parents try to get clever or too cutesy with their name.  Chris actually had a friend who went to school with twin girls named Cherry and Peach Pitts.  Imagine the horror!

Tell us!  What are the worst kid names you have come across?

4.30.10.1.Don’t Do It Andrea

4.30.10.2.Just Say No To Maximus Greatness

4.30.10.4.One More Bad Name

Tracy won tickets to Walt Disney World by correctly answering all the questions in the 5 Question Quiz! Listen Monday morning for a brand new set of questions!

1. The last time this happened was in 1978.

A person died from smallpox. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Parker)  

2. There are 28 of these.

Cities in the United States named Albany. (http://www.albanyca.org/index.aspx?page=63)

3. A recent study says nearly 2/3 of women will do this, while only about 1/3 of men will. 

Wash their hands after using the bathroom. (http://geniusbeauty.com/woman-health/men-reluctant-wash-hands-bathroom/)

4. This was born in 1898.

Organized cheerleading.  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheerleading)

5. Over 90% of Americans use these.

Cell phones. (http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/03/wireless-survey-91-of-americans-have-cell-phones.ars) 

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4.29.10.9.American Idol Results

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CONTROVERSY!  Friends don’t steal friends’ baby names!

Dear Storm & Chris,

I am really angry at my best friend right now, when I know I should be feeling happy for her.  She just had a baby and named her Sophia.  Which just happens to be MY baby name!  When she was pregnant and we were talking about names, she mentioned Sophia and I told her that had always been what I planned to name my baby if I ever had a girl.  I thought that would be the end of it, but then the baby was born and she gave her the name anyway.  When I said something to her about it, she said I’m not married, I don’t have plans to have a baby yet and that she really loves the name.  She doesn’t think it’s a big deal to use the same name I wanted to use.  Can you “steal” a person’s baby name?  Now if I ever have a girl, I don’t think I’d name her Sophia because I assume we’ll still be friends and then our kids would have the same name.  How am I supposed to just let this go and forget about it?  Oh and to make things more awkward, I’m feeling resentful toward my friend and she wants me to be the baby’s Godmother.  I know.  I’m horrible and I really feel bad for being this way.  HELP!

“Sophia’s” mom

How can baby Sophia’s Godmother get over her resentment?  Should we pick a new best baby name for her?  Tell us!  Whats’s your advice for our feuding friends?

4.29.10.3.Friends Don’t Steal Friends’ Baby Names

4.29.10.5.Baby Name Calls

4.29.10.6.There are Averys Aplenty

4.29.10.10.Another Avery Call

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Here’s your hint: “Also Illinois and New York.”