btarunr
08-14-2009, 12:01 AM
Naming a child is a critical decision in your, and their, lives. It's the chance to define who you want your offspring to be, to give them an identity and to secure they won't be teased at school.
On the other hand, it's also easy money if you play your cards right.
Confusing her gestating fetus with a sports stadium, a woman in America is auctioning off the naming rights to her unborn son on eBay, starting at $150.
Lavonne Drummond, an unemployed mother of six, is hoping to garner $20,000 or more by offering the opportunity to name her seventh child, a boy due on Sept. 16, to the highest bidder.
"The economy is so bad and there's no jobs out here that will support a family of my size," Drummond said. "It sounds really crazy but I thought maybe there's someone out there who could help me out with a good name. I'm running out of good names."
Drummond's family has thus far not embraced the decision, and her husband isn't even aware of the online auction yet. "He'll probably support me 100 percent on whatever I feel is best for my family," she said... Probably.
With the auction still underway, Drummond will have to wait and see what happens, until September, when she'll likely welcome an adorable baby boy named GoldenPalace.com into the world.
Source (http://www.asylum.in/2009/08/11/mum-sells-rights-to-name-her-baby-via-ebay/)
Win the auction, name him Osama, Ahmedinejad, [insert name here]
On the other hand, it's also easy money if you play your cards right.
Confusing her gestating fetus with a sports stadium, a woman in America is auctioning off the naming rights to her unborn son on eBay, starting at $150.
Lavonne Drummond, an unemployed mother of six, is hoping to garner $20,000 or more by offering the opportunity to name her seventh child, a boy due on Sept. 16, to the highest bidder.
"The economy is so bad and there's no jobs out here that will support a family of my size," Drummond said. "It sounds really crazy but I thought maybe there's someone out there who could help me out with a good name. I'm running out of good names."
Drummond's family has thus far not embraced the decision, and her husband isn't even aware of the online auction yet. "He'll probably support me 100 percent on whatever I feel is best for my family," she said... Probably.
With the auction still underway, Drummond will have to wait and see what happens, until September, when she'll likely welcome an adorable baby boy named GoldenPalace.com into the world.
Source (http://www.asylum.in/2009/08/11/mum-sells-rights-to-name-her-baby-via-ebay/)
Win the auction, name him Osama, Ahmedinejad, [insert name here]