The Washington Times
  • Subscribe
  • Customer Services
  • RSS
  • Mobile Headlines
  • e-edition
  • E-MAIL ALERTS
  • REGISTER
  • LOG IN
  • E-MAIL ALERTS
  • WELCOME
  • Your Profile
  • Log Out

  • Front Page Image
  • Classifieds
  • Autos
  • Real Estate
  • Jobs
  • Special Sections
  • Times News Services
  • Home
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Sports
    • NFL
    • NBA/WNBA
    • MLB
    • NHL
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Motorsports
    • Soccer
    • NCAA
    • Olympics
    • Outdoors
    • Алекс Овечкин
  • Culture
    • Home & Living
    • Family & Kids
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Travel
    • Health
    • Washington Visitors
    • Books
    • Military History
    • Life
    • Auto
    • TV Listings
    • Movie Listings
    • Death Notices
    • Entertainment
  • Themes
  • Communities
    • Donne Travels
    • Lives Common
    • National Pastime
    • Politics 101
    • Stories of Faith
    • Civil War
    • Middle - America
    • Chicago Blue State
    • Zadzooks
  • Marketplace
    • Autos
    • Jobs
    • Real Estate
    • Classifieds
    • Shopping
    • Dining Out
    • Education
    • TWT Store
  • Videos
    • Two Guys
    • Birnbaum on Washington
    • Liz Glover
    • Amanda Carpenter
    • Morning Briefing
    • Documentaries
  • Podcasts
    • About Headlines
    • Inside the Beltway
    • Inside the Story

TOM KNOTT: Name change certainly is not by the numbers

By Tom Knott (Contact) | Monday, September 1, 2008

  • Bookmark and Share
  • Article
  • Comments ()
  • Print
  • [-][+] Font Size
  • E-Mail Alerts
  • Tell a Friend
  • Got a Question?
  • You Report
  • Click-2-Listen

Chad Johnson should have changed his surname to Look At Me.

There would have been truth in advertising then, and it would have been easier to pronounce.

At least he kept the Chad.

"It's something I don't think anyone has ever done before," Johnson told the Bengals' Web site.

No NFL player ever has changed his name to Pain In The Rear either, although plenty fit the bill.

Johnson is from the new school of hype over substance, of all publicity being good publicity, so long as the name is spelled correctly.

That could be a problem with the newly dubbed Chad Javon Ocho Cinco.

That is Mr. Ocho Cinco to all junk-mail purveyors.

Bengals coach Marvin Lewis once referred to Johnson as Ocho Psycho, which was an interesting play on the surname the wide receiver legally embraced last week.

The Ocho and Cinco complement his attention-getting personality, with Ocho being eight and Cinco five in Spanish, which happen to be the two digits on Johnson's jersey.

Continue reading 123Next

[Get Copyright Permissions] Click here for reprint permissions!
Copyright 2009 The Washington Times, LLC

Bookmark and Share

Comments

Read Comments

Post your comment:

Please login or register to post a comment

Do you have another point of view, photos, audio, video or more information about a story?

  • Getty Images
Chad Johnson legally changed his name to Chad Javon Ocho Cinco last week.

Click the photo to enlarge.

Advertisement

Top Stories

Most Read

  1. Powell airs doubts on Obama agenda
  2. EDITORIAL: Passing unread laws
  3. EDITORIAL: Return of the Black Panther
  4. EXCLUSIVE: Israel declines to ask U.S. to OK Iran attack

Most Shared

  1. EDITORIAL: Passing unread laws
  2. EDITORIAL: Return of the Black Panther
  3. HOLMES: Deja vu on dictators, double standards
  4. EDITORIAL: Sotomayor plays the race card
  5. EDITORIAL: Dancing with the bear
  6. Israeli know-how
  7. EDITORIAL: Rewriting economic history
  8. LETTER TO EDITOR: Coming to grips with Palestinian guilty trips
  9. Obama's new role: Compromiser-in-Chief
  10. YON: Girl with no future

Most Commented

  1. Jeb Bush, GOP: Time to leave Reagan behind
  2. WH communications director leaving
  3. Freddie Mac acting CFO found dead
  4. Kerry aims to rescue newspapers
  5. Fidel Castro: Obama 'misinterpreted' words
  6. President Obama said those who approved harsh interrogation techniques for suspected terrorists may be subjected to criminal charges. Do you agree?
  7. President Obama said those who approved harsh interrogation techniques for suspected terrorists may be subjected to criminal charges. Do you agree?
  8. Gibbs: Pay no attention to what Rahm said
  9. Politics' Talking Heads Highlight Speaker Series
  10. Fleecing Mike Ditka

Poll

Do you think the G-8 is still effective in today's times?

Market Data

Advertising Links
TWT Store
  • e-edition
  • Print Edition
  • Weekly Washington Times
TWT Affiliates
  • Middle East Times
  • Golf
  • UPI
  • Arbor Ballroom
  • Washington Times Global
  • About TWT
  • Press Room
  • F.A.Q.
  • Work for TWT
  • Advertise
  • Sponsors
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Site Map

All site contents © Copyright 2009 The Washington Times, LLC.