Date:         Fri, 11 Jan 2002 22:24:22 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: What's in their names...
Comments: To: developtrust@home.com
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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
> > >
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