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Alice and Corey Find a Pretty Posey

JojoTheSlayer — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:27:14 MST

Is she next gen, or current gen tech?
Nah, just kidding, congrats.

JojoTheSlayer

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therealzantos — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:05:22 MST

Awwww. Congratulations!

And it has to be said, there aren't enough children called Fibonacci. Or Nautilus!

therealzantos

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Alice — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:54:24 MST

Hehehe.

Thanks to all of you for the congrats, we had a lot of fun making her ;)

Levelling up to parenthood is the best. Her other blanket has space invaders on.

Alice

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Evil Jim — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:48:26 MST

Christ! This is the third of my four favourite blogs now featuring this kid. Don't you have some SSBB to report or something?

Evil Jim

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EternalGameNation — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:51:36 MST

Giving birth in a pool at home, giving her baby six names. This Alice chick seems like she's kind of a weirdo.

EternalGameNation

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Smadubaku — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:19:16 MST

Congrats. Children are a blessing, and being a new parent is a great place to be.

Smadubaku

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NeverSage — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:23:34 MST

To open the Damned Portal of the Jeremiad:

Step 1 - Place child upon the writhing heap of one thousand wailing skulls

Step 2 - Chant the Innocent's name backwards six-hundred sixty-six times.

Step 3 - Cower in the anti-glory of the risen hellking Ichthal'isal

NeverSage

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Evil Tortie's Mom — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:19:13 MST

I read this on Boing Boing (tho didn't realize it was "our" Alice) and thought, "The kid will be going by Emmeline when she gets to school."

She's gonna have to be a genius just to spell her name.

What sort of wondrous steampunk/gaming comics will she write, or will she rebel and become Amish?

Big congrats to Alice -- almost 9 1/2 lbs? Wow. Ouch. My pelvis hurts just thinking about that.

Evil Tortie's Mom

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calpis — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:51:42 MST

At least they didn't name the baby Yujinaka...

calpis

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Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:57:42 MST

Yay Alice! You spawned! :)

Brian Ashcraft

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HarrisonHopkins — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:15:55 MST

Oh man, I would so piss off teachers with that name.

"So which one of your names do you go by?" "All of them at the same time."

HarrisonHopkins

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Iamtehawesome — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:58:19 MST

her initials are longer than my name.

Conrats and health and luck to baby and parents.

Iamtehawesome

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DaoKaioshin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:43:22 MST

Isn't there a mild to strong statistical correlation between intentionally odd names and poor economic and educational status? I remember reading something on the Freakonomics blog about it.

DaoKaioshin

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Bob6k — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:42:38 MST

The poor Kid's gonna have some serious nightmares

Bob6k

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Billkwando — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:06:39 MST

Wow. That name is both long and wrong . I cant say too much though cos I have a nephew named Jade Antares Drummond...........but I know a person who named her kid Dartanian Blade, ffs.........

Billkwando

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ThisCharmingMan — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:38:21 MST

That name RULES!

ThisCharmingMan

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Dauragon C. Mikado — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:36:55 MST

lol I love these comments. "zomg I hate this name for this child of whom I have no relation to"

I personally think that name is awesome. ^^ I mean, realistically the kid is only going to use one of those as the years go by.

Dauragon C. Mikado

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Gustavo — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:34:55 MST

Cory should change his name to Disney Steampunk FavoritecomicstoreinLA DRM shittyselfaggrandizingscifiquoteauthorendquote Doctorow just to balance things out.

Gustavo

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Player2 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:21:05 MST

@Setzer IIDX: No, it doesn't seem atypical as there are two posts a day about Kotaku writers' kids/personal lives. That's what those links under my comment were.

Player2

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multimoog — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:09:38 MST

Worst baby name and blanket ever. I like skulls as the next guy (maybe more!). But babies and skulls don't mix. Also, that name is going to make their child put them in a nursing home when they're 45. Or hire a hitman. Or both.

multimoog

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ach77 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:57:26 MST

I saw this on Alice's Wonderland blog, and only then figured out that she and Cory "boing boing" Doctorow were married. They kept that one really quiet!

Best baby name and blanket ever!

ach77

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Five Element Ninja — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:42:11 MST

I was thinking how this is an odd (albeit, cool) name, but I just remembered, my friend named her son Oak Tree. I think people call him Oakie.

Five Element Ninja

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Tzero7 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:38:52 MST

Thats going to be a bitch whenever the kid has to sign something.

Seriously Congrats though.

Tzero7

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Pope John Peeps II — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:38:45 MST

@Setzer IIDX: Ha. You really think so?

Then I'm naming my kid "Handsome Springsteen Hemingway Richboy Nobel Novelist"

It's only about 8% less pretentious than "Fibonnacci Nautilus" and nets me a better kid.

Pope John Peeps II

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Nick — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:33:51 MST

.... just make sure the 360 is set horizontal.

Nick

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Mesren_Makai — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:31:02 MST

Yeah, 'dorable baby.

But I concur, ridiculous name. This one girl I knew, back when I was an anime otaku person (clean almost 3 years) wanted to name her kids Ender (based off the book Ender's Game from Orson Scott Card), and Ruecian, (Rue for short)

I understand some cultures tend to carry on the traditional stream of names that, well, many names of which have survived thousands of years. But, you know...remember back in the 60's and whatnot? My aunt knows somebody named Sunshine.

I'm not trying to be overly conservative with the naming field, but naming your kids off of nouns and other assortments of words (Justice, Sunshine, etc...) is bleh.

My opinion. Take it or leave it.

Mesren_Makai

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Norellicus — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:07:22 MST

I love the blanket, lol

Cute kid, congrats to the couple :)

Norellicus

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KnightRider — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:47:02 MST

Still, that's an terrible name!

I think the kid's first name should be "Doctor".

KnightRider

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KnightRider — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:41:42 MST

@tei: AHAHA!! Awesome! :)

KnightRider

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Protector one — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:33:56 MST

Cory Doctorow (He's not really a doctor? Ow!) and Kotaku's own Alice (well, they don't really own her. She's not on a leash or something, like Plunkett) got busy?? Who'd a known! That baby must be the epitome of geekdom! Our very own geek messiah! Did an 8-bit star shine high in the skies? Were the parents visited by three kings (Bill, Iwata and Kaz)?

Protector one

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dan — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:19:24 MST

Can't be an Alice contribution -- didn't go up in the middle of the night.

(I suppose the "Alice posts at crazy England times" jokes don't ring as true since the Kotaku Worldwide 24-hour Cycle movement began. But hey: nostalgia!)

'grats, Alice.

dan

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Setzer IIDX — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:00:03 MST

@Player2: "Kotaku is not, typically, a place of personal announcements"

Typically. This announcement seems quite atypical, no?

Setzer IIDX

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MelodyKitn — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:59:37 MST

I think I'll take Fibonacci Nautilus over... blanket or moon unit any day.

MelodyKitn

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Pombar — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:59:06 MST

Anyone born in London is automatically eligible for LEGEND status. Congrats Alice & Corey, and welcome to the fold, Posey. ;)

Pombar

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phrequency — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:59:05 MST

i expect to see a nobel peace prize winner in literature for a poem about mollusks and their shells.

phrequency

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Five Element Ninja — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:59:03 MST

@tei: lol! good thing that query didn't work here or we'd all be screwed. hooray for injection attacks.

Five Element Ninja

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Infradead — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:57:01 MST

Wow, that name is...
I mean, it's quite...
...it certainly is a name.

Infradead

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s1ipstream — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:53:49 MST

Yikes. I don't know what this weird name fad is amongst us young folk, but christ I wish it would stop. >_<

s1ipstream

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Pinguin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:52:05 MST

Poesy Emmeline Fibonacci Nautilus Taylor Doctorow? Why doing such thing to a kid? Why?

Pinguin

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MrSoursop — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:49:34 MST

at least they didn't call it Apple.

MrSoursop

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NeverSage — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:49:04 MST

Aww, I love babies. They're delicious!

I also love that blanket

NeverSage

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Chilly Hollow — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:46:51 MST

Wonderful! Congratulations to the happy parents on bringing a new gamer into our world.

Chilly Hollow

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Bon5ai — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:45:46 MST

@Pope John Peeps II: Really, talk about trying hard.

Bon5ai

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Player2 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:45:29 MST

"Kotaku is not, typically, a place of personal announcements"

[kotaku.com]
[kotaku.com]

Player2

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Setzer IIDX — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:44:14 MST

@Pope John Peeps II: The name helps dictate the kid's personality in my opinion.

So at least the kid ain't named Candi. With an I.

Setzer IIDX

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muffinmcmuffin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:43:46 MST

@Pope John Peeps II: Agreed. Cute baby, but annoying and huffy name. Kid will hate the parents.

muffinmcmuffin

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Pope John Peeps II — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:41:32 MST

That's the most overblown, most pretentious name I've ever seen in all my relatively short life.

So it is really not "posey" like the flower, but in fact "poesy" like the study of poetry and poetics? Good grief. That's even worse.

Pope John Peeps II

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Rastaman4200 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:40:58 MST

that is far too many names for any single person...but the baby is cute...congratz on the new bundle of poo ;)

Rastaman4200

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MehGinla — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:33:48 MST

I found the blanket but it's sold out :'(

MehGinla

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rawg — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:31:29 MST

@rawg: ... make that 0112358

rawg

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rawg — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:29:25 MST

Adorable! Fibonacci is a cool name, too. Gonna have to steal that one for my next baby, 112358.

rawg

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geekgrrl — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:29:13 MST

fibonnaci?? for realz?? having just watched 'pi' recently, that excites me to no end. :D

congrats!

geekgrrl

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Tei — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:29:07 MST

I will call my first born ';DROP TABLE users---

Tei

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kingofallcosmos — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:26:50 MST

After my dad had to fill out military paperwork for years, he vowed to name me something short; I ended up with "Christopher" because he forgot about that short thing. Let's hope that she never has to buy a house or sign a check or anything. The benefit of a long name is that I can always find my name easily in a list of names, like graduation lists.

kingofallcosmos

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Tei — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:26:42 MST

Very geek name. Hope looks cool in the future (in 17 years).
But I guest If you born this day and age, all the cool and short names, like "Tei", are already taken.

Tei

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thisbeatisbadass — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:25:52 MST

Congrats, cool blanket too.

thisbeatisbadass

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Destrudo — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:23:14 MST

I feel like an idiot after every time I go all warm and fuzzy after seeing a baby. I keep thinking I've squashed all these "emotions" with years of numbing alcohol and desensitizing videogames. Alas, the biological imperative prevails once again.

Destrudo

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Irenicus-the one and only — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:22:50 MST

Talk about being born into the internet age :)

Grats to the baby!

Irenicus-the one and only

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Five Element Ninja — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:21:46 MST

any kid named Fibonacci is destined to be awesome. congrats!

Five Element Ninja

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Ghede — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:20:13 MST

Poesy Emmeline Fibonacci Nautilus Taylor Doctorow? Really?

... They do realize they aren't supposed to use ALL the names the come up with... right?

Ghede

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Zhabin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:19:28 MST

What a great name! Congrats on the new baby!

Zhabin

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MehGinla — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:18:44 MST

Where did they get that blanket?! I must have one.

MehGinla

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Witzbold — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:16:52 MST

Congrats!

Witzbold

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Vecha — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:16:14 MST

Cute baby!...strange blanket...

Vecha

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nenet — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:15:41 MST

Dawww, the cheeks!

nenet

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Cojo21 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:15:40 MST

Very Cute! Now they can go for the 1000 poopy diaper and 500 spit-up achievements...

Cojo21

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Doomstalk — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:15:02 MST

@icepick314: Yeah, I can see her hating her parents for that.

Doomstalk

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KillerBee — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:14:44 MST

Congrats! Kiss your sleep goodbye.

KillerBee

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icepick314 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:14:20 MST

Poesy Emmeline Fibonacci Nautilus Taylor Doctorow???

good lord....my hand would be numb by the time i get to Nautilus everytime i write a check....

icepick314

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tehFluffz — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:13:21 MST

Wonderful news, adorable baby :D

tehFluffz

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Setzer IIDX — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:13:16 MST

6 names. Damn.

Cute kid though. Very cute.

Setzer IIDX

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Saint Anima — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:12:39 MST

Aww. Lookie the little baby.

Saint Anima

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Destrudo — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:08:53 MST

Awwww.

Destrudo