This Man’s Absurd Name Change Has 99 Characters

A lot of people have legally changed their name through the years, but nothing comes close to being as absurd as this man who's new name has 99 characters. Not only is it absurd, it's a very funny story.

A number of years ago, NBA player Lloyd Free changed his name to World B. Free. Ron Artest, also an NBA player changed his name to Metta World Peace. Wide Receiver Chad Johnson, formally of the Cincinnati Bengals changed his name to Chad Ocho Cino. All of these changes are pretty absurd, but don't compare to this man's name change.

The New Zealand Herald reports the story of a man who was drinking (of course) and playing poker with friends. He made a bet that if he lost, his friends could change his name to anything they wanted. He lost the bet, and they changed his name. That was five years ago, but the man didn't find out until recently when he went to have his passport changed.

The new name has 99 characters, one under the 100 character limit. Are you ready for this? His name was changed to "Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All The Superheroes Combined With Frostnova." Are you kidding me? That is hilarious! Can you  imagine trying to sign a check. You'd have to finish writing your signature on the back of the check!

Apparently the guy can change his name back for a $100 fee if he wants That may be a cheap lesson he learned about what kinds of bad things can happen when you get drunk with friends.