the gods are among us

[pensnest]

Now look, people. I know I have been away. But did NOBODY proclaim the news that Nick and the lovely Mrs Nick Carter had produced their sprog and called him ODIN? NOBODY?

Odin.

Odin Reigns Carter. Wait. Was that published on 1st April? Because... (checks hastily) No, no, it was not. Oh, Nick. Oh, Mrs Nick. Odin Reigns Carter.

Actually, the kid looks like Howie.

Comments

[copracat]

Aren't they just perfect? I fell in love with Mrs Nick when Nick was on Dancing With The Stars. What a splendid Amazon heart our boy won. Do you think that famous people are in a baby naming competition? Or is it just human nature and fame brings some of them to public notice?

[pensnest]

I strongly approve of Mrs Nick. Did you see the Carter Nuptials reality TV show? We watched it at Camp last year, and concluded that Mrs Nick is a surprisingly splendid choice for Nick to have made.

Odin. Okay, Odin. Strong name. Manly.

Reigns?

???

I have been giggling off and on since I googled to see whether the Carter baby had yet been born. Oh, joy!

I wasn't even in Tasmania and I hadn't heard!

[chalcopyrite]

WHAT.

I mean, what?!?!?

“It’s a very strong name,” Nick said last month

Well, got that right. Oh, Nick. Oh, Mrs Nick.

Re: I wasn't even in Tasmania and I hadn't heard!

[pensnest]

Odin Carter. Odin.

It could, in truth, have been a whole lot worse...

Re: I wasn't even in Tasmania and I hadn't heard!

[chalcopyrite]

True. They could have named him Ragnarok.

Or Sleipnir.

(His son? A horse!)

[turlough]

Well, the kid will at least not have the same name as everyone else in his age group. And I somehow suspect it could have been much, much worse :-)

[pensnest]

Ahaha, unless there is an appalling trend of plundering the Norse pantheon for names these days. I mean, there's gonna be a Loki in there somewhere....

[ephemera]

I had somehow missed the news they were expecting. ODIN! This is just delightful! Go Nick and Mrs Nick!

[pensnest]

There was a cringe-making moment on one of Nick's DWTS episodes where he and Mrs Nick got to open a box together which was filled with balloons of the appropriate colour. Nick... really needs to get over this thing for having important moments in his life happen on camera, I feel.

[luxshine]

Nick is such a geek.

[pensnest]

Yeah, I suspect it's "Odin as in the Thor movies" rather than "Odin, Norse God", but, eh.

[letterboys]

Oh honey, you did not see my meltdown on Twitter when I found out. (I was also in a cab on the way home from an unsuccessful stakeout at the airport past midnight, and then had to get up five hours later for a dratted press con with Marvel, so I was also very distracted)

I would also like to point out that, gamers as they are, they seemed to have given him a name with initals that spell out ORC.

I should also point out that in the late 90s/early 00s, fans used to call Nick's ah, appendage Thor. So Thor is the father of Odin... (I'm sorry)

[turlough]

*snicker*

[rikes]

Oh my god, how could I have forgotten Thor. ajkfdälajlfsjfläkjs whyyyyyy

[pensnest]

Thor. They did? How um, horrifying! So Thor is... oh, good lord.

I don't do Twitter, so missed the meltdown, hah!

[turps]

Odin. That is amazing!

[pensnest]

On reflection, I have to agree!