Swedes Come to Their Senses

Only moments after the previous post, it came to my attention that Swedish Courts ruled that the parents could name their kid Metallica after all. "No problem" said Chief Judge Arne Saknussen, a wise and gentle former blacksmith from Haverskrijt."Metallica is good strong name for Swedish child" he repeated in that annoying, nasally sing-song so often mimicked by Minnesotans. Her parents, buoyed by the ruling, vowed to name their next child "Oingo Boingo" or Sheryl Crow.

Socialist Countries Say Metallica is Ugly

I noticed in the news that some Swedish couple was having a snit with their Tax Authority about the name they chose for their child. Seems they wanted a daughter named "Metallica". Not the Swedish translation for "Metallica" (which I think is "urgenblenser" or something like that) but "Metallica". As in Metallica Johanssenborg. Or Metallica Svensk. The snit arose because the Tax Authority opined that the name was already taken by a band ("Judas Priest") and it was associated with "metal". One Minister of Taxing the People also thought the name was "ugly". Why the snit? Because the Taxing Authority has to "approve" (yes, I do like quotation marks""""") the names that are added to the Tax Rolls. Screw 'em, you say. Name the kid Anneke, and call her "Metallica"! Those socialists. Always trying to control the people. We in the United States don't know how good we have it. Absolute freedom to name our kids anything we want, and no one can seem to come up with anything more original than Justin, Nicole, or Annabel. Meanwhile, the Swedish parents are sticking to their guns (even though they can't own any) and naming the kid "Metallica", and the Taxing Authority (which probably does have and carry guns, considering the tax rate in Sweden) is sticking to theirs. More on this later.