eo nominee.
I bought ten CD jewel cases today for 19 cents each.
The cashier asked me for my name while ringing up the sale.
I asked: first or last?
She said last.
I responded with Sale.
She said, first name.
I responded with Cash.
Hooray! They figured it out!

Stan Wilder

On Fri, 11 Jan 2002 20:55:50 -0600 Dave Baker <DBAKER5@KC.RR.COM> writes:
> On the subject of names, and since it's Friday (in some parts of the
> world),
> I wonder if any of you are acquainted with the theory of nominative
> determinism.   (A friend, who came up with the theory independently,
> refers
> to it as "nomen becomin'.")   The theory suggests that in many
> cases, and
> individual's occupation or interests are determined by his/her name.
>  As an
> example, I worked for many years in commercial radio broadcasting,
> and my
> name is "DJ" Baker.  (I could have been a pastry chef, I guess.)
> Once
> you're sensitized to this notion, you will find that examples
> abound
> everywhere.  (I was visiting a friend who is in the hospital the
> other day
> and noted that the head physician was named "Medhat.")
>
> So, share with us your examples of nominative determinism.  It would
> be
> especially interesting to find someone whose name somehow related to
> our
> involvement in the Vanagon mythos.
>
> Dave in KC
> 85 Westy <== Vanagon content
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ben T <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 8:35 PM
> Subject: Re: What's in their names...
>
>
> > In a message dated 1/11/02 6:32:37 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> > dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET writes:
> >
> > << David -- Hebrew, "Beloved" >>
> >
> >
> > I always thought that meant you ung out at Blockbuster too much.
> >
> > yeah know -- Day Vid.   a-har-har-har.
> >
> > i know, i'm velly surly. that was almost as bad as Karl's jokes
> >
> > BenT
>
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