> Once upon a time Prof Jake Messinger shaped the electrons to say...
> >I like Brian's words better. And he has a real name. ;-)
>
> One of the reasons I use it - philosophy. What makes 'Brian' any more
> a real name than 'MegaZone'? They are just words, each is a name to
> describe an object. In this case an individual human being. I've know
> people with names like 'Morning Star' - and lets not forget Dweezel.
> Is MegaZone any less of a name that those?
I didnt think youd actually respond to that. I was just poking fun. Thats
what the ;-) is for.
>
> Or is it the Eurocentric paradigm that is pervasive that makes names that
> don't fit the good old Anglo-Saxon mould sound weird, or makes them unreal?
Uh, yah, that.
> I've had a lot of experience debating this...
So I gathered.
> In the end - if my mother can use it, I think everyone else can. I've
> been waffling on the legal change for some time now, maybe I should just
> go do it.
Be my guest.
> -MZ
>From now on, I want to be known as PM-11-Jake.
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