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WI_DEM

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9. true it isn't much of a story...
Wed May 2, 2012, 03:46 PM
May 2012

and true people named 'Colt' and 'Winchester' too which are not named after guns. But in this case the mom confirmed that the baby will be named after the Beretta gun:

Oglesby confirmed that the child will be named after a gun.

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This entire group sharp_stick May 2012 #1
Class with a capital "K". mac56 May 2012 #3
And the Wasilla Hillbillies just keep rollin' along. mac56 May 2012 #2
Please don't call them that jmowreader May 2012 #89
I'm sorry you have to go to the huffingtonpost for information... snooper2 May 2012 #4
Sunny and her daughter Breeze Enrique May 2012 #5
"We're sorry, there were no results for baby names starting with BERETTA." Renew Deal May 2012 #6
I literally laughed out loud at that alcibiades_mystery May 2012 #86
Curse you John McCain... n/t PoliticAverse May 2012 #7
Beretta is an Italian surname which also happens to be the name of a gun manufacturer. Johnny Rico May 2012 #8
true it isn't much of a story... WI_DEM May 2012 #9
Technically, the child won't be named after a gun...they'll have the name of a gun manufacturer. Johnny Rico May 2012 #14
Please make sure to set Sunny Oglesby straight on that. mac56 May 2012 #26
Then she's wrong. If you name a kid Ford, you're giving them the name of a car manufacturer, Johnny Rico May 2012 #28
DO tell her that. mac56 May 2012 #31
If she joins this conversation I'll be sure to do just that. Johnny Rico May 2012 #34
Do that. Square off with a woman crazy enough to name her kid after a gun... mac56 May 2012 #58
You bet...I'd be putting myself in mortal danger by anonymously posting to her! Johnny Rico May 2012 #60
God, no, I'm not offended whether you're right or wrong. mac56 May 2012 #69
Well, good! I'll take benign amusement over offense any day. Johnny Rico May 2012 #70
That makes it soooo much better. Ikonoklast May 2012 #43
How did I defend her by pointing out that her characterization of her daughter's name Johnny Rico May 2012 #48
No. Find another poster to bother, pal. Ikonoklast May 2012 #61
Fail. Beretta has *not* come into generic use for the word "gun", Johnny Rico May 2012 #65
Swing and a huge miss, sonny. Ikonoklast May 2012 #67
Wow...a non-response right out of the "Oh, yeah?" school of argument! Johnny Rico May 2012 #72
Oh because if you said you drove a Subaru no one TorchTheWitch May 2012 #92
If she named her daughter Kool-Aid, this bagiagaloop would suggest that alcibiades_mystery May 2012 #87
Goddamnit, some days I think you want sexual congress with guns DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #56
It's because he's named Kel-Tec IRL. n/t ellisonz May 2012 #82
I had to look that up to shed my ignorance DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #95
I guess I never really did drive a Honda then TorchTheWitch May 2012 #91
Silly me, when I read the thread title I thought "Oh, he's naming the kid Samuel Colt." CTyankee May 2012 #12
Er, said came right out and said they're naming the kid for the firearms. (nt) Posteritatis May 2012 #76
Beretta isn't a gun, it's a brand of gun manufacturer...regardless of what the Johnny Rico May 2012 #77
Not Worth Arguing About. Trust Me. (n/t) Paladin May 2012 #78
Hey, it's the internet...isn't *everything* worth arguing about? Johnny Rico May 2012 #79
They definitely fit Jeff Foxworthy's definition of redneck - a glorious absence of sophistication. Initech May 2012 #10
I wish Levi and Sunny and their baby the best. Blue_In_AK May 2012 #11
Amen baldguy May 2012 #93
"Beretta?" I was hoping for "Breeze Heckler & Koch" KeepItReal May 2012 #13
I thought Remington had a nice ring to it if it was a boy..n/t monmouth May 2012 #17
How about Glock or Winchester? n/t RebelOne May 2012 #46
Agree! BumRushDaShow May 2012 #73
Sig Sauer would have been better Blue_Tires May 2012 #52
They forgot to bring "the birth control".... Zookeeper May 2012 #15
He forgot to bring Bristol's abstinence video Zambero May 2012 #23
Beginning to think that Levi might be Ted Nugent's love child. Kaleva May 2012 #16
What a shame guitar man May 2012 #18
Sounds like a cheesy '70s detective show! mac56 May 2012 #27
!!! guitar man May 2012 #40
... Arugula Latte May 2012 #63
Windy Winchester? GreatCaesarsGhost May 2012 #51
ńot even a good brand either....how tacky ileus May 2012 #19
Breaking with the Palinite tradition of NASCAR themed names. I thought for sure the latest rugrat Erose999 May 2012 #20
I didn't know the Palins named their children in NASCAR themes... jmowreader May 2012 #90
I thought he was gonna name the kid Magnum. n/t vaberella May 2012 #21
That's what they forgot, they already said. baldguy May 2012 #94
Trash is as trash does XemaSab May 2012 #22
I think ohheckyeah May 2012 #24
I think Ooozy Johnson guitar man May 2012 #42
DUZY! OriginalGeek May 2012 #54
ROFL! mac56 May 2012 #57
Oh man, THAT'S funny. TheCowsCameHome May 2012 #66
lmao! SammyWinstonJack May 2012 #80
LOL.... ohheckyeah May 2012 #85
Dude, get a vasectomy BeyondGeography May 2012 #25
To go along with the lobotomy he's already had...nt joeybee12 May 2012 #29
'Beretta' is also a car.... Canuckistanian May 2012 #30
And a television detective... joeybee12 May 2012 #35
That would be "Baretta." eom tledford May 2012 #59
My best friend used to have a Chevrolet Beretta until it burst into flames one day. Johnny Rico May 2012 #36
Naming a child after a gun??? IggleDoer May 2012 #32
Naming a child after a gun amuse bouche May 2012 #33
They should name the kid Condom. lovemydog May 2012 #37
They could have picked something classier. Turbineguy May 2012 #38
That must be an Alaskan thing, although there are a lot of new parents in the lower 48-- eridani May 2012 #39
I am constantly amazed by the high class behavior of that Wasilla crowd. kestrel91316 May 2012 #41
Levi is a moron, just like Sarah Palin. Move on. nt bluestate10 May 2012 #44
Levi is the bright shining star of the Palin clan. provis99 May 2012 #88
Apparently the only thing to do in Alaska........... mrmpa May 2012 #45
Who the fuck cares about this goof? BlueStater May 2012 #47
Blunderbuss Johnson? geardaddy May 2012 #49
Who is Cate Edwards' ex-boyfriend boinking now? And struggle4progress May 2012 #50
+1. trash culture which democrats participate in while decrying it. HiPointDem May 2012 #53
unlike those you named, these people our making public of their private lives JI7 May 2012 #64
He was named after blue jeans. Lint Head May 2012 #55
"The John McCain Legacy to America" Dawson Leery May 2012 #62
OMG. That poor child. GoCubsGo May 2012 #68
Why not CZ? aikoaiko May 2012 #71
Because explaining that CZ stands for Ceská Zbrojovka gets a bit tiresome Johnny Rico May 2012 #74
He couldn't find an American brand name? bluedigger May 2012 #75
The Dark Side Forum's reaction, for some more laughs: alp227 May 2012 #81
This is why Idiocracy is happening lunatica May 2012 #83
Lord above. Who cares? flvegan May 2012 #84
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