My Baby's Logo ...

[Digital Prophet]

Ah yes, from the days gone by of the traditonal Leave It To Beaver nuclear core family to today's age of My Baby's Mamas I see a bold new world of Corporate Logo Children.

Oh sure we have all heard about the odd story that you hear about such things. And then of course there are those people that can't afford a luxury autmobile so they name thier kid Lexus or something. But I am talking about corporate sponsored, contracturally binding clauses here baby! I mean lawyers, trademarks and cash monies!

See I see it all starting with ... oh say Coke. They have a corporate meeting and decide to contract 100 families to name thier new born child Coca Cola Jones (or whatever thier last name is). Coke pays for the birth and send them monthly payments. Bam! The kid's got college money. Or health insurance for life. Or .... coke. I don't know.

But the point is then it will all cascade. Pretty soon it will be common place for moms to call and see if like Toyota wants to come over and play with baby Sony. Checks and free stuff will abound! Then ... name agencies. Parallegals that stand around holding the corporate naming teat making it that much easier for us all to suckle from it. And then? Well naturally enforcement personell that visit the home and make sure that the child is using the name of some derivative there of.

It won't do to have little Nike being called Billy. No! Nike. Nik. Even Micky is acceptable (provided the big D doesn't sue). But Billy? NEVER!

And if you do well then there will be a whole other economy the emerges. One set to prosper from the who sues who game. And of course debt collection. Or what about name changes when the kids turn 18? They are going to need help filing paperwork.

This is a whole new global economy. One with little a "tm" at the end of every signature on ever check, credit card reciept and birthday card.

So all that thought led me to ponder the question: "If I had a kid which company would I choose to sponsor them?"

Sony? - Big fan of thier TV's and I could use a PS3
Canon? - Well duh (plus it would make him sound macho)
Ford? - I do like the new Super Duty 350 duallies
Some Chinese Restuarant? - Probably not, I need national syndication here
Nintendo? - Hmmmm ... no

So many choices. So many freebies. But then it dawned on me. I would name him Google. That way I could get on the ground floor of the New Evil Empire. Unless it's a girl, then Yahoo.

Prophet out.

[Debbi]

How does your brain work like that before noon?

[Edg02]

its b/c he hasn't gone to sleep yet. insomnia.

j.k.