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My First Name

What is in a Name?

A First Name like no other.Except that never really works. A newborn called “Batface”may cause a smile or upset.Uncle John might say,well yes ,my nephew looks like a bat,whereas Grandma will say how can you be so cruel to such a beautiful baby, the child will suffer terribly at school.

The Parents of “Batface” will of course feel it is their right to call their offspring what they wish.They have gone through nine months of gestation and they will have to pay the two hundred thousand dollars to bring the child up.”Batface “it is.We like Bats ,Bats are cute and our baby is cute.

The child itself can change it’s name by deepole as soon as it realises that “Batface” really doesn’t work in Social situations.That is the beauty of first Names.They can change,normally be shortened,just call me B,when I know you better I’ll tell you what it stands for. After all what’s in a name?

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