

| Subject: | Re: What's in their names... |
| From: | Stan Wilder |
| Date: | Fri, 11 Jan 2002 22:24:22 -0600 |
My phone number they ask. "Unlisted." Wrong! Your phone number is always 555-1212 and your real area code. Or you can use the name my friend uses: Richard Head and you know what that works out to. Stan Wilder On Fri, 11 Jan 2002 19:57:28 -0800 "developtrust" <developtrust@home.com> writes: > Stan, > You are a jewel (you, not the cases.) I'm going to use that one when > the > next cashier wants to sign me up for their brochure. Cash Sale! > Beautiful > name when shopping. I love it. My phone number they ask. > "Unlisted." > > William Polowniak > > > 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 > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
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