Shock, horror! Mohammed is the UK's twentieth most popular baby boy's name of 2004. And of even more concern to those neo-nazis among us, Joshua spends his third consecutive year at number two.
For the tenth year running, Jack tops the list. A no-nonsense heterosexual name presumably inspired by no-nonsense heterosexual Jack the Lad rather than no-nonsense heterosexual Jack the Ripper. Effete creatures with hairdresser names such as Geoffrey, Simon, or Philip don't even make the top hundred. Who'd want a name like those?
Jack the Lad is a young man who behaves in a very confident way, knows what he wants and how to get it, and will leave a trail of broken hearts throughout his teens and twenties. He's been wrestled from the clutches of the 1980's middle classes (posh Jacks never sounded convincing) and taken his rightful crown as king of the state school playground.
But tell me this. When was the last time a Jack won the World Cup with a hat trick? Geoff Hurst or Jack Charlton? No contest.
For the tenth year running, Jack tops the list. A no-nonsense heterosexual name presumably inspired by no-nonsense heterosexual Jack the Lad rather than no-nonsense heterosexual Jack the Ripper. Effete creatures with hairdresser names such as Geoffrey, Simon, or Philip don't even make the top hundred. Who'd want a name like those?
Jack the Lad is a young man who behaves in a very confident way, knows what he wants and how to get it, and will leave a trail of broken hearts throughout his teens and twenties. He's been wrestled from the clutches of the 1980's middle classes (posh Jacks never sounded convincing) and taken his rightful crown as king of the state school playground.
But tell me this. When was the last time a Jack won the World Cup with a hat trick? Geoff Hurst or Jack Charlton? No contest.
posted by Geoff at 9:06 AM
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