ABC - The people of Fort Wayne have spoken. They want Harry Baals. To be more precise, they want Harry Baals' name tacked onto a new city building. When the city invited people to suggest names for a new government center, thounsands went online to propose naming it after a longtime mayor from the 1930s and '40s. The hitch? The city is-- perhaps understandably -- reluctant to honor the overwhelming winner...
While I would like to think that here in America if you put something to vote, that vote will be honored, honestly, I don't blame the town. It's high time Harry's parents get their comeuppance for giving their child perhaps the most hysterically intentional name of all time.
As funny as it is though, parents need to be reprimanded when they do this to their children. This kinda shit would have been fine for the family dog or pet but not for a human being. Imagine the trials he went through as a young Harry Baals. Teased on the playground by his peers for his descriptive genetalic name. Every teacher the kid had probably thought he was trying to pull one over on them for the first couple of weeks, and this was back when teachers could paddle their students, I'd imagine Harry got his ass beat more than once on the first day of school. And good luck getting a date in high school with a name like that, might as well have changed his name to Blue Baals I'd imagine.
By the way, how has that news reporter not nailed down a national gig yet? Kept a straight face with no hint of a giggle while saying Harry Baals 3 times by my count. Guy deserves at least a lead anchor gig, if not a full time job at one of the 24 hour networks.
