Linda is a banned name in a certain country that we’re going to find out today along with other names that are banned in other countries. >> Welcome to Good Mythical War. >> But first, we’re going to donate $1,000 to Habitat for Humanity to aid in their mission to help people in local communities all over the world build and improve a place they can call home. And you can join us in giving at habitat.org. >> Okie dokie. >> Okay. So, I’m going to give you a name. You’re going to guess the country it’s banned and then, you know, take a shot at at why it’s banned there. For instance, >> Okay. And we have a we have a word bank. I can see >> a country bank. >> A word bank of countries. >> A country bank. >> All right. >> IKEA. >> Okay. >> What? >> IKEA. >> IKEA is a name. You cannot name your baby IKEA. >> Well, >> you can’t change your name. >> It’s got to be Sweden. I mean, it’s got to be Sweden. >> I bet you in Sweden, you can’t name your your kid any brand because the there was some sort of brand infringing. >> Yeah. You can’t name your kid Walmart here. >> It’s kind of like that. Yeah, >> you can’t. >> Yeah, >> you can name them Walmart. >> And you should. >> And Mark Wahberg. >> Okay. Quit while you’re in here. Yeah, see how you can just make things happen with words. >> But I am asserting that this is a not an IKEA specific thing in Sweden, but I think it started because of IKEA. IKEA sued a child in one and it set a precedent in the country that anyone would go to one of their posh prisons if they were named IKEA. >> I like the name IKEA. >> IKEA. Then just don’t go to Sweden. >> Come over here. I don’t plan on having any more children and if I do, I’m letting them name themselves. >> What can you think of any other country besides Sweden that would not let their maybe in Iceland or something? IKEA it’s >> proximity to Sweden. >> It means like butthole or something. But you can name your kid butthole if you want to. >> We’re going to go with Sweden on this one. Stevie, >> I see why you would do that. >> Oh, so we’re wrong. >> You’re wrong. So, we’re going to go with >> Malaysia, the UK. >> You’re both wrong again. I There’s no real like I don’t understand in particular why >> there’s no reason. >> What is it? >> It’s Australia. >> Australia. >> What? >> And and the reason is not exciting. I’ll say for this one. We’re not starting off an exciting. >> Can you make it sound exciting? >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. I will. I will. >> All right. You just want me to tell you? >> Yeah. Please make it a h sound as guiding. >> It was deemed inappropriate for a child’s name. >> Oh, wow. What does Who does who does this deeming? >> Who does government? I’m guessing that the Australian government. >> So, does IKEA mean >> it doesn’t mean I mean that’s what I that’s what I’m saying. Like it doesn’t have to. It’s a furniture store >> and that’s inappropriate. It it isn’t appropriate. You’re right. But Australia, you got to get out of people’s name. >> You got to let people do that. >> Do they They must have a long list of names, >> right? >> If If they’re getting IKEA >> like they’re protecting a Swedish >> What do they call furniture? What do they call Burger King? >> Um Mr. Jacks, >> Monroes, >> Big Jack’s. Uh Jack Rabbit, >> Hungry Jack. >> Hungry Jack. You can’t name your kid Hungry Jack. You can’t name your kid Jack because he might be hungry. Uh, but then he’s a brand >> and we call a TV dinner Hungry Jack here. >> Hungry man. >> But there’s also Hungry Jack. >> Is there Hungry Jack? >> I thought there was. >> But if the Hungry Man who’s eating a Hungry Man is named Jack, he’s a Hungry Jack. >> How many names are outlawed in Australia? Can we do a little? >> According to this, it says 89. And the 89th name on the list is Virgin. >> You can’t name your kid Virgin. >> Virgin, >> I guess. from Virginia. >> Scrotum. I’m sorry. I’m just saying on the list stand out to me. Um, >> okay. >> Yeah, >> I get scrotum. Like there is an there is an official government list. >> Bong Head. >> Scrotum >> is at number nine. Bongghead. >> Bongghead. >> Mhm. >> I I think the way that we ought to be doing this >> Why is the list only at 89 and Bong Head is one of >> I think you should be This should be like a HOA situation. I think that we don’t need a list of names that you can’t name. I think when somebody has a name that enough people are like, “Uh-uh.” I think you write a letter of complaint. Like you’re like, “Dear Governor,” or whatever the person in Australia is. My neighbor I hear named their kid scrotum. >> So you’re snitching on scrotum. >> And I am saying that we should basically not have a a scrotum kid in our neighborhood. And if I can get enough of my neighbors to agree, they got to change the name. >> That’s how that works. Panties. >> Panties. >> Panties actually sound antuntie panties. This is protecting the kids. I get it. But Australia, you got Don’t you have other things to do besides >> smelly list? >> Smelly. >> Smelly. >> Are you >> Yeah, this was not a good call. Guys, >> given your examples, I don’t understand how they stop at 89. I mean, there’s going to be like thousands of names. >> Ugly. >> Yeah. Poof face. >> Yeah. There’s so many names. We can come up with 89 more right now that you shouldn’t. >> Bong neck, >> bong leg. You can do >> bong leg. >> Any bong and then any part of your body. Bong nose, bong eye. >> Right. All the bong mouth, bong ear, >> bong scrotum. >> Bong bong scrotum. Somehow that’s acceptable. >> Yeah, they cancel each other out. >> Okay, next. >> Enrique. >> Enrique. >> Now that’s a good name. Enrique. >> So I’m going to go that with one. This is where another language has made Enrique sound like a dirty word. >> So, do you think that there’s >> thinking about the way different >> sounds Malaysian >> different languages? >> Enrique might be >> and I’m not going to just start trying to sound like I’m speaking other languages right now. >> Yeah, come on. Do it. Right. >> I’m not going to do that. >> Come on, man. >> But Enrique Enrique Iceland. I think it’s Iceland. This means something bad cuz think about Rekovich and all think about all the words Enrique. >> Oh, I know why. because they literally can’t say it. >> Ding ding ding ding ding. >> I was right though, right? >> Iceland. And because they can’t pronounce it. >> Hey, tag team. Yes. I wasn’t looking at you, so it was up to you to actually give me a good five. You moved, >> which that’s messed up to be honest. >> The government can’t say your kid’s name, so you can’t name him that. >> Hold on. If y’all can’t say Enrique, it has >> There’s a lot more names that y’all can’t say. >> Dude, how long is there? >> I need to Google names. >> Let’s see. >> What about Ricardo? >> Henri. You probably can’t say Henri. Um >> Um, let’s see. I’m seeing a >> I think you could learn how to say it. I’m just going to >> 25 >> challenge y’all in Iceland. >> Banned in Iceland. >> There’s a lot of things that we can’t say. Okay, >> I don’t know if this is I mean this is from the Today Show. It says Duncan, Toby, Jerry, Jennifer, Leila, Amelia, August, Dominic, Eliza, Elliot, Emanuel, Ethan, Francisco, Gray, Ian, Jamie, Johnny, Kenneth, Lionel, Mario, Null, Philip, Ralph, Reese, Sven. Sven >> in Iceland. >> In Iceland, you can’t. >> You said Johnny. >> Yeah, >> I’m Johnny from Iceland. No, you’re not. >> I said impossible. >> No, it can’t happen. Johnny from Iceland. >> Now you might be Clownie. >> Clownie. >> Facebook. The name Facebook. >> Facebook. I feel like I’ve heard this. Feel like I heard this. >> I think if you say Facebook in Swedish is okay book. Really? I don’t hold on. >> That’s how you would pronounce it. So >> So be So it becomes offensive to the English ear because Yeah. >> Uh >> I don’t know about your reasoning there. I think it’s Malaysia. >> How would you say Facebook? >> Didn’t the guy Wasn’t there a >> Spanish >> a bit of a dictator situation in Malaysia? >> Am I right or wrong about that? >> A bit of a dictator. a bit of a dictator. >> He was He was a bit of a dictator. >> A dictator. Like I thought the the Malaysian president was the guy that got a little bit enthusiastic about executing people. Like he was like, “I’ll kill I’ll kill you if I catch you with cocaine.” Like like did he was like, “Drug dealers get killed.” Like I thought that was Malaysia. Uh I I don’t fact checkers are at work. >> Well, it says that it’s a semi-democracy, >> right? >> And so authoritarian and but yeah and don’t >> tater. >> I don’t know. >> So I’m just saying that it sounds like the kind of law that that guy >> I think it’s come up with can’t be Facebook. >> I think this is the United Kingdom because they don’t like Facebook there. >> You’re both incorrect. >> Oh gosh. Saudi Arabia. >> No. Mexico. Sweden. >> Yeah, it’s Mexico. >> So why >> do they not like Facebook? >> Because if >> it’s specifically Sonora, Mexico, just, you know, just to help you out. >> Specifically Sonora. >> Okay. Okay. Well, I was going to say it’s because if you’re named Facebook, then when I go to Facebook and try to find you, I create all kinds of problems >> for the Mexican government. >> Have you ever tried to search Facebook on Facebook? >> Oh, >> don’t. >> Excuse me, El Presidentede. Someone is searching Facebook for Facebook. >> It’s a way to make a Hey, have you ever Googled Google? Don’t do it. You’ll shut the website down. It’s just a little a little hack and so they know about that. >> You ever googled Google? >> Do you know how many old people Facebook search Facebook on an hourly basis? >> Am I Am I on Facebook? Facebook. Let me find out. >> I was already there. >> Well, hell yeah. I am here. Somebody in Mexico. Oh, well, they’re in trouble. >> I have Googled Google a lot. Probably thousands of times, actually. >> How? >> Because that’s how I get to Google. No, >> like you know how the search bar on Safari where >> Oh, it’s also the address >> is the address, but it’s the search bar. So, technically >> you’re not googling Google. You’re doing a shortcut to get to Google. >> Well, okay. Thank you. >> Also, the search bar in Safari and in Chrome. >> Chrome >> is Google. >> Yes, >> exactly. So, when I type Google into that, I’m googling Google. But why don’t you just type whatever you would be googling on the Google page because you’d be doing the same thing cuz it’s the same thing. >> Oh my god. >> Am I Am I right about that? >> Exactly, dude. >> Exactly, dude. >> So you you haven’t done that. If you have >> No, I have. That’s how I get to Google. >> And you know what pops up? >> Google.com and >> Yeah. Yeah. Unnecessary. >> In order to search something, you search Google and then you click on google.com. Then you search within Google. >> Yeah. cuz that way it has everything that I like around it when I search it. >> Cuz he might cuz you know what? He might want to look up news about this or images, >> right? >> We don’t know what Link’s interested in. >> Uh safe search images. >> Yeah, keep safe search on. >> That’s what I do when I’m googling uh Google. >> Uhhuh. But Facebook, what’s the reason? Um, it’s because Sonora, Mexico prohibits names devoid of meaning, which I mean, Facebook does mean something. >> It means a lot to some people. My mama >> um, >> devoid of meaning. >> That’s a dumb reason, Sonora. I’m sorry. >> I think it’s a goodarted reason. >> Devoid of meaning, >> but it’s hard to Who’s to say? >> But most most names in our part of the world don’t have meaning. I mean, if you if you dig deep, you’ll find some meaning. But like, what does link mean? What does rep mean? >> Well, link actually does mean something, >> but not to me. >> What does link un mean? >> Link is the connection between >> two things, >> right? >> Do you know me? It’s not. >> Do you know what your name means? >> I did at one point. >> It’s okay. Here’s the thing that would be absolutely crazy to any to many cultures in the world in which your name has so much meaning to be like >> there are people >> Yeah. >> in the United States and other places and like they have a conversation like this. >> I did know what my name meant at one point but like to not know I don’t know what Rhett means. Somebody gave me a little bookmark one time that said Rhett a river >> and it probably isn’t even true. >> It means advice or counsel. my name. >> Yeah. >> See, in what? Sonora, Mexico. >> No. >> But does it mean that >> in general? Dutch origin. And then there’s an English origin. >> But it’s but it’s wild. >> English origin. It’s connected to the word read or read. And the Dutch origin is advisor or one who gives advice. >> What about link? I think it means um link brook. You think it means a river too? But Creek >> because I remember we looked it up and we were both water related because because of in certain >> it says websites >> Lincoln means a settlement by water. >> Yeah, it was a settlement by water and my name meant a river. And so we were like, “Oh, it’s Fred and Link are next to each other, right?” See, now Stevie’s ruined it by saying my name means it doesn’t. Well, it says as a surname, it’s derived from old English meaning strong and healthy or strong and powerful. >> That’s not getting us there. >> It means I don’t know. But let me just say this. I was I’m was reading a book recently and there was um Thank you. There was a a Native American boy in the in the story and his name was Old Woman from a distance and it was like legit. That was what because it’s just like his parents were like, you know, >> if I squint my eyes. >> Old woman from a distance and eventually one day he’ll he would be able to name himself something. But that means something. >> He would be able to name himself something else. >> Yeah, of course. But it means something. >> Like you’re saying they called him >> in the language of whatever tribe he was a part of. the meaning of his name, >> his literal name. It would No, it would be like old woman from a distance. It would be like in English saying that’s how a lot of indigenous names are, >> but we’re just like we have this word that sounds and then we don’t even know. We have to Google it to find out what it is. I’m saying we should we should know what our names mean. That’s the argument here. >> Be careful what you wish for. >> Yeah. >> Okay. We haven’t gotten very far here. We’ve we need to we need to move on. Okay, >> Linda. >> Yeah, we teased Linda pretty hard. We need to get to Linda. >> Malaysia. >> Linda. >> Saudi Arabia. >> Yeah, >> I think it’s Oh, >> and this is a The reason is pretty black and white. >> Yeah, cuz it means >> because it doesn’t have >> Yeah, >> there’s not enough of a >> It means fa in Saudi Arabian. Alinda, right? >> No. The government opposes the usage of several Western girls names, >> including Linda, Alice, Elaine. >> I’m not going to Google the list cuz >> So, you can’t have a western name. >> Karen. >> Yeah, >> there’s I mean there’s a lot there too. We could add to that list. >> Mhm. Could add a lot of western names there. Okay, we’re on a roll. >> What about the name >> B R F X X C X M N P C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C L L M M N P R X V C L M N C K S S Q L BB B116. >> This is it, right? >> Which should be pronounced Albin. >> No. So, here’s the thing. This is someone who who took me up on my offer of letting their baby name themselves. >> Just put it in front of a keyboard. >> Keyboard, >> you know, like this is how that >> So, somebody did this in Sweden. >> They let a baby name >> and then they said, “Nope, you can’t name him that because we just made that particular name.” >> See, that’s why >> that’s how these names happen. is any I think this is just a bull crap collection of letters. They limit the number of characters that a in Sweden that a name can be because of their database. There’s not even a vowel in there. Am I right? And there are numbers. >> You’re close. Um, Swedish naming law states in part that names which for some obvious reason are not suitable as a first name will not be approved. And this name >> uh was in protest of that specific law. That’s the only reason the parents named their kid this >> because that was the hill they wanted to die on. >> But see, but that actually comes back to the the HOA thing that I was talking about. like a group of reasonable people decide if the name is suitable as a first name. We got to have some accountability. I mean, we’re like a we’re we’re a social species here, right? >> Yeah. We need to cooperate. >> Yeah. >> Okay. And then finally, your last two names are Lexus and Cyanide. Who do you think belongs to? >> Cyanide is a no no in the UK. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Because of all the apples. >> Even though it’s a great it’s a great name if it didn’t mean what it meant. You can’t name someone something that >> could kill you. >> This is >> You’re naming can’t be deadly. >> Yeah, it’s interesting. It says a girl in the UK was named cyanide and the UK court ruled that cyanide could be interpreted as a rejection of the girl by her mother. There’s a deeper story here, but >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> And then >> Wow. So if it’s they outlaw you insulting your kid with a name >> like an anthrax can’t be anthrax. >> That’s that’s good. It’s because it’s protecting the child. >> Bachulism >> bong head. >> Um and then Lexus in Malaysia. Any guesses as to why >> they don’t they uh they don’t like luxury cars. They disallow Japanese car names >> just can’t be Toyota >> in general or just >> that’s what it says. >> Oh well, you know, at least we know where you stand. >> Watch the first episode of Wonderhole season 2 now on the Retin Link YouTube channel. New episodes drop every Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Pacific, 2:00 p.m. Eastern.