Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 19:57:28 -0800
Reply-To: developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
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From: developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
Subject: Re: What's in their names...
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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
> >
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