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Original poster

Help!! Difficult choice of boys names: Sean, Daniel or Balonz?

368 replies

TheoGB · 30/09/2014 17:20

Dear MNers. Hoping you might all be able to help us out as we’re having real difficulty agreeing a name for DS due soon. For DD, we went 'rare'. Weren’t sure we were quite ready to find some ultra-weird name, but equally there are millions of Kates, Elizabeths and so ons.

For DD though, we’re thinking a much more traditional name, perhaps inspired by close friends/family. What are MNers’ thoughts on either Sean, Daniel or Balonz? Many thanks in advance!

OP posts:

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

PacificDogwood · 02/10/2014 16:49

thewarn, have you read this thread?? Actually from start to finish?

I am actually grateful for the explanation which makes far more sense than anybody seriously considering naming their poor PFB Balonz - I feared we had a Child Protection issue on our hands

thewarn · 02/10/2014 16:39

I think I made the mistake of assuming mumsnet was populated exclusively by humourless, self-absorbed women. Apologies!

wantacatplease · 02/10/2014 16:36

What Tortoise said.

Allalonenow · 02/10/2014 16:26

TortoiseUpATreeAgain · 02/10/2014 16:26

I mean, TheoGB has come on here and given us all a good laugh for the day as we seek for ever higher flights of ridiculousness. Thewarn has come on and assumed we are all mindblowingly dense with no sense of humour. I know which I prefer, overall.

hildasmuriel · 02/10/2014 16:23

99 red balonz is now in my head. Made up or not it made me laugh.

TortoiseUpATreeAgain · 02/10/2014 16:19

No, really? Because we were all taking it entirely seriously , obviously.

thewarn · 02/10/2014 16:13

Hi all,

Just to let you know that this is a joke thread. "balonz" is a well-known, attention-seeking middle-aged man who posts multiple silly threads on the social forum of a music website called drownedinsound.com every day instead of working. TheoGB is also the name of a user of the same website (he's kind of the frigid, nerdy überdaddy of the forum - he wears fleeces!).

You can find out more about balonz at:

drownedinsound.com/community/boards/social

Here's a couple of his threads from today:

drownedinsound.com/community/boards/social/4454516

drownedinsound.com/community/boards/social/4454489

The pictures of balloons with frowning faces which you may have stumbled upon via google are creations of other members of drownedinsound, and the "science oven" is an ongoing in-joke on that forum.

Sorry that your time was wasted today. I'd personally call for TheoGB to be banned from here!

Thank you,

thewarn

ThreeQuartersEmpty · 02/10/2014 15:43

this has cheered me up no end.

ridiculous name.

PlopTheOwl · 02/10/2014 15:42

Ha ha ha ha

Balonz · 02/10/2014 15:35

There were 3 other kids in my class called Balonz, it's quite a common name where I live.

OwlCapone · 02/10/2014 15:33

Hands up if you don't care! :o

CoteDAzur · 02/10/2014 15:21

Hands up who believes Balonz from Surrey is OP's imaginary friend.

isambardo · 02/10/2014 15:02

Thank you everyone who has contributed to this thread, I've been sobbing with laughter, you have all brightened up my day.

I love Star Trek and vote Worf Balonz for the baby's name

Original poster

TheoGB · 02/10/2014 15:01

I’ve finally shown this thread to Balonz. He said he feels like he’s been insulted by all of mumsnet and chided me (I won’t repeat exactly what he said ) for muddling up my DDs and DSs in the OP.

Sorry Balonz.

OP posts:

IAmBalonz · 02/10/2014 14:11

Tess i have just followed that account! The profile pic is hilarious!!

Marylou2 · 02/10/2014 14:10

I realize this thread is possibly a joke but I wonder if there's a chance of the OP pitching it to the BBC as a new sitcom. I'd love to see the daily lives of OP and little Balonz and Data. I've not laughed so much in years.

TessOfTheFurbyvilles · 02/10/2014 14:06

Is this Balonz?!!

twitter.com/Balonz

Castlemilk · 02/10/2014 13:35

Data?!

Let's hope your surname isn't Banks

I quite like it, though.

Boysandme · 02/10/2014 13:27

You are not serious OP , did you really do that to your child? Call her Data????

Sorry but I can't believe it!

On the other hand I have a Daniel and he's great, now a teen he calls himself Dan but a lovely name. A bit 'boring' in some people's eyes but we have an unusual surname so it suits.

But thanks for the tears of laughter you have provided

Decanter · 02/10/2014 13:22

I'm roaring at this thread My 3 year old keeps shouting "stop it"!!!

GiantGraspingCeramicFist · 02/10/2014 13:14

If you're looking for something slightly more mainstream than Balonz, Bacon might fit the bill.

Actual tears

GreatJoanUmber · 02/10/2014 12:45

I'm in tears over this thread!! Definitely think this name must be the dog's balonz

insancerre · 02/10/2014 12:45

More like baloney

AvonCallingBarksdale · 02/10/2014 12:39

so we were bold and just went with it

So, did you decide to boldly go with Balonz after little Data

incorrigible Trekkies indeed

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