A man in New Zealand lost a poker bet and had to change his legal name to “Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All The Superheroes Combined With Frostnova”. He already requested the change 5 years ago, but forgot about it. Now he was reminded, when the authorities send him his new passport:
New Zealand man given ridiculous 99-character name after losing poker bet
(…) A friend of the 22-year-old from the southern city of Dunedin posted a message on an online body-building forum explaining that the name had been chosen for him by his fellow card players. He wrote: “My friend lost a bet five years ago and changed his name. “He just found out it was actually accepted last week when his passport expired.” Mr Frostnova is also required to change his name on his driving licence and all other official and legal documents. (…)
