[thechat] 2 simple US centric Q's

Chris Evans chris at fuseware.com
Mon Jun 17 16:28:02 CDT 2002


javier velasco wrote:
> 1) what does 'maiden name' stand for? (on a form)

Not sure how it works in other cultures, but when a women marries, she
norammly changes her last name to her husband's last name. Her maiden
name is the last name of her parents.  Men do not have maiden names.


> 2) is it a holiday today out there? (slow evolt lists)

Nope, just slow I guess.

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