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--- Kim Roper <kim -dot- roper -at- vitana -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Okay, how about this:
>
> What your grandmother calls you:
Grandma has passed on, bless her soul, but when she was around she mostly called
everybody "Honey" because she couldn't remember names.
> What your drill sergeant calls you:
Oh I don't think ANYBODY wants to go there. As I recall, the nicest thing he every
called me was "S**t for brains."
> The name your mom used to stick in the middle of the first two when she was
> really mad at you:
You mean, "Get your A** in here right now!"? Seems kinda long.
In following this discussion, am reminded that in Ireland 16 years ago (it might
have changed) when registering at a hotel I was confronted with a form asking me for
my "Christian Name" and my Last Name. I have no idea what Muslims or Hindus, to name
two, did. Perhaps they didn't visit.
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Tom Murrell mailto:tmurrell -at- columbus -dot- rr -dot- com
Personal Web Page - http://home.columbus.rr.com/murrell/index.html Last Updated 07/19/02
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