Wednesday, September 26, 2007

This will make you laugh for days

Some guy got rejected by the Jockey Club when he asked to name is thoroughbred Nutzapper. Well, Slate is all over that, and according to them they rigorously review every name:
prospective names are screened by a team of censors, matched up against urban
slang dictionaries, and run through phonetics software to ensure they don't
sound different than they look

Sounds kinda like what states and provinces do when you apply for a vanity plate. Seems fairly straightforward. Well, it turns out the Jockey Club is HILARIOUSLY incompetent at this screening process. Some of the names that Slate turned up:
  • Blow Me (1945)
  • Get It On (both 1971 and 1986)
  • On Your Knees (1977 and 2005)
  • Spank It (1985)
  • Go Down (1963) - whose sire was named Service
  • Jail Bait (1947 and 1983)
  • Barely Legal (1982 and 1989)
  • Date More Minors (1998)

Are these guys even awake when they are approving these names? The list goes on.

  • Cunning Stunt (1969)
  • Golden Shower (1955)
  • Cherry Pop (1961 and 1978)
  • Cum Rocket (1969)
  • Ménage Á Trois (1974)
  • She's Easy (1978)
  • Adultress (1979)
  • Strip Teaser (1980)
  • Rhythm Method (1982)
  • Bodacious Tatas (1985)
  • Tit'n Your Girdle (1988)
  • Kinky Lingerie (1991)
  • Hard Like a Rock (1995)
  • Sexual Harassment (1997)
  • X Rated Fantasy (1999)

OMG....and they rejected Nutzapper?