Since when is originality a bad thing?

1. When it inadvertantly shows ignorance of accepted and reasonable principles. For instance, every year a good teacher friend of mine emails me a list of the newest outrageous student names for the year. Quite often there is a high "cringe factor" as the spelling of the "original" name inadvertantly shows the parent's illiteracy.

2. Originality, while perhaps an admirable pursuit, is not always successful. For instance, LOBO...

When I saw you standing there
I 'bout fell off my chair
And when you moved your mouth to speak
I felt the blood go to my feet

...or...

Me and you and a dog named "Boo"
Travelling and living off the land
You and me and a dog named "Boo"
How I love bein' a free man