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Xtine66 discovered 25 months ago- Teen's Name Changed After Years of Mockery Vietnamese Father Agrees to Change Son's Odd Name After Lifetime of Ridicule HANOI, Vietnam Jul 7, 2006 (AP)-- After nearly two decades of ridicule, a father has agreed to change his son's name from "Fined Six Thousand and Five Hundred" the amount he was forced to pay in local currency for ignoring Vietnam's two-child policy. Angry he was being fined for having a fifth child, Mai Xuan Can named his son Mai Phat Sau Nghin Ruoi after the amount he was forced to pay 6,500 dong (50 cents), said Dai Cuong village chief Nguyen Huy Thuong. In 1999, local government officials tried to persuade Can to change the name because the boy was constantly being teased by classmates at school. But Can, a former People's Committee official, refused to back down, Thuong said. They appealed to him again recently, and this time it worked. "I told him that as his son is growing up, he should have another name not that weird name and he finally agreed," Thuong said. The son, now 19, finally got a new name: Mai Hoang Long, which means golden dragon. Wow - it must be so cool to have such an intelligent, kind, understanding, compassionate, thoroughly non-vindictive father. Kid oughta change his surname as well!
- DMAlterman rated 25 months ago
- From the page: "HANOI, Vietnam Jul 7, 2006 (AP)%u2014 After nearly two decades of ridicule, a father has agreed to change his son's name from "Fined Six Thousand and Five Hundred" the amount he was forced to pay in local currency for ignoring Vietnam's two-child policy. Angry he was being fined for having a fifth child, Mai Xuan Can named his son Mai Phat Sau Nghin Ruoi after the amount he was forced to pay 6,500 dong (50 cents), said Dai Cuong village chief Nguyen Huy Thuong. In 1999, local government officials tried to persuade Can to change the name because the boy was constantly being teased by classmates at school. But Can, a former People's Committee official, refused to back down, Thuong said. They appealed to him again recently, and this time it worked. "I told him that as his son is growing up, he should have another name not that weird name and he finally agreed," Thuong said. The son, now 19, finally got a new name: Mai Hoang Long, which means golden dragon. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed."
- kjp78 rated 25 months ago
- the real "50cents" or is it 6,500 dong! Reminds me of "Catch 22" by Joseph Heller - the guy names his son Major Major who later enlists in the air force and is promoted within a day from recruit to Major by an IBM Eniac type computer with a cruel sense of humor. Major Major Major!
- lizisunreal rated 25 months ago
- THAT'S A SAD STORY WITH A GOOD ENDING.
- umanor rated 25 months ago
- I've heard of parents resenting their children before, but this is a whole new level of stupidity... From the page: "HANOI, Vietnam Jul 7, 2006 (AP)%u2014 After nearly two decades of ridicule, a father has agreed to change his son's name from "Fined Six Thousand and Five Hundred" the amount he was forced to pay in local currency for ignoring Vietnam's two-child policy. Angry he was being fined for having a fifth child, Mai Xuan Can named his son Mai Phat Sau Nghin Ruoi after the amount he was forced to pay 6,500 dong (50 cents), said Dai Cuong village chief Nguyen Huy Thuong. In 1999, local government officials tried to persuade Can to change the name because the boy was constantly being teased by classmates at school. But Can, a former People's Committee official, refused to back down, Thuong said. They appealed to him again recently, and this time it worked. "I told him that as his son is growing up, he should have another name not that weird name and he finally agreed," Thuong said. The son, now 19, finally got a new name: Mai Hoang Long, which means golden dragon."
- gabizago rated 25 months ago
- Poor kid.
- compuveg rated 25 months ago
- Let's just call him the real 50 cent.
- Zinggniz3 rated 25 months ago
- Love the japs! haha
