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I think Boleslaw is an old polish name
*Bolshevik
:closeenough:
*Menshevik
Putin
What’s with the “xxx” at the end of *every* post? I thought that was [kisses] but makes no sense in this context.
It means hárdcóre pórnography
Three cheers for hárdcóre pórnography!
NÉÉD MÓÁR ÁCÚTÉ ÁCCÉNTS!
It makes sense she saying “we got it from the book you gave us, thanks, kisses! Girls use it all the time… oh, wait, that must be it, you don’t get it because girls don’t talk to you… aw, that’s so sad.
Did I just pop your “talking to a girl on the internet” cherry!? I feel so dirty.
That might be, but when I read it it just read as ‘glory xxx’ which my mind immediately translates that as glorious hardcore sex. Or glory hole. Just sayin’
Someone’s on the rag…
no, “kisses” is represented as “xoxo” not “xxx”. What is says is glory xxx which obviously is referring to a type of hole used in certain types of… rendevous.
Xoxo is kisses and hugs. Xxx is kisses.
how do you thing she got pregnant?
It is. It’s a popular polish name actually. Old too. Poland had a king called Boleslaw during the middle ages.
Phaet, it is a VERY old (about 1000 years) Polish name that is NOT popular at all nowadays. It is only remembered because many of our kings had this name.
At least that’s just a nickname. You could call the guy Richard, or even Rick instead.
Worst: I saw on the British news, they were interviewing a guy from the royal navy. His name? Major Richard Head.
Anyone who names their child Richard Head, hates their child.
Not if they’re Suliwesian.
LOL! Yes – this is an old Polish name – as a matter of fact, it was my husband’s grandfather’s name! I’ve never seen it anywhere else!
I lol’d
I am not sure why BotatoSalad makes me lol so much, but it does.
BotatoSalad. lol.
Mmm I’m hungry now
*sigh* Poor kid. Why do parents do this? I understand the desire to help your kid stand out and feel unique, but at least try to think of obvious ways it could lead to them being made fun of. Because once he gets around other kids, it will happen. Believe me, I know.
Sincerely,
Blubsandwich
I feel your pain.
Sincerely,
Tofurkey Parmesan Williams
*pees pants*
We need to form a “children with stupid parents” support group.
Sincerely,
Bamburger
I’m doing just fine with my name…
Sincerely,
Pizza Hut
And no, I’m not related to Jabba da Hut.
Just make sure you do’t get locked in your car and eat yourself to death.
It actually is a Polish name and was one of their kings in the late 10th/early 11th century.
I remember that, he had a brother called Bomato Bauce.
Oh god I laughed so freaking hard.
That may be true, but (1) they probably didn’t have coleslaw back then, (2) even if they did, the king wouldn’t get made fun of by random people on the street without serious repercussions, and (3) you can’t expect most people today to know about the guy. They’re going to see “Coleslaw with a B”.
P.S. Aren’t the Polish also responsible for that disastrous manned mission to the sun? :p
They should have went at night when the sun was turned off.
Ad. PS: no, the soviet Russia came up with that.
Ad. the twerpy rest: yeah, because people named Phoenix, Candy, Leaf, Apple, Angel and so on, are sooooo regular. Plus, what about all the Johns? :]
Doesn’t make it any less ridiculous.
Hush, people like to go judgemental, especially when their ignorance is the only thing wrong.
They call me…. Tater Salad.
Seriously. My younger sister wants to name her daughter “Promise”. I understand not wanting your daughter to be one of many girls named Isabella, but really? Promise? I want to punch her.
Has she signed up for “mommy and me” poll dance lessons? Might as well get her daughter started early since they already decided her career path.
You’re right, you really do need to get started early to learn the intricate dance of the pollster.
I mean, conducting polls is no easy task.
hahaha why has no one commented on this yet?? hilarious! homophone fail!
“Do you eat beans?” step step kick
“Do you like George Wendt?” back two three step
“Do you like movies about George Wendt eating beans?” step step
My nephew is named Legion. I want to strangle my brother for that decision, and his wife for not fighting it.
LOL, that’s terrible.
…and, unfortunately, I have a little cousin named Isabella. Bet you can’t guess what they call her for short!
Twilight is responsible for making Isabella the next Ashley.
Indeed. “We’ve decided to name our baby ‘Boleslaw,’ an old Czech name meaning “beat me up and take my lunch money.”"
Yup. Making fun of the name may be a bit ignorant, but there will be plenty of kids teasing Boleslaw.
still cant stop laughing at BotatoSalad…I just do not know why that is funny to me. lol BotatoSalad!
Actually it is a real slovian name, more specifically meaning “more in glory [than everyone else]“. Every name ending with a -slaw or -slav has something to do with glory, fame or praising
more glory than ordinary coal?
But why would you give your not Slovian kid that name? Even if it is real, the kid’s gonna get ripped apart for it!
Regardless of what it means, it still looks like coleslaw with a b.
While actually it’s the other way around, coleslaw is a ‘Boleslaw’ with a ‘C’. Also, ‘Boleslaw’ is not a name. “Bolesław” is.
/\ Cheers!
^^ Finally ! Someone with a brain !
You’re named after a guy who was known for being an awesome black kid and died a lonely white pedo. Boleslaw is better than Michael any day.
Boleslaw is an awesome name if you do not mind your kid getting teased relentlessly for it. It may be ignorant, but look around you.
So name your Polish kids Boleslaw, not your American kids.
So name your Polish kids B0leslaw, not your American kids.
So name your Polish kids B0leslaw, not your Américan kids.
Very true, but you have to know that the kid has to live with the name, not you, and please don’t give me any “standing up for itself will make it stronger” speech now.
Also, curious people and relatives will ask you why you named it that way, and having no explanation for it or relation to it will make you kinda look like a parent who really doesn’t care, like those people who want to name their kid “Sakura” just because they like manga.
Yes I do know it is nobody elses business to even ask, but other kids will do, which will lead to a lot of uncomfortable questions throughout its whole life. I am all for being creative with kids names, but please also be a bit aware of your own culture.
so despite being polish, having polish family and friends in australia, i should only give my children english names because that’s what will be ‘acceptable’? odd logic there…
Please read my post again, I wrote “or relation to it” which does not include you, as you are polish.
I’ll name my daughter GLaDOS.
Heck.
What blub said.
What, exactly, ‘sounds American’? Names here have been a wild mix of national and ethnic choices for many years now.
That being said, it’s inconsiderate to a child to pick something that is so different than the norm for one’s time or place. (or, even more that looks like it was drawn from a bag of Scrabble tiles) Mommy and Daddy can congratulate themselves on picking something exotic or ‘unique’, but it’s the kids who will be mocked and harassed. If you have your heart set on something extremely unusual, at least make it a middle name.
And whatever it is, wherever you are, if it’s only one letter away from a common food item, it’s
probablya bad idea anyway.New plan: changing my name to cole and demanding that salads everywhere are praising me.
Coleslauron.
I have a particular affection for the name Mstislav.
And who doesn’t?
Justin Bieber, obviously.
Everyone loved to hate Justin Bieber. I think it’s because of his fans though, they seem to annoy more people than purely Justin himself.
nope, fvck that long-haired stinky hippy, i hope he gets partially decapitated by a scorned skunk.
Mścisław. It’s hard to pronounce even for native speaker
Should change it to BONESAW
awesome name
BONESAW MACDONALD
Then he’ll always be READY!
Hahahaha this comment for the win.
There’s actually a guy I had Organic Chemistry II with last year who was going for his medical degree. His last name: Bloodsaw. He will be Dr. Bloodsaw, M.D one day.
Please tell me he’ll be a surgeon. Better yet a paediatrician!
Just so you all know, Boleslaw is an actual slavic name.
Just so YOU know, Batman Bin Suparman is an actual Singaporean name.
Maybe they named him after the first king of Poland, Bolesław I Chrobry
Also, it’s true that it means great glory:
BOLESŁAW: Means “great glory” from the Slavic elements bole “large” and slav “glory”. This was the name of kings of Poland, including Boleslaw the Brave, the first Polish king.
They should really write the L with the stroke ( Ł ) though to help differentiate from coleslaw.
I had hopes that maybe the pronunciation of the name was better but… nope. It sounds like they’re going Bowling for Slavs….
*COLESŁAW
There you go… better now?
Boleslav is an old-ish Czech/Slavic name.
BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
What the crap does “at least it will stop everyone saying lennons different” mean?
I’m guessing that Ruth’s kid’s name is Lennon, and everyone says it’s a “different” name, but since Boleslaw is so much more different, people will think Lennon is much more normal in comparison.
I think she means that her kid is called Lennon (sigh) and everybody comments on what a different name it is, and now everybody will comment on Boleslaw’s unusual name instead. There’s a silver lining in every parental cloud.
It’s a Polish name, right? At least it’s pronounced a little better in Polish.
It’s pronounced VERY differently in Polish. I hope they pronounce it correctly (Bo-less-wav) and don’t call their kid Bole-slaw.
But every teacher, guidance councilor, playground friend, and random street person they meet WILL pronounce it “bole-slaw”, cause that’s what it looks like (to non-Polish people). I hope the parents are ready to spend the next 18 years telling people how it’s pronounced.
Regardless of how the parents pronounce it, teachers and people first seeing it in print will pronounce it the way it appears… Helen needs to think about her child’s well-being, as opposed to the meaning of his name.
I’m guessing Ruth has a son(?) named Lennon.
Ya know.. Lennon being mispronounced as Lemon.. Probably keeping with the food theme..
I just think I found a name for my inevitable child with the Presidon’t.
John Lemon?
i actually ROFL’d. scared the cat.
Me too. And I don’t even have a cat.
Me too. And I didn’t even laugh, but I do have a cat.
Cats were always a big centerpiece of attention on Failbòok. To this day I still wonder where they got there start being so popular there.
Cats save you from being forever alone which would otherwise be quite common on the interwebs
Well, actually Boleslaw is a real name – Polish…
Lightning cabbage..a new mother cries
Her poor salad falls..to the floor
Oh i can smell it, wafting back again, like a roll with butter, eaten and eaten again.
Flies are gettin to the center of my sandwich again
i should swat themmmm
Lightning cabbage… an old pot roast dies
THE CHICKEN SALAD IS DRY…
STAAALE AND FÛCKIN DRY..
Says the son, with his fork and butter knife, KNIFE..
C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!!!!
Lightning cabbage
a C-c-c-combo breaks…
I don’t even know what we’re talking about.
For goodness sakes.
I don’t even know what we’re talking abòut
For goodness sakes.
Youse jgust lourste’es’ed dee gayymes’ed
Youse/jgust/lourste’es’ed/dee/gayymes’ed…..
Taxes pay them now.
Good Polish name….
It’s used in mother slavic countries as well. I’m czech, and it’s a normal name here, though rather uncommon.
But yeah, only in Polish it would be wtitten with W instead of V.
See, Boleslav would look way better. It looks Slavic. Boleslaw does look like a typo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boles%C5%82aw_I_the_Brave
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boles%C5%82aw_II_the_Bold
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boles%C5%82aw_III_Wrymouth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boles%C5%82aw_IV_the_Curly
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boleslaw_V_the_Chaste
Fun fact: If you live in the U.S. and are not a recent immigrant, you have a greater than 1/3 chance of being descended from Boleslaw III (and that’s just through Edward III) as follows (among other routes): Edward III->Isabelle Capet->Phillip IV of France->Isabella of Aragon->James I of Aragon->Peter II->Sancha of Castille->Richeza of Poland->Wladislaw II “The Exile”->Boleslaw III, High Duke of Poland.
Have a little respect for your ancestors.
More like borophyll…
Please will you run away with me?
I think this kid’s middle name should be “the Curly” now.
Sancho of Castile was only a step-son to Richeza of Poland, so the route you provided is erroneous.
It’s SanchA of Castille, not SanchO. As in the Queen Consort of Aragon. Also, I think your chronology may be wrong. Wikipedia sure agrees with me:
“Infanta Sancha of Castile (21 September 1154/5 – 9 November 1208) was the only surviving child of King Alfonso VII of Castile by his second queen, Richeza of Poland, who was the daughter of Vladislav II, Duke of Silesia.
On January 18, 1174 she married King Alfonso II of Aragon at Zaragoza… [and had] Peter II of Aragon (I of Barcelona), b. 1174, killed at the Battle of Muret, September 12, 1213″
Actually, Boleslaw is a polish name, and its pronounciation is completely different to “coleslaw”: it’s “boh-leh-suav”. In polish it’s also spelled “Bolesław”.
Do they know that though?
You think all the other 6 year olds in the playground will care?
This. I know it’s a Polish name, but there’s no reason to saddle your kid with a name that will bring him grief.
Failbòok was also filled with common sense. For every whimsical joke thrown around, there were two no-nonsense comments to accompany them.
my boyfriend’s father’s name is boleslaw (bol-eh-slav). but he’s also polish. from poland. and ~60 years old.
Polish AND from Poland? What an amazing ethnic history.
You know, some people are Polish-from Chicago or Polish-from Pennsylvania…so they’d probably be named something like Mike Lipinski instead of Boleslaw the Brave. Eh?
@Angie, exactly. @Kitty, no reason to be a smart ass.
Jon, wherever you are, I love you!
this.
I’ll just leave this here…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boles%C5%82aw_I_Chrobry
I sincerely hope this is some inner joke, because if not, poor kids.
I sincerely hope you don’t think that a kid’s happiness is proportionnal to how common his name is.
Sadly, a lot of times a kid’s happiness is proportional to how common his or her name is. I’m a fifth grade teacher, and most students who have unusual names get tortured.
botatosalad 4tw
Brotatosalad would be better.
Boleslaw is a great Polish name starting with Boleslaw the 1st. Cripes people, just because it’s not Dan or Emily, you think a kid’s being saddled with a freak name…
Cough up $50 dude… I’ve actually met someone with this name. Rare to you, perhaps, not to the great many people who live outside the U.S.
Ok, now let’s say ONLY people from América. NOW how many people have you met with the name B0leslaw?
See what I mean?
That’s cheating…
No it isn’t.
Haha, there’s an example of m;tdlylily’s stark but simple replies. He/she was always a pretty down-to-earth person.
…until the Running Shoe Mafia finally caught up with him…
He.
In the neighborhood I grew up in (in Chicago) this is not that uncommon. And not that hard to pronounce compared to some others. So, yes, at least half a dozen kinds at my grade school were names Boleslaw. Get over yourself, not everyone wants to be named Mike.
People in America account for less than 5% of world population, yet, we should pretend you guys are the only ones that matter? You know what? Go kcuf yourself, that’s exactly the kind of arrogance that makes the other 95% of the world hate you guys so much. You’re not any better or more important than anyone else for being born in the land of the fat retards, stop acting like you’re special.
But, if the kid, as is pretty much implied by the language of the status, is BORN, and likely RAISED in the US, then all of the above still applies.
The child is going to be made fun of by his peers, he’s likely going to be applying for jobs, loans, etc. in the US, and all of the consequences of having a name that is rare, and so easily connected with food, are going to apply.
What Jessica said.
People in America account for less than 5% of world population, yet, we should pretend you guys are the only ones that matter? You know what? Go kcuf yourself, that’s exactly the kind of arrogance that makes the other 95% of the world hate you guys so much. You’re not any better or more important than anyone else for being born in the land of the fat, so stop acting like it.
People, let’s say, from Chicago? :>
we counting chicago, the second largest polish city in the world??
Wait…you know Turok McPepsi?
Hehehe I saw it coming
and it is still funny. good job
Wait…you know Turok McPepsi too?
He never ONCE paid for weed
^this
I saw him crossing the border last Wednesday..
So… Jon… would your kid go by BS, then?
LOL at all the people saying “Weeelllll, it’s an ACTUAL slavic name”
So what?? The point is, in the context of English-speaking countries like Britain and America, it looks like (and, if read out, would be pronounced a lot like) “coleslaw”… which is ridiculous. Granted, it probably isn’t ridiculous in Poland or wherever, but it’s ridiculous in English-speaking countries. I doubt these people are in Poland
Ignorance looks even more ridiculous.
But he’s got a point. This kid is destined to go through hell with people picking on his name. Kids (and many adults for that matter) in the U.S don’t care if “Boleslaw” is an actual name in Poland, they will think its odd and make fun of him for it. Surefire way for your kid to be singled out and teased. Good going, parents.
In that case, I’m naming my baby “Ignorance.” Beat that, Boleslaw!
Ignorant to what, exactly…?
Not only that, the funny isn’t in the unusual/ethnic name the parents decided on. People do that every day. And yes, even in the states. The funny is in the witty comment by the friend Jon.
To all the people calling to attention the fact that Boleslaw is a legitimate name in some other country: so what? This kid will likely not grow up in that country, and will be ridiculed for that name, and not a single grade school, middle school, or high school student will give a single care ever that it was the name of some monarch a long time ago in a land far far away. If the parents name their child Boleslaw, it is a major fail on their part. Not understanding that or recognizing the possibility of ridicule and defending the name for a child growing up in any english/american speaking country is a major fail on your part.
^
Still won’t convince me that Vercingetorix isn’t a fantastic middle name for a boy…
If only someone had told this to Charles Babbage’s parents..
Awesome!
No Ron White?
/they call me Tater Salad
Wouldn’t that be Botater salad?
Hi there, I’m polish and yes, this is an polish name, not archaic actually but also not very modern
but well… I wouldn’t name my future kid for example “Jeremy” (I mean in pure english form) because it would be just weird… like Coleslaw with a “B”
Where did such a ridiculous name come from? Is it French? German? Malaysian?
…Are…are you kidding? We all just had this discussion…on the thread…and it’s been answered and….we just went through all this.
I’m just laughing because he asked and you answered. Well done, CM.
I don’t think it can be stated enough. I want a few more people to think they’re the first to point out that it’s “actually a Polish name”. Make them feel good, they’re enlightening me.
Named after a side dish, you poor, poor man!
Or…
Isn’t he also Boleslaw the Butch?
I’m all for historical, arcane, unusual names….but naming your kid “boleslaw” in America today is like tattooing a giant “kick me” sign on your kid’s head.
If you like it that much, use it for a middle name.
This is coming from someone who actually DID indeed name her children unusual Irish names (Corran and Quinlan) – I just made sure they didn’t rhyme with picnic foods.
how is using irish names that can have alternate pronunciations different to any other european name? especially given the world is becoming a much smaller place and mixing of ethnicities is much more common. chicago alone seems to be made up of mostly irish and poles!
Have no idea how to pronounce “Corran”, sounds like Koran to me.
actually that’s a polish name. is it so hard to use google?
Harder than reading the 100 comments before this that already pointed that out.
I think this whole post is a major troll by the m0der@ation on this site. You can’t say B.oleslaw or B.otato Salad or anything else with b.o on Failb.ook. Did everyone enjoy their stay in M0d-he11?
I know I did. Curse you b0rophyll!
hahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahagagagagahagahagahaga
That’s why Germany has a law that says you cannot name your kid in a way that most probably will lead to cruel bullying.
The U.S needs this. Badly.
Das hält manche Assis trotzdem nicht davon ab ihr Kind “Jeremy Pascál” zu nennen
Jeez, people. Doesn’t matter if it’s a polish name, or czech equivalent of the word “potato” or whatever – it just sounds stupid in english. It’s like calling your baby Happy Meal.
For everyone that wants to say Bòleslaw, use this code:
alt+405.
Which creates:
ò.
That should help.
Silly german…. that’s what a spy would want you to do….your not a SPY, are you lolrinse?
òòû
For Mac, it is
Option+~ = `
`+o = ò.
For the Jaguar Supercomputer, it’s:
10101010101010101001010100001010110100110101010101010101010010101010101
How come we are fourth in line now? Behind failnation and win.
Penis envy.
Mesopotting.
Ball’s law. that kid’s gonna have trouble in school.
I wonder what nationality the parent is.
Boleslavic.
White European.
Vietnamese…the parents are definitely Vietnamese…
Know what makes me lose faith in humanity more? Penn State fires a child raping assistant coach and the head coach that knew about it and said nothing, and the students respond by rioting.
I really am starting to loathe humanity.
I don’t know a lot of Polish, but I’m pretty sure it’s pronounced “bo-e-sla-v” or something like that. But the parents are probably too ignorant and are just gonna say coleslaw with a B. Poor child.
When I saw glory followed by xxx I thought that there was some glory hole reference…
Helen takes parenting fails to a new level.
is this the same helen that won ‘ass of 2011′ in a previous fail?
I hope not, as that was actually more of a win than a fail.
Best. Ever.
Heehee, I just can’t get enough of this.
Here’s a series of nicknames the kids would come up with for little Boleslaw:
Coleslaw (obviously)
Old King Coleslaw
Bold Coleslaw
Bowl of Coleslaw
Bowling for Coleslaw
That’s all I can think of. Somebody else please do more.
No.
actually – it would mostly just be ‘bolek’
They could call him by an abbreviation, Bolek. And there is also the law about naming children, it recently saved a girl from being named Cipa (meaning c*nt, pardon my french).
What law about naming children?
whatever the history of the name, the kid is going to get the poopy kicked out of him if he lives anywhere other than a slavic country.
Boleslaw is actually an medieval Swedish name, often used by people high up in society ranking. Although in Swedish it would be Boleslav.
Actually its a Swedish name! not Polish! its very old and the Polish took it from vikings when they kicked seriously their asses. only that in Swedish its spelled with v.
… this is why i’m glad i’m a girl. if i wasn’t, my name would have been boleslaw jozef (brian joseph?) … it’s pronounced “bowl-a-slav” i guess, but … yeah. i already have a hard enough time with my polish last name, adding that to it wouldn’t have done me any favors.
Stuff like this makes me happy Finland won’t let you do stuff like this, your child’s name has to be an approved name.
I remember once I was watching some awful MTV show, and a kid was named Björn. They pronounced it buh-jor-en with the j like in English. In Nordic languages, the name is pronounced b’yorn. Made my brain hurt every time they said “Buh-jor-en!”
Why is this a fail? My son’s name is Baccoroni Salad….
at chrischaos,
actually in Polish there’s a female version of Bolesław as well
, it’s Bolesława
Many, many years ago in my country someone actually named their daughter “Prostitute”. At that time many people didn’t know the meaning, it was just some fancy French word so I guess they decided it sounded cool.
An old name from where I come from in Norway, which was often used, is Analius, believe it or not. Strangely enough, when the knowledge of what anal meant came to be common knowledge, the name wasn’t given to new kids.
Since we are talking about giving children unfortunate names–how about the custom of African-American parents giving their children names like Taneesha or taqueesha, tyrell, ja-dall, duquan and so on. I wonder if some employers, when looking at two similar resumes, one from a Michael Smith and another from a Dondell Smith might make some unconscious assumptions about the applicant.
DON’T DO IT, PARENTS. I have a Polish name and I’m not even Polish. No one can ever pronounce it, and I sound like a moron when people are like, “So are you Polish?” and I have to tell them no, my parents just thought it looked cool.
lolololol “BotatoSalad” trolololol
There are some witty and funny comments on here. I rofl’ed. I can appreciate these comments. The only comment I didn’t like was the negative one about Americans saying we are arrogant yet he is stereotyping all Americans which I believe is hypocritical. Just saying