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Posted on: January 5, 2009 10:12 PM, by Greg Laden
Heath and Deborah Campbell had three children. They named them:
That, right there, would be child abuse. Do you not agree?
The story is making the rounds (h/t: McDuff) because it is little Adolph's third birthday and the local shop-rite (supermarket) refuses to provide the family with a cake enscribed "Happy Birthday Adolph Hitler."
The story can be found here and here.
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Someone is setting their children up for a lifetime of HELL when they grow up...
Posted by: TheEngima32 | January 5, 2009 11:51 PM
Someone is setting their children up for a lifetime of hell when they grow up...
Posted by: TheEngima32 | January 5, 2009 11:53 PM
This is a risky thing for parents to do to the children who'll be picking out their nursing home someday.
Posted by: Romeo Vitelli | January 6, 2009 12:26 AM
IMHO the problem with Adolph Hitler was not his name. He could have been named Luvy Cuddles and still been a bad person. Maybe not, as he would have been beat up at every turn and would likely ended up leading a transsexual dance review in Berlin instead of trying to take over the world. At the very least the SS would woulds have sleeveless slinky black minis and both open toes and 4" spike heels on their boots; all the better to conquer Europe in style. But you get the idea. The name isn't the point.
A local bakery was asked to spell out some profanities on a cake. They diplomatically left out a few strokes and provided the people a small container of the icing used for lettering so they could alter the spelling as they saw fit.
In this case the bakers could spell out "dolph Hiller" and the brain dead gits who name their child Adolph Hitler could add the capital 'A' and cross the 't' to get the result they want.
Posted by: Art | January 6, 2009 6:01 AM
The parents are attention whoring their children. They didn't ask for Adolf Cambell or Adolf Hitler Cambell, they wanted Adolf Hitler. From the first article, "The Campbells turned down the market's offer to make a cake with enough room for them to write their own inscription." ShopRite turned them down the two years previous, and Walmart made the cake the two years previous. Yet, they go back to ShopRite as if they have something to prove. Like... I don't know... maybe... they are neo-nazis?
Posted by: Jackal | January 6, 2009 9:15 AM
The baker didn't have to do ANYTHING, Art, but they did offer to leave space and give the parents the icing to do it themselves, and yet, that was refused. I wonder why? Oh, probably because they are neo nazis.
Names DO matter, especially in the right context.
Posted by: marilove | January 6, 2009 11:02 AM
Does the barber also refuse to cut that kids hair?
Posted by: mr P | January 6, 2009 11:46 AM
"Does the barber also refuse to cut that kids hair?"
I'm sure the barber is waiting for a chance to trim the kid's mustache.
Posted by: Romeo VItelli | January 6, 2009 6:10 PM
I think the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker, the barber, and the pharmacist and everybody else is within their rights to keep this odd ghoulish family out of their establishments. And the state should go in and take the kids away from these horrible parents.
Posted by: x-ray | January 6, 2009 7:08 PM
Poor kid. On so many levels.
Posted by: Lilian Nattel | January 7, 2009 10:41 AM
Hitler captured by Allies
Posted by: Virgil Samms | January 14, 2009 4:18 PM