This Is One Of The Best Drunken Bets Of All Time, What A Legend

Drunken bets are usually hilarious. “Get a Mike Tyson tattoo on your face”, “Climb Nelson’s column”, or “Jump in that river” are all tried-and-tested classics that all binge drinkers have come across. Sometimes, though, a unique bet materialises that’s so brilliant, it supersedes everything that’s gone before. This is exactly what happened when we heard about Michael Whitston and his daring name change.

On Michael’s 24th birthday shit got real! But it’s better told in his own words, Michael said:

“A group of us out started off fairly tame down the pub, and after a few pints the conversation about people changing their names came up. My mates then bet me that if they paid for me to change my name I wouldn’t do it – of course I said I would.”

In that split second of lad banter, Michael set himself up for one of the biggest but most hilarious mistakes of his life, he continued:

“The actual execution of the name change happened at about 4am once we got back in to the house, at which point I was blind drunk. Somehow we managed to get it done through Deed Poll online for 48.”

So what did he actually change his name to? Wayne Pooney, Shrek or Gary Shitter – no, we’ll give you a clue…

“Naturally Michael became Michelangelo and then middle names ensued, so from Michael Richard Whitston became Michelangelo Donatello Raphael Leonardo Whitston.”

He really wasn’t joking about the name change! And after his re-birth as a ninja-turtle, he had to update all of his documentation. Passport, driving license etc – check it out.

So he wasn’t joking, this is what you call full commitment to a name change. Brilliant effort Michael, just don’t dress up as a turtle and start life as a vigilante ninja on the street of New York.