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| 2004-11-01 |
| BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- A Brazilian legislator wants to make it illegal to give pets names that are common among people. So, I presume "Hitler" is still up for grabs? Federal congressman Reinaldo Santos e Silva proposed the law after psychologists suggested that some children may get depressed when they learn they share their first name with someone's pet, said Damarias Alves, a spokeswoman for Silva. Of course, no one has seen fit to investigate just how depressed all the animals named "Reinaldo" are at sharing their name with this moron. "Names have importance," said Alves. The congressman "wants to challenge people's assumptions that it's acceptable to give animals human names," she said. No mention was made of how ludicrous it is to legislate what names we call our pets by. Oops, I just remembered, we're all "animal guardians" now, because it is gauche to think that one "owns" a pet. Silly me. If the law is passed, pet stores and veterinary clinics would be required to display a sign noting the prohibition of human first names for pets. Brazilians who break the law would be subject to I'd wager that it is far more important to protect the civilian population from lunatic politicians like Silva. "He's proposed many laws to protect wildlife in Brazil, but this is the only one that has ever gotten any attention," Alves said. Every anvilhead has its Silva lining. |
| Posted by:Zenster |
| #3 Federal congressman Reinaldo Santos e Silva proposed the law after psychologists suggested that some children may get depressed when they learn they share their first name with someone’s pet Or maybe he met an ass named Reinaldo Santos e Silva. |
| Posted by: BH 2004-11-01 10:17:59 AM |
| #2 "Shithead" would be a good name for some legislators, too. |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-11-01 9:51:09 AM |
| #1 I always thought Shithead would be a good name for some pets. Renaming my two pet rats, Rizzo and Sanchez, is out of the question. |
| Posted by: Bill Nelson 2004-11-01 9:02:44 AM |