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A School of the Arts third year writing student named David Harrington is receiving some attention today from the New York Daily News in response to his famous internet invention, the Sarah Palin Baby-Name Generator. The Daily News loved their new Palin names so much that certain reporters even used them as bylines.
Bwog played around with this thing by entering in several of Columbia’s most recognizable names. Here’s what happened:
- Lee Bollinger: Shaver Razorback Palin
- Bruce Robbins: Steak Leather Palin
- James Franco: Moose Roadster Palin
- Roaree Lion: Snooker Hinge Palin
- Austin Quigley: Recoil Mush Palin
- Gayatri Spivak: Plop Hero Palin
Plus, it’s not just random: entering in the same name twice will result in the same Palin name both times. Oh, and in case you were wondering, Bwog’s actually quite partial to our Palin name: Ladel Torque Palin.
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@nobody beats the obamanator in child exploitation
“What city are you in, Daddy?”
also…bristol is only rates a meh on the hot scale…willow on the other hand
@ummm watch the news?
@Elian Gonzalez I found a facebook app for this thing too. http://www.new.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=39158060308
@I wonder if Sarah Palin charged her daughter for the pregnancy test.
@The Dink I’m steak leather palin too. But I used to be vegan!
@Guzzle Red Palin Oh my.
@clg i’m “Duct Idaho Palin”.
@what i got: “George W. Bush, if you were born to Sarah Palin, your name would be:
Jeep Pike Palin”
@Shaver Razorback PrezBo and I share a name… I guess in another life we might have been the same person or something.
@WHOA When I entered Trig Palin, I was told that if Trig Palin had been born to Sarah Palin, Trig would’ve been named:
Molten Contra Palin
Clearly Trig is actually Bristol’s child! AHGHHHH!
@... so true
@poop lolz
@... the script it appears to be based off does seem to use random numbers, so it either:
a) stores randomly generated names and associated real names to allow persistence (dumb)
b) uses some kind of hash function to to generate indexes for the lists of valid first and middle
@omg it’s just for fun. stop being such a typical Columbia, cynical, tool.
@moose roadster no, i got the same name as james franco
@so... We’ve got Track, Willow, Piper, Bristol…where’s TRIG? Maybe they gave him the week off after a month of shameless exploitation.
@Hmmm The name Glenna and Bruce Robbins both have STEAK LEATHER.