Tyrannosaurus Rex appears in US court
8th May 2012
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There’s often a lot to be said for the name you’re born with.
This wasn’t the case for 23-year-old Tyler Gold from Nebraska, though, who this afternoon allegedly changed his name to Tyrannosaurus Rex (according to Nebraska’s York News-Times).
The former Mr Gold appeared in York District County Court this morning to request his imaginative new moniker.
He decided to abandon his previous identity after deciding that “the (T-Rex designation) is cooler. Also, as an entrepreneur, name recognition is important and the new name is more recognizable.”
TNS can’t argue with this. ‘Tyrannosaurus Rex’ literally means ‘tyrant lizard king’.
He denied that he was changing his name to hide from creditors or the law, before promptly leaving court officially as Tyrannosaurus Rex Joseph Gold.
He then proceeded to the number four trending spot on Twitter, where he remained for much of the afternoon. (As TNS writes, he's slipped to fifth).
In honour of the newly-named Tyrannosaurus TNS tracked down some other truly inspired name choices. Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii. The parents of this 9-year-old New Zealand girl lost custody of her in 2008, after it was decided that the name was likely to expose her to teasing (oh, really?). "The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment which this child's parents have shown in choosing this name," the judge said.

In honour of the newly-named Tyrannosaurus TNS tracked down some other truly inspired name choices. Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii. The parents of this 9-year-old New Zealand girl lost custody of her in 2008, after it was decided that the name was likely to expose her to teasing (oh, really?). "The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment which this child's parents have shown in choosing this name," the judge said.
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