• February 13, 2012
  • THAT NAME WILL COST $150,000: “Palin said if she and husband Todd had had a sixth child, they had already picked a name for a boy joining siblings Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig. ‘I always wanted a son named Zamboni,’ she said.” You know, we have things called “straitjackets” in this world and they’re not meant to go unused. [Washington Post via Deadspin]

{ 62 comments }

ihasasad October 23, 2008 at 3:04 pm

AND her children are Eskimos. To the First Dude’s credit he said that the Zamboni name prolly wouldn’t fly.

Woodwards Friend October 23, 2008 at 3:04 pm

Might as well name the kid Meth.

ManchuCandidate October 23, 2008 at 3:05 pm

Definitely Cletus and Brandine Spuckler.

nurple October 23, 2008 at 3:05 pm

Poreef.

hockeymom October 23, 2008 at 3:05 pm

I’d go with “Five-hole”, myself.

SayItWithWookies October 23, 2008 at 3:05 pm

In a little while we might be looking at the first example of a fetus aborting its mom.

swarm of bees October 23, 2008 at 3:05 pm

Is she serious? I thought that was one of the joke names someone used on here??!!! Dear lord, please tell me she all of a sudden grew a sense of humor and is JOKING!

shortsshortsshorts October 23, 2008 at 3:06 pm

“Ya know, Todd always wanted a son named ‘Get me Another Damned Deer’ and I always wanted a daughter named ‘Shut Up ya Little Slut You’re Just Like Your Sister, that Filthy Whore,’ but we all can dream.”

magic titty October 23, 2008 at 3:06 pm

This is one instance where I’ll defend her by assuming she was kidding.

ManchuCandidate October 23, 2008 at 3:06 pm

[re=144965]hockeymom[/re]:
I thought that was Bristol’s nickname.

hockeymom October 23, 2008 at 3:06 pm

And by “straightjackets”, do you mean “condoms”?

Texan Bulldoggette October 23, 2008 at 3:06 pm

Too bad she isn’t Italian. She could have named her kids ziti, rigatoni, farfalli & bowtie.

She is the stupidest person to have ever lived.

queeraselvis v 2.0 October 23, 2008 at 3:07 pm

It bears repeating: Zamboni is Todd’s nick for his manly goodies. So it just stands to reason.

TGY October 23, 2008 at 3:08 pm

Uh. Zamboni? You are frickin’ kiddin’ me.

Lemming Caution October 23, 2008 at 3:08 pm

[re=144969]SayItWithWookies[/re]: “The child appears to have fashioned the umbilical cord into a noose…”

Gopherit October 23, 2008 at 3:09 pm

Zamboni Fivehole Palin will be the first Down Syndrome Governor of Alaskistan. Wait and see.

norbizness October 23, 2008 at 3:09 pm

As Spinoza once said, it’s a pussy, not a clown car.

Palin-Plumber2012 October 23, 2008 at 3:10 pm

She always wanted to, had 4 children, and prioritized “Track” “Bristol” and “Willow” over “Zamboni”? And that’s assuming she didn’t get to name Bristol’s first kid! Man, conservatives don’t get around to much.

keepinitrealyo October 23, 2008 at 3:10 pm

[re=144979]queeraselvis v 2.0[/re]: Oh Jesus, that did NOT bear repeating.

magic titty October 23, 2008 at 3:11 pm

[re=144965]hockeymom[/re]: WIN.

FMA October 23, 2008 at 3:12 pm

[re=144979]queeraselvis v 2.0[/re]: As in, “Sarah’s walking funny because she took a ride on the Zamboni last night.”
Sorry.
I feel dirty now.

thesycophant October 23, 2008 at 3:13 pm

I just named one of my chickens in Harvest Moon Zamboni the other night. All my other chickens are named after politicians. The significance is obvious.

Zamboni Palin 2056!

Voyou Charmant October 23, 2008 at 3:13 pm

[re=144961]Woodwards Friend[/re]: At least “Meth” sounds like it could be a name.

The Station Manager October 23, 2008 at 3:14 pm

You sure they weren’t interviewing Tina Fey playing Palin? Because even I have a hard time believing she’s this stupid.

Serolf Divad October 23, 2008 at 3:14 pm

Yeah right, like Palin would ever give one of her kids an ethnic sounding name!

More likely she has a list of possible baby names that goes something like:

Tak
Whirrrp
Krom
Zig
Flynt
John Jr.

longjohnson October 23, 2008 at 3:14 pm

[re=144979]queeraselvis v 2.0[/re]: Todd shreds

Gopherit October 23, 2008 at 3:14 pm

I love the first line of the Washington Post story:

“Does vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin consider herself intellectual? You betcha!”

They’re trying to change my mind on their paper being a rag.

StrangelyBrown October 23, 2008 at 3:14 pm

Ha, ha. Seriously, now, when did the Post get bought out by the Onion?

bitchincamaro October 23, 2008 at 3:15 pm

How can you out-snark the snarkiest bitch in America?

spencer October 23, 2008 at 3:16 pm

Zamboni is a famous Italian terrorist.

Rosalindavenue October 23, 2008 at 3:16 pm

The greatest thing about that WaPo article is that she calls herself an “intellectual.”

freakishlystrong October 23, 2008 at 3:17 pm

[re=144979]queeraselvis v 2.0[/re]: No, it’s ZambonER, she just understand it…

Gopherit October 23, 2008 at 3:17 pm

[re=144994]Serolf Divad[/re]: The next two will be Fannie Mae Palin and Freddie Mac Palin. But I do love Five-Hole.

skippy October 23, 2008 at 3:17 pm

Curse you Newell for making me read the WaPo to discover your usually obtuse opening paragraph snarkiness is 100% legit this time.

bluebrazos October 23, 2008 at 3:19 pm

I think they name their kids for something having to do with where or how they were conceived.

I think Alaskans will want to be avoiding the local ice rinks for a while.

shoeho October 23, 2008 at 3:20 pm

OMG. Someone told me this yesterday and I didn’t believe them. I must go and grovel.

Oh hell to the no October 23, 2008 at 3:22 pm

Perhaps she should name her kid “Straightjacket” because, let’s be honest, growing up in that family = fucking crazy.

4tehlulz October 23, 2008 at 3:27 pm

>>Palin said if she and husband Todd had had a sixth child

And by “had had” you mean “am currently pregnant with,” right?

StripesAndPlaids October 23, 2008 at 3:27 pm

Jesus Christ the Palins remind me of the old joke where the family had so many kids they named them after the first thing they touched.

So, a kid shows up in class and tells the teacher his name is “Wagon Wheel Jones.” The teacher sends him to office for being a smart ass and he sees his sister walking down the hall. Wagon Wheel says, “What’s the matter, Chicken Shit? They didn’t believe you either?”

But at least in that scenario there is actually a REASON the kids have fucked up names.

Christastic October 23, 2008 at 3:27 pm

[re=144984]Gopherit[/re]: Keep in mind, Trig no longer has Down Syndrome, he is autistic. At least that’s what McCain campaign is saying now.

FMA October 23, 2008 at 3:28 pm

OK, she said she considers herself an intellectual in an interview with People.
Irony has just died, having been run over by a Zamboni.

magic titty October 23, 2008 at 3:29 pm

[re=145007]Gopherit[/re]: I was hoping for Peanut and M&M’s, but whatever…

dano October 23, 2008 at 3:33 pm

I’ve always wanted to name a kid “Snow blind Psychosis”.

Shai October 23, 2008 at 3:33 pm

oh oh! what about Plum Foolery.

S.Luggo October 23, 2008 at 3:46 pm

Zamboni, indeed. What’s wrong with “Moe” or “Larry”?

blinky_twinkie October 23, 2008 at 3:55 pm

Lessee…

Track (short for “racetrack”)
Bristol (“Bristol Motor Speedway,” NASCAR racetrack)
Willow (“Willow Springs International Motorsports Park,” used to be NASCAR racetrack)
Piper (British Formula One and sportscar racing driver David Piper)
Trig (the Lone Ranger’s horse, Roy Rogers’ horse, Willie Nelson’s guitar)

Trig is obviously the least-loved in the family…

Tra October 23, 2008 at 3:59 pm

OK. Confession time. I kind of like the names Willow and Piper.

Oh hell to the no October 23, 2008 at 3:59 pm

[re=145103]blinky_twinkie[/re]: But he’s the #1 grandson. For now.

Gopherit October 23, 2008 at 4:01 pm

[re=145114]Tra[/re]: Yeah, but when you name your kids based on where they were conceived….

NoWireHangers October 23, 2008 at 4:01 pm

Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig

Is it just me are do these names sound like pagan witch devil-worship blood ritual names? They’re certainly not CHRISTIAN!

NameBilly October 23, 2008 at 4:06 pm

Powllbot, it combines the piper bristol trig/track first initials.

oh and vote on this PBS poll to piss off her base:
Here’s the link:

http://www.pbs.org/now/polls/poll-435.html

thetalltexan October 23, 2008 at 4:08 pm

She should probably spell it “Zambony”.

gurukalehuru October 23, 2008 at 4:20 pm

[re=145103]blinky_twinkie[/re]: Roy Rogers’ horse was Trigger. The Lone Ranger’s horse was Silver. Other than that, spot on.

pondscum October 23, 2008 at 4:20 pm

[re=145123]NoWireHangers[/re]: Sled dog team.

wildeoats October 23, 2008 at 4:27 pm

I think she’s yanking your collective chains. 5 college Sarah named the little slow one after higher math. Next up is Algebra, then we’ll be switching departments and doing Bio, Chem, PE, and Shop.

qaf October 23, 2008 at 4:55 pm

Actually, given the headline I thought she was selling off naming rights for the next one. Staples Nordstrom Palin?

rocktonsammy October 23, 2008 at 4:55 pm

I thought she named her kid after the place she conceived, like the Indians, if thats the case, their new baby will be named Saks.

nurple October 23, 2008 at 4:58 pm

Tranq

Aloysius October 23, 2008 at 5:19 pm

[re=145103]blinky_twinkie[/re]: If NASCAR is the Palin household’s name deciderer, than the 3rd boy must be named Dale. (Bowing head and holding up three fingers.)

Uncle Sam October 23, 2008 at 6:57 pm

This sort of goes against the whole argument that Obama is the celebrity here. It’s pretty Hollywood to drop serious dosh at Saks and give your kids batshit insane names…

Scandalabra October 23, 2008 at 7:17 pm

Why hasn’t anyone posted Palin’s college thesis challenging the “Critique of Pure Reason”? It is a benchmark in understanding her thinking.

pepe October 24, 2008 at 2:01 am

Sarah Palin is the gift THAT WILL NEVER STOP GIVING.

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