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Norway's King Harald V has told one of his subjects that he cannot change his name to Sonic X.
Official name changes must be sanctioned by the monarch, but six year-old Christer, who wrote to the King last year, was told he was not old enough to make this kind of decision. Should he still wish to, Christer can reapply when he is 18 years-old.
His parents were reportedly reluctant to post the application, according to Norwegian paper and website Dagbladet (picked up by Gamezine).
Christer said he thought the whole situation "a bit bad", but was no doubt cheered by a hamper of Sonic goodies sent by a sympathetic SEGA.
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Ninja_Tino
27/04/09 @ 08:34
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Goodies!? Damn, if I weren't 18, I would attempt loads of name changes.
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And in yet more completely unrelated news, Sega's Scandinavian office were seen lighting big cigars and patting each other on the back for coming up with a silly Max Clifford-esque story to rival the "Name Your Baby 'Turok'" PR stunt of a few years ago. Which marketing agency do his "reluctant" parents work for, I wonder?
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SleepyMagpie
27/04/09 @ 12:33
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Thank god our king stopped this young man making a mistake he'd regret in later years. I mean, everyone knows Sonic sucks now, right?
And yes, our king has many important tasks to keep him occupied. He's also a rather nice fellow, albeit not always completely present, often seen doddering behind his wife the queen, seemingly falling asleep at inopportune moments. He loves a fag and a good regatta though, these things seem to cheer and wake him up. Leve kong Harald! |
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metalangel
27/04/09 @ 13:39
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The young boy will appear in a Nemi strip later this week, where Nemi's standards slip yet again as she gets drunk and beds a six year old boy. Hilarity, as always, doesn't ensue.
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RhapsodyRules
27/04/09 @ 14:56
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Oh King, what are you doing in the throne? Poor child. He only want is name changed to Sonic X. This isnīt unusual at all.
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scouserfuller9
27/04/09 @ 18:35
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If I were his age I'd ask for the name Nintendo or Sega so I'm then given loads of their goodies for free and not just Sonic.
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metalangel
28/04/09 @ 08:43
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Sweet Zombie Jesus, I was right. In today's Nemi, she meets the boy and whacks him one. Their courtship begins!
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