ANOTHER REASON TO BLAME YOUR PARENTS FOR YOUR CRUMMY LIFE

Another warning from scientists this week about the problems with giving your son an unpopular name. The latest study claims that the more “unpopular, uncommon, or feminine” a boy’s name the greater his chances of starting a life of crime and ending up in jail some day. After analyzing over 15,000 names the researchers concluded that boys with these types of names are more likely to be ridiculed by their peers and face discrimination in the workplace which causes them to engage in socially delinquent behaviour. Among the most troublesome names (at least for North American children) are Alec, Ernest, Garland, Ivan, Kareem, Luke, Malcolm, Preston, Tyrell, and Walter. A previous study published by the University of British Columbia last year calculated that for every 10 per cent increase in the popularity of a name there is an associated 3.7 per cent decrease in the number of troublemaking kids with that name. (Orlando Sentinel)