Friday, August 29, 2008

It's a Free Country, If a Man Wants to Change His Name We Should Respect His Vishes and Call Him Ocho Cinco

Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson had his name legally changed in court to Chad Javon Ocho Cinco.
He said he did it because he's having fun. I will always side with the guy who's trying to have some fun, but I think this may be going a little too far for a laugh.
I'm not sure he realizes the enormity of this, the difficulty of changing your name, changing all your bank accounts, credit cards, etc.
And what about potential future wife and kids? Do they have to be burdened by this ridiculous decision?
And is his new last name Cinco, or Ocho Cinco? Does he need a hyphen?
Boxer Marvin Hagler legally changed his name to Marvelous Marvin Hagler, which is a bit boastful if you ask me.
But I can perfectly understand why former Eastern Illinois lineback Lucious Pusey changed his name to Lucious Seymour, after getting made fun of by bloggers like me.
That makes sense, but it seems like Chad is doing this just so he can wear "Ocho Cinco" on his jersey without the NFL fining him.

Chad Johnson is now officially Ocho Cinco

3 comments:

  1. Anonymous2:57 AM

    What an asshole this guy is. His antics used to be cute. Now he's just obnoxious.

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  2. I hope they trade him to the Chargers and Antonio Gates refuses to give up #85 for him.

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  3. Anonymous12:09 PM

    Calvin Johnson > Chad Johnson

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