----- Original Message -----
From: Everitt Mickey <evmick@pnv.net>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 2:34 AM
Subject: Re: Reintroduction
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: E. Shaun Russell <e_shaun@uniserve.com>
> To: extropians@extropy.org <extropians@extropy.org>
> Date: Monday, August 14, 2000 7:58 PM
> Subject: Re: Reintroduction
Monday, August 14, 2000 7:58 PM, E. Shaun Russell wrote:
>
> My understanding is that some cultures.....American Indian in
> particular......had childhood names and then ........upon adulthood....an
> adult name. Popular wisdom has it that the adult name had something to do
> with that individuals characteristic one way or another....
>
> Even today......to a lesser extent......such naming is existent. For
> example....on the CB there are "handles" (I'm Lobo by the way).......and
on
> the Internet ......particularly in Chatrooms there are ScreenNames (in
some
> of which I am LoboTruck)........
>
> Possibly this self naming reflects a real or imagined characteristic......
This is a bit silly, but who knows it may prove useful to someone:
My friend who makes TV ads said that if you are an aspiring porn star you
name yourself [ name of your first pet] and surname [mothers maiden name]!!!
J.Smith/ Shandy Slater :-)
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