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Today at work I met 2 children called

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Saltire · 09/07/2009 17:42

Jamaica and China! My face must have gone when the mother told me becasue she said "well we can't all go through life with boring names like yours"

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ActivityApple · 09/07/2009 18:23

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hana · 09/07/2009 18:22

in our family china refers to vagina

(old mispronunciation by nephew going back years.....and it has stuck!)

blametheparents · 09/07/2009 18:11

china plate - mate

I'm thinking of New Zealand for my next DS. Whaddya think? Or maybe New-Zealand?

ShowOfHands · 09/07/2009 18:09

china plate/mate

Tamarto · 09/07/2009 18:07

My next child will be called Bolivia

hullygully · 09/07/2009 18:05

My son is called Lichtenstein and his twin sister is Luxembourg.

GetOrfMoiLand · 09/07/2009 18:03

Blame - what does China mean in rhyming slang?

I like China (and India for that matter) for names, but think Jamaica is a bit ott.

blametheparents · 09/07/2009 18:01

China reminds me of Cockney Rhyming Slang, as in
"Alright me old china?"

Dodgy

ScummyMummy · 09/07/2009 17:55

I know a little girl called Jamaica. She's a sweetie.

boodleboot · 09/07/2009 17:55

Jamaica reminds me of that joke

my wife went on holiday to the west indies

Jamaica?

no she went of her own accord....

poor kids. porn star names if ever i heard them....

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Lizzylou · 09/07/2009 17:45

Saltire is a very unusual name, daft mare.

LilRedWG · 09/07/2009 17:45

What sex were they? I'm guessing girls.

LilRedWG · 09/07/2009 17:44

Cheeky cow! (Her, not you).