my cousin's first holy communion
dad is bored and dad is loud. he is flicking through the programme.

"ETHAN," he "whispers" to my mum, oblivious of the church factor. "ETHAN. what sort of a fucking name is ETHAN?"

at which the annoyed man in front turns around and hisses, "actually that's my son." dad is unphased and he does not get embarrassment. or apologies.

"well i've never heard of it." and they eyeball one another, each clearly thinking the other stupid and ignorant.

both were correct.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 9:46, 3 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

What a hunt

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 9:47, Reply)

Was this not long after Mission Impossible came out by any chance?
That seemed to be when the name suddenly became popular.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 9:49, Reply)

i have no idea when MI came out
but my cousin is now 15 and they would have been 7 at the time. so he would have been named in about 1997?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 9:51, Reply)

Film was 1996, which fits. ..

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 9:54, Reply)

.... i knew he was a twat

( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 9:54, Reply)

My brother in law wanted to call his son Ethan for that reason.
sis in law put her foot down, fortunately.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 10:02, Reply)

he had a lucky escape

( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 10:06, Reply)

Names being inspired by films/songs/etc make me sad
I recently saw an 13/14 year old child called 'Tequila'.

That song was fucking awful anyway, but to name a child after it? Sad.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 10:09, Reply)

The correct answer was it is a name of Hebrew origin that means firm, strong and long-lived.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 9:50, Reply)

it's still a shit name

( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 9:51, Reply)

Just call him Methane

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 9:53, Reply)

you're a total Ethan Hunt.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 9:54, Reply)

has the pineapple killed it yet?

( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 9:55, Reply)

Haha

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 9:56, Reply)

no
She came out for a cuddle earlier on.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 9:56, Reply)

Indubitably.
Sounds like Yank bollocks.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 9:55, Reply)

Like my erections

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 10:37, Reply)