Florida Dad Trades Unborn Baby’s Name For $100 Gas Card

An Orlando man has traded the naming rights to his unborn son for a $100 gas card.

Source: Local 6 (Orlando, Florida)

David Partin recently heard that local radio station 96.5 WHTQ (Classic Rock Station) was giving $100 worth of free gas to the listener who called in with the most interesting item to trade. Radio hosts Richard Dixon and J. Willoughby were quick to take Partin up on his offer.

When the baby is born this winter, he will be named Dixon and Willoughby Partin — with the “and” included. Partin’s girlfriend, Samantha, said at least her son will have an interesting story about how he got his name. Dixon and Willoughby plan to be at the hospital when the baby is born and will hand over the gas card when they see the official birth certificate.

“Hey, man, times are rough,” replied the 26-year-old landscaper from east Orlando. “I figure I’ll be able to drive around for a couple of weeks on that gas.”

After some of David’s friends heard about the deal, they started offering more to name his baby. Like $300. “With that,” he said, “we could get some diapers too.”

David and Samantha have officially put their child’s name up for bid on the open market. That’s right, corporate America. For the right price, there could be a real, live human being walking around Central Florida named Wal-Mart Partin. Who knows? You pregnant readers out there might one day send your own little ones to day care with baby Best Buy. Or, if the sponsor’s local, maybe little Lockheed Martin Partin.

Odd Culture finds this funny, because Mike Judge has already predicted this would happen. In Idiocracy, characters names include Dr. Lexus, Beef Supreme, and President Dwayne Ellasando Mountain Dew Herbert Comacho!