{"id":1535,"date":"2012-05-09T09:55:38","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T09:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1535"},"modified":"2012-05-09T09:55:38","modified_gmt":"2012-05-09T09:55:38","slug":"man-changes-name-to-t-rex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/man-changes-name-to-t-rex\/","title":{"rendered":"Man changes name to T Rex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For some people, having a cool name is a big deal as they want to stand out from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>However, in his desire to make sure that he is recognised, one man from Nebraska has taken it too far.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Gold has made the bold decision to legally change his name to Tyrannosaurus Rex.<\/p>\n<p>So random was the request, the judge deciding on the matter asked Mr Rex &ndash; as he is now known &ndash; if he was taking the step just to avoid creditors.<\/p>\n<p>However, once it was confirmed the only reason he requested the change was to pick something cooler, the man was allowed to proceed.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Rex stated: &quot;As an entrepreneur, name recognition is important and the new name is more recognisable.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>You have to admire the man for wanting to be different, although I'm not too sure how girls will feel about becoming Mrs Rex.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Mark Wilkins&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801358909-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=801358909\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tyler Gold has changed his name to Tyrannosaurus Rex. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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