Sorry, Governor, The Name's Taken

By Zamboni

So Sarah Palin says she'd love to have a son named Zamboni.

What a silly name — for a human.

Sigh. We're mystified as to why the ever-more-laughable Republican nominee for Vice President would like to name a child after a Democratic cat-blogger. Even more to the point: The world definitely doesn't need any more Palins. Therefore, to solve that larger problem, we urge the Governor and her husband to get spayed and neutered immediately.

But we understand they may not choose to do the responsible thing. So in lieu of "Zamboni" we'd like to make a few other naming suggestions.

How about Nicklas (after Lindstrom)? Or Mats (as in Sundin)? Or Saku (like Koivu)? Or, wait — here's a good one: Nikolai (after Khabibulin). He's from Russia, which of course the Palins can see from their house.

Or they could just play it safe and name the child Stanley. (As in Cup.)

There's a whole wonderful National Hockey League to choose from, so we've just scratched the surface here. But there's one thing we do know: After November 4, the Palins will have plenty of time on their hands to decide.