Groupon Wants to Name Your Baby, Backs Away from the Porn Biz

June 11, 2012 12:00 AM

" Groupon seems to be rededicated to recapturing its zaniness.

Last week saw the group-deal company offer to send one of its employees, Ben Kobold, to your house and tuck you into bed for a thousand bucks. Whether it was a joke or not, there were buyers. Now, perhaps for Father's Day, Groupon has outdone itself with another, perhaps stranger deal: It wants to name your offspring. For another thousand dollars, Groupon "the official world''s foremost authority in baby naming™, will name your child or children 'Clembough… any attempt to name your child 'Clembough' independent of this exclusive Groupon will be recognized by the world as a cheap imitation."

Surely it's a joke or a publicity stunt, right? Who knows anymore. One person bought it, but maybe that number was just set by Groupon to entice others to dip their toes in. Since the deal and its absurdity pretty much speak for itself, let's move on.

In other news, Groupon seems to have reversed its position on offering porn-related deals. Earlier this year it offered a walking tour that included a leisurely, educational stroll through San Francisco porn studio Kink "

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