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Man changes his name to confuse the police computer

Real clever, Mr. Oddsocks

By Uniform Stories

Meet Mr. Oddsocks.

Or should we say, OddsocksmcweirdoeltuttifruttiMrfartohellÂohippotamusbumIthinkwecanallliveincooperÂationasfreeindividualswithouthurtingourfÂellowsentientbeingsbutwewillhavetoworkonÂittheworldisforsharing?

To lighten up court proceedings, this man decided to legally change his name into something long and absolutely bizarre. He may have been shooting for a chuckle, but we’re sure some people aren’t laughing.

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