A Boy Named Sue, and a Theory of Names

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/science/11tier.html

During his 1969 concert at San Quentin prison, Johnny Cash proposed a paradigm shift in the field of developmental psychology. He used “A Boy Named Sue” to present two hypotheses:

1. A child with an awful name might grow up to be a relatively normal adult.
2. The parent who inflicted the name does not deserve to be executed.

What will you name your child?

March 12, 2008

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