[thechat] What Men's Names Say About Them
Martin Burns
martin at easyweb.co.uk
Tue Sep 24 06:01:00 CDT 2002
On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, John Handelaar wrote:
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> % [mailto:thechat-admin at lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of Garrett Coakley
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> % My name is never in these things. Nor can I get a mug with my name on,
> % key rings, number plates, funny little toys.... all nada.
>
> That's cos you've got a second name where
> your first name should be.
>
> /me is reminded of the Billy Connolly set where
> names like this came up. "Campbell, you must come
> over here and meet Harris: he's a friend of St John."
Also see Finlay, Farquhar (easy to mispronounce), Duncan, Bruce and
Cameron.
Cheers
Martin
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"Names, once they are in common use, quickly
become mere sounds, their etymology being
buried, like so many of the earth's marvels,
beneath the dust of habit." - Salman Rushdie
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