Blog Posts by Orlando Parfitt

  • 10 illegal baby names

    By Orlando Parfitt | Yahoo! Lifestyle – Wed, Jan 18, 2012 16:21 GMT

    At the start of 2011, the Pope declared war on parents naming babies after celebrities, fruit or popular sports cars. In an address to parents, the ever-progressive pontiff pleaded with worshipers that when thinking of baby names, they should 'give your children names that are in the Christian calendar'.

    So Apple, Brooklyn and Ferrari are out, Francisco and Giulia are in.

    But Benedict's not the only authority figure to stamp down on one of the sillier by-products of celebrity culture. Various baby names have all been banned around the world for reasons of taste, decency or just plain daftnesss. So without further ado, we present out list of the top illegal baby names.

    [Related: Top baby names predicted for 2013]


    1) Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii (New Zealand)
    New Zealand law bans names which could cause offence to a 'reasonable' person. Good thing too - the country is a stupid name hotspot. We found a couple from the islands who tried and failed to call their son '4Real', but nothing Read More »

  • Bridesmaid attends wedding via iPad

    By Orlando Parfitt | Yahoo Lifestyle – Wed, Aug 24, 2011 13:16 BST

    A bridesmaid unable to attend her best friend’s wedding could still wish the happy couple “many app-y returns” - thanks to an iPad.

    Renee Armstrong was desperate to see pal Jamie Wilborn wed Jonathan Alberico in Denver, but was more than 1,600 miles away in Virginia.

    So she was walked down the aisle by an usher holding an iPad connected to her webcam - and witnessed the entire ceremony online.

    Bridesmaid attends wedding via iPad



    After the bride said “iDo”, Renee even made it into the wedding photos. Luckily she’d done her make-up to match the wedding theme.

    She said: “It was great. I got all teary-eyed during the ceremony and I couldn’t have got that from pictures.”

    Newlywed Jamie said: "Renee called dibs to be my bridesmaid many, many moons ago and unfortunately she couldn't physically make it out here, but thank you technology."

    Man caught in the background of newscast proposing to girlfriend
    Brides who have Read More »

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