'Muslim Plot' To Take Over Schools Investigated
16-08-2014, 10:03
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Re: 'Muslim Plot' To Take Over Schools Investigated
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Looks like that post was a bit premature now, doesn't it?
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16-08-2014, 11:19
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Re: 'Muslim Plot' To Take Over Schools Investigated
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Looks like that post was a bit premature now, doesn't it?
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1) Post snarky passive-aggressive comment using link to article to back it up
2) Find out it actually means the complete opposite to the point you was hoping to make
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There be a lot of Muslims in this country if Mohammed is the must popular name. Lots of Joshua and Jacobs too, so plenty of Jewish to keep them them company.
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Babies named after characters in Harry Potter and Game of Thrones
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Not decided if this bit is scary or cool yet
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16-08-2014, 11:36
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Re: 'Muslim Plot' To Take Over Schools Investigated
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And 57. It would be interesting so see the actual numbers behind the placings.
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Here's the source data...
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob1/...boys--2013.xls
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no 1= Oliver  that'll get you picked on at school 
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How Muhammad is now the most popular name for baby boys in England and Wales... but it doesn't top official list because there are so many ways to spell it
The research officially lists Oliver as the most popular boys name, with 6,949 counts, but the way the names are organised means each different spelling of Muhammad is listed separately.
When all the variations are added together, including Muhammad, Mohammed and Mohammad, the name comes out top with 7,445 counts.
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Actually, as Ollie is at 80 with 800, Oliver/Ollie is still number 1 with 7,749.
Update - looking at the spreadsheet, Jack and Jake add up to 8,523...
Does that mean the Daily Mail headline was perhaps a little inaccurate?
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16-08-2014, 12:05
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Re: 'Muslim Plot' To Take Over Schools Investigated
Can understand the huge increase in the name Riley, with the lovely Rachel Riley being popular but the big increase in Dexter....are really people naming their kids after a serial murderer from tv?
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Shshhh, let everyone have their moment of glee before you try shooting it down 
Jack and Jake are two different names, not sure why you would even think about adding those together.
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16-08-2014, 12:06
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Re: 'Muslim Plot' To Take Over Schools Investigated
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Here's the source data...
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob1/...boys--2013.xls
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Actually, as Ollie is at 80 with 800, Oliver/Ollie is still number 1 with 7,749.
Update - looking at the spreadsheet, Jack and Jake add up to 8,523...
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you'd make a good accountant with your blatant fiddling of the mathematics and play on words .
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16-08-2014, 12:09
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792,000 births, 1,019 called Dexter - I thought it was from the cartoon series 'Dexter's Laboratory'..... ;-)
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you'd make a good accountant with your blatant fiddling of the mathematics and play on words .
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So it's OK to link Muhammed/Mohammed/etc, but not Oliver/Ollie?
I think we know who were 'optimising' the numbers....
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16-08-2014, 12:20
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Re: 'Muslim Plot' To Take Over Schools Investigated
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792,000 births, 1,019 called Dexter - I thought it was from the cartoon series 'Dexter's Laboratory'..... ;-)
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So it's OK to link Muhammed/Mohammed/etc, but not Oliver/Ollie?
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if a person is called Oliver it s possible to nickname them Ollie but if it says Ollie on the birth certificate then Ollie is their name not Oliver though one could nickname them oll if one where grasping at straws .
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Re: 'Muslim Plot' To Take Over Schools Investigated
Why does everyone jump on the popular names issue? Why don't some parents have a bit of gumption and find a name that isn't in common usage? Be different but choose a name that's out of favour.
That way your child will be unique in their peer group..though having seen as a teacher what some parents do when it comes to names that are unique, maybe the idea that some countries have of announcing a list of approved names that MUST be adhered to might possibly be one idea to adopt.
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Re: 'Muslim Plot' To Take Over Schools Investigated
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Why does everyone jump on the popular names issue? Why don't some parents have a bit of gumption and find a name that isn't in common usage? Be different but choose a name that's out of favour.
That way your child will be unique in their peer group..though having seen as a teacher what some parents do when it comes to names that are unique, maybe the idea that some countries have of announcing a list of approved names that MUST be adhered to might possibly be one idea to adopt.
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some of the names some kids get lumbered with borders on child abuse
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16-08-2014, 12:26
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Re: 'Muslim Plot' To Take Over Schools Investigated
tbf, it's less than 1 in a hundred boys that were name Oliver last year - so if you are called Oliver, and there are 3 classes in your school year, the odds are still against there being two of you in the same year.
Most popular (not equal) common ;-)
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Re: 'Muslim Plot' To Take Over Schools Investigated
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Why does everyone jump on the popular names issue? Why don't some parents have a bit of gumption and find a name that isn't in common usage? Be different but choose a name that's out of favour.
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That seemed to go bad around one time where people started calling their girls Charisma, Bliss, Mercedes, Porsche, Pixie-tinkerbell...
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Re: 'Muslim Plot' To Take Over Schools Investigated
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That seemed to go bad around one time where people started calling their girls Charisma, Bliss, Mercedes, Porsche, Pixie-tinkerbell...
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http://thestir.cafemom.com/baby/1658...utrageous_baby
The 25 Most Outrageous Baby Names of 2013
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Re: 'Muslim Plot' To Take Over Schools Investigated
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Why does everyone jump on the popular names issue? Why don't some parents have a bit of gumption and find a name that isn't in common usage? Be different but choose a name that's out of favour.
That way your child will be unique in their peer group..though having seen as a teacher what some parents do when it comes to names that are unique, maybe the idea that some countries have of announcing a list of approved names that MUST be adhered to might possibly be one idea to adopt.
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Like "moon unit" or "dweezil"?
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Re: 'Muslim Plot' To Take Over Schools Investigated
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Looks like that post was a bit premature now, doesn't it?
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Why would you say that? If there was such a plot wouldn't 'Muslim' names be dominating that list?
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16-08-2014, 13:14
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Re: 'Muslim Plot' To Take Over Schools Investigated
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Why would you say that? If there was such a plot wouldn't 'Muslim' names be dominating that list?
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I don't think anyone has ever suggested such a "plot", but I just thought it was funny that your attempt at sarcasm went down like a wet fart.
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