The Most Recent Son of Krypton

Some people were critical when Gwenneth Paltrow and That British Guy She Married named their child Apple, but we like the name because that's the name of the company that made our computer and our iPod. For some reason, rich and famous people select... ah... "creative" names for their children when they're born, and, like Paltrow and What's-His-Face, find themselves on the recieving end of impolite remarks. This brings us to actor Nicholas Cage's newborn son, Kal-El, who was born Monday. Now, as everybody knows, Kal-El was the name that Superman's parents gave him when he was born on Krypton, before his father Jor-El and his mother Lara sent him to Earth in a rocket ship to escape the explosion that doomed their planet. It's a fine name — everyone knows when Kal-El grew up he became Earth's greatest champion. Still, though, some people can't handle it. "Why not gave your son a name of the strongest man ever? Nicholas cage did," sneers Dark Night Cafe. A post at WizBang makes broad concessions to being a nerd, but: "I'm not so much of a nerd that I am jealous that Cage beat me to it..." Gluetree: "The child is set for life in beatings." Man, these guys are some haters! We'll look for one of their kids to be named Lex.

Posted by Philip Ewing at October 5, 2005 11:14 AM

Category: Celebs