Lego in, Ikea out when naming Swedish boys

"Mike........" <mikexclothing@freedomnames.co.uk> wrote in message
news:vqq9wquhofgj$.1xxva8i0i8081$.dlg@40tude.net.. .
> Following up to catalpa
>
>> In April Sweden allowed the name Metallica for a girl.
>
> how come people tolerate being told what a name can be?

Because they live where it' always been like. Sweden is not the only
country that has such a rule and is not the most restrictive.

tim

On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 18:41:36 -0400, terrable wrote:

> You must live in a very strange place as throwing yourself from a high
> building is very illegal around here.

where's "here"?

--
Tim C.

In article <1iic632.nh9nr11e39zbvN%d4g4h4.uk>, David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*) <d4g4h4.uk> wrote:

> EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) <evgmsop@> wrote:
>
> > Tim C. wrote:
> > > On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 18:41:36 -0400, terrable wrote:
> > >
> > >> You must live in a very strange place as throwing yourself from a high
> > >> building is very illegal around here.
> > >
> > > where's "here"?
> >
> > SFAIK, it's "illegal" most places (as is suicide), but if the attempt is
> > successful, the "legality" is moot, n'est-ce pas?
>
> It's not moot if you're the victim of someone's suicide, which can
> happen.

And that victim, rightly, will sue your estate.

jay
Tue Jun 10, 2008
mailto:gofig@mac.com


>
> A sick individual commited suicide by parking his car on a train track a
> few years ago in the UK (Ufton Nervet) which killed 6 people in addition
> to himself. And a parent trying to commit suicide taking their children
> with them isn't completely unheard of either.
>
> I find it ironic that in the UK railways' obsession with safety, in this
> century, most rail travellers have been killed by car drivers, putting
> their car on the tracks through intention, or by falling asleep at the
> wheel.

In article <1iic7d8.9xn9ha1awo7h9N%d4g4h4.uk>, David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*) <d4g4h4.uk> wrote:

> Go Fig <gofig@mac.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <1iic632.nh9nr11e39zbvN%d4g4h4.uk>, David Horne,
> > _the_ chancellor (*) <d4g4h4.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) <evgmsop@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Tim C. wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 18:41:36 -0400, terrable wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> You must live in a very strange place as throwing yourself from a
> > > > >> high
> > > > >> building is very illegal around here.
> > > > >
> > > > > where's "here"?
> > > >
> > > > SFAIK, it's "illegal" most places (as is suicide), but if the attempt is
> > > > successful, the "legality" is moot, n'est-ce pas?
> > >
> > > It's not moot if you're the victim of someone's suicide, which can
> > > happen.
> >
> > And that victim, rightly, will sue your estate.
>
> Only a twisted mind like yours would think that an appropriate statement
> in the context.

I correctly, dealt with the "legality" issue.

jay
Tue Jun 10, 2008
mailto:gofig@mac.com

On 2008-06-10, David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) <d4g4h4.uk> wrote:
> Go Fig <gofig@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <1iic7d8.9xn9ha1awo7h9N%d4g4h4.uk>, David Horne,
>> _the_ chancellor (*) <d4g4h4.uk> wrote:
>>
>> > Go Fig <gofig@mac.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > In article <1iic632.nh9nr11e39zbvN%d4g4h4.uk>, David Horne,
>> > > _the_ chancellor (*) <d4g4h4.uk> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) <evgmsop@> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > Tim C. wrote:
>> > > > > > On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 18:41:36 -0400, terrable wrote:
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >> You must live in a very strange place as throwing yourself from a
>> > > > > >> high
>> > > > > >> building is very illegal around here.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > where's "here"?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > SFAIK, it's "illegal" most places (as is suicide), but if the
>> > > > > attempt is successful, the "legality" is moot, n'est-ce pas?
>> > > >
>> > > > It's not moot if you're the victim of someone's suicide, which can
>> > > > happen.
>> > >
>> > > And that victim, rightly, will sue your estate.
>> >
>> > Only a twisted mind like yours would think that an appropriate statement
>> > in the context.
>>
>> I correctly, dealt with the "legality" issue.
>
> WGAF.

You do. As quoted above Evelyn wrote:

>> > > > > SFAIK, it's "illegal" most places (as is suicide), but if the
>> > > > > attempt is successful, the "legality" is moot, n'est-ce pas?

and you replied:

>> > > > It's not moot if you're the victim of someone's suicide, which can
>> > > > happen.

So what were you talking about?

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:55:30 +0100, d4g4h4.ukDavid Horne, _the_
chancellor wrote:

>>> It's not moot if you're the victim of someone's suicide, which can
>>> happen.
>>
>> And that victim, rightly, will sue your estate.
>
> Only a twisted mind like yours would think that an appropriate statement
> in the context.

American mindset.

--
Tim C.

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:20:23 -0700, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:

> SFAIK, it's "illegal" most places (as is suicide),

I'm not so sure about suicide. Assisting a suicide maybe, but topping
yourself is a different matter.
--
Tim C.

On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:40:31 +0200, "Tim C." <timchallenger.uk> wrote:

>On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:20:23 -0700, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
>
>> SFAIK, it's "illegal" most places (as is suicide),
>
>I'm not so sure about suicide. Assisting a suicide maybe, but topping
>yourself is a different matter.

Are you speaking from experience? :)
--

Martin

On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:27:50 +0200, Martin wrote:

> On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:40:31 +0200, "Tim C." <timchallenger.uk> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:20:23 -0700, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
>>
>>> SFAIK, it's "illegal" most places (as is suicide),
>>
>>I'm not so sure about suicide. Assisting a suicide maybe, but topping
>>yourself is a different matter.
>
> Are you speaking from experience? :)


Oops. I just lock people in cellars. so watchit mate :-)

Suicide is apparently not illegal in the US, Canada, Germany and Austria at
least. I'm not sure about the UK, but I think that law was revokes ages ago
as well.

--
Tim C.

On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:21:50 -0700, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:

> Tim C. wrote:
>> On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:20:23 -0700, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
>>
>>> SFAIK, it's "illegal" most places (as is suicide),
>>
>> I'm not so sure about suicide. Assisting a suicide maybe, but topping
>> yourself is a different matter.
>
> I think it is, most places in the U.S. (although how they'd go about
> prosecuting the successful practitioners.....);-)
>
> There are a great many laws "on the books" which have little practical
> application.

It's all an urban myth. Show me a reliable reference to the law that makes
(attempted) suicide illegal in the US or the UK. I can't find one. All I
can find are references that say the US never had a federal law, and no
states currently have such a law.

--
Tim C.