I would name my kid $1. That way, when he is talking with Perl literates (hehe), there will be converations like this:

Bob: Hey $1.
$1: Hi. Why are you talking to yourself?
Bob: I was talking to you, $1.
$1: There! You did it again! I am $<, you are Bob.
Bob: Oh, I see the $!. Sorry.
$1: No problem, good thing $. didn't build up any more than it did.

Ahhh, fun with ambiguous antecedents.

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