Hello, my name is... Marijuana Pepsi

[Siggie]

We wrote in Freakonomics about two brothers named Winner and Loser.


Winner became a lifetime criminal; Loser a detective in the NYPD. The story of these two brothers matched the findings of my academic research with Roland Fryer , which found no impact of a child’s name on her life.

Now, from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, we have the story of three sisters: Kimberly, Robin, and Marijuana Pepsi Jackson. Just like Loser before her, Marijuana Pepsi has made something of her life, earning a master’s degree in education.

What would possess parents to name their children things like Marijuana or Loser is beyond me, but it's excellent news that other than some teasing in school, these incredibly stupid decisions don't seem to impact the children.

I highly recommend the entire Freakonimics book by the way. It's an excellent and super interesting read. I hear there's a new one in the works.

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Re: Hello, my name is... Marijuana Pepsi

How on Earth did Marijuana Pepsi get accepted to any school with that kind of name? No red flags for that one, I guess.

[Siggie]

Re: Hello, my name is... Marijuana Pepsi

Read the newspaper article. She's gotten lots of crap. People always think it's a joke.
People don't go through all that is required for school applications to lie about their name either. I'm sure there was disbelief, but in context and supported by letters of rec, standardized test scores, transcripts, etc all bearing the same name, I'm sure they figured it out.

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Re: Hello, my name is... Marijuana Pepsi

Siggie, seriously, I was making a joke. Lighten up.

[Siggie]

Re: Hello, my name is... Marijuana Pepsi

Siggie, seriously, I was making a joke. Lighten up.

:-/ Sorry... Can't always tell.