Henrik Pontén, one of the Pirate Bay’s arch rivals, had quite a surprise recently when he received an unexpected piece of mail. The letter from the Swedish tax authority informed him that his request for a name change had been accepted and from now on, he would be officially known as ‘Pirate Pontén’ picked by bingo 6 months ago tags Pirate Bay Nemesis Name Changed Pranksters Henrik Pontén |
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Shed your boring cubicle life and take to the high seas with your new Pirate Name! Yarrr! 15 comments edit related share plime.comHere's another one posted by Mandolinorange from a year ago. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago |
Name Decoder is an online quiz with just one question: what's your name? Their name generator will reveal your Sexy Name and create an avatar for your MySpace or other web page so you can share it with the world. 14 comments edit related share entertainmentHere's mine: Minx Offering Lustful Loving and Intense Embraces" picked by arsphidius 2 years ago |
I'm Dirty Mary Kidd. picked by mandolinorange 2 years ago 29 comments edit related share plime.com |
The Swedish Supreme Administrative Court has awarded two parents from central Sweden the right to name their son Q. picked by ruthstark 2 months ago 4 comments edit related share world |
School bus driver/artist says name symbolizes help God gave him in tough times. The 57-year-old's first name was changed to "In God," while his last name was changed to "We Trust. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share world |
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Olin Winn-Ritzenberg is a transgendered man who believes that Olin, his father's middle name, better reflects his masculine identity than the female name he was given at birth. Yet when he tried to change his name which is usually a rubber stamp petition, he was ordered to present a doctors note certifying that the name change was medically necessary. picked by bernardblack 7 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
The Swedish prosecutor Håkan Roswall has announced the charges against four individuals involved with The Pirate Bay. The four, aged 23 to 37, are being charged with “assisting copyright infringement” of 4 software applications, 9 films and 22 music tracks. The fact that they earn an estimated $4m per year in revenue is part of the basis for the case. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Translates blocks of text into pirate speak and also translates websites into pirate talk too. 3 comments edit related share plime.comPlime front page, pirate stylee In honour of National Talk Like A Pirate Day 19-9-08 picked by DoggyLives 1 year ago |
You know the old children’s game (excellent for long car trips) where you think of a name, place, and item for sale beginning with the same letter: “P my name is Paul, and I come from Poughkeepsie and I sell potatoes.” Turns out there may be more to it than we thought: People like their names so much that they unconsciously opt for things that begin with their initials. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
The two guys who came up with "International talk like a Pirate day" release another book in time for this years celebration (Sept 19th). 0 comments edit related share plime.comYeah, it's a book for sale, but I had to sneak in my link for "Talk like a pirate day" early this year since someone beat me to it last year and I couldn't dupe em. Arrg. picked by tragluk 1 year ago |
In honor of the 13th annual International Talk Like a Pirate Day on September 19th, Area 49 has released ayePhone (iTunes link), a ninety-nine cent iPhone application that helps you, too, avoid the critical mistake of speaking like a non-pirate on this, the holiest of all pirate days. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
A woman insists her pet's name belongs on his tombstone even though others say the name is obscene and has no place in a cemetery. 6 comments edit related share plime.comPersonally, I find the name to be quite endearing. picked by muppet 2 years ago |
Swedish authorities say parents can now name their newborns "Budweiser" or "Metallica" if they so wish. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
There are a number of reasons why the venerable RadioShack should not change their name as it appears they are considering doing picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
The New York State Supreme Court ruled that a transgendered person seeking a name change does not have to provide proof of any medical procedure justifying the change, striking down an earlier ruling. picked by suebe 1 month ago 7 comments edit related share politics |
A teenager has changed his name to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 21 comments edit related share plime.com |
More work for lawyers picked by wildminou 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
To Hollywood executives, he's public enemy number one. To film fans around the world, he's a modern-day Robin Hood. As the internet's most prolific pirate makes his 1,000th illegal film download available to the masses, we investigate the mysterious figure known only as aXXo picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago 12 comments edit related share technology |
BBC interviews Somali Pirate by phone. 0 comments edit related share plime.com" Thousands of young desperate Somali [migrants] continue to risk their lives in the sea in search of a better life abroad. So it is no surprise to see us in the same water, pirating in search of money - there is no difference. We have local support; most of the people here depend on pirates directly or indirectly. " picked by maandag 7 months ago |
An Italian husband and wife wanted to name their child 'Friday'. Not only did a judge forbid them from doing so, but ordered that the child would be named Gregory, after St Gregory (whose day the baby was born on). picked by hypersapien 2 years ago 13 comments edit related share plime.com |