Enjoying the JourneyWhat Would you do for $100 in Gas?
July 24th 2008 04:07
What Would you do for $100 in Gas?
David Partlin of Orlando, Florida will apparently go to great lengths to get what probably equals little more than two tanks of gas.
A pair Central Florida radio hosts offered a $100 gas card to the listener who called up with the most interesting thing for trade. Partlin called in and offered to name his son, who will be born this winter, anything they wanted. Hosts Richard Dixon and J. Willoughby declared him the winner. The name they have chosen for the baby is “Dixon and Willoughby” Partlin. The Partlin’s won’t get their gas card until Dixon and Willoughby see the actual birth certificate with the name on it.
Partlin’s girlfriend Samantha took the news well. She simply said, “at least my son will have an interesting story about how he got his name.”
So, $100 in gas, and a sort of amusingly sad story about how he got the name is worth the scars this poor kid will have for the rest of his life. This is a ridiculous situation. It is a shame that the two of them can’t be declared unfit parents before the baby is born. I mean it is one thing to see a grown adult selling their name to a place like Golden Palace online casino, they have the right to make up their own mind on the matter. They also get a lot more than a $100 gas card! Poor, poor little Dixon and Willoughby Partlin, hit parents will probably sell the rights to add a full length back tattoo on him when he is two years old for a $50 Wal*Mart gift card. It is starting to make more and more sense to me how some countries have laws in place where they can actually turn down certain names if they are too ridiculous.
I will leave you with two questions.
1) How much would you have to be paid to legally change your name to whatever the highest bidder chose?
2) How much would you have to be paid to sell away the rights to name your unborn child, if there is a price?
David Partlin of Orlando, Florida will apparently go to great lengths to get what probably equals little more than two tanks of gas.
A pair Central Florida radio hosts offered a $100 gas card to the listener who called up with the most interesting thing for trade. Partlin called in and offered to name his son, who will be born this winter, anything they wanted. Hosts Richard Dixon and J. Willoughby declared him the winner. The name they have chosen for the baby is “Dixon and Willoughby” Partlin. The Partlin’s won’t get their gas card until Dixon and Willoughby see the actual birth certificate with the name on it.
Partlin’s girlfriend Samantha took the news well. She simply said, “at least my son will have an interesting story about how he got his name.”
So, $100 in gas, and a sort of amusingly sad story about how he got the name is worth the scars this poor kid will have for the rest of his life. This is a ridiculous situation. It is a shame that the two of them can’t be declared unfit parents before the baby is born. I mean it is one thing to see a grown adult selling their name to a place like Golden Palace online casino, they have the right to make up their own mind on the matter. They also get a lot more than a $100 gas card! Poor, poor little Dixon and Willoughby Partlin, hit parents will probably sell the rights to add a full length back tattoo on him when he is two years old for a $50 Wal*Mart gift card. It is starting to make more and more sense to me how some countries have laws in place where they can actually turn down certain names if they are too ridiculous.
I will leave you with two questions.
1) How much would you have to be paid to legally change your name to whatever the highest bidder chose?
2) How much would you have to be paid to sell away the rights to name your unborn child, if there is a price?
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Well technically petroleum is the crude oil product that comes out of the ground. Our "gasoline" is the equivalent of your "petrol" is a product of the petroleum after it is distilled and refined a whole bunch. I know that's not what you meant, but I had to say it anyway. lol
Plus Americans are lazy. Even "Petrol" is too long a word, so we made it "Gasoline" and shortened it to Gas. lol Now THAT explains it all.
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