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From: "Gary R. Schmidt" <grschm...@acm.org>
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On 15/11/2012 11:21 AM, GaryN wrote:
> steveski <steves...@ntlworld.com> wrote in
> news:aginabF41pU1@mid.individual.net:
>
>> GaryN wrote:
>>
>> [giganteroid snippage]
>>
>>> [1]Richard K. Morgan in USia for some reason.
>>
>> Bill Stewart (TV producer, host of 15 - 1, Right to Reply and all
>> round good chap) went to the States and came back as William G.
>> Stewart . . .
>>
>
> I think it's due to the political dynastys. The Kennedys, Bushs et al.
> They have to have a middle initial so you can tell which is which.  Who
> gives a shit anyway?
>
> But why should this apply to authors?  And why should the title of the
> book be changed? "Black Man" by Richard Morgan is changed to "Variant
> 13" by Richard K. Morgan in Leftpondia.
>
> Why?  There is a reason for the original title which you'll see if you
> get a copy.  It goes far deeper than skin colour.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdpIyjKxQIg&feature=related
>
> I accept that Iain Banks is the same person as Iain M. Banks but that's
> to tell me what genre I'm looking at buying.
>
> Why should authors suddenly have to have a middle initial?
>
A lass I know was once married to a septic navy pilot, when she went to 
fill out some forms at the base, she was called in to see the arse-hat 
in charge of the non-military residents, and told that she "had not 
filled the forms in correctly."

"Why?"

"Because you have not filled in your middle name."

On being informed that she was not currently, and never had been, in 
possession of a middle name, the arse-hat said, "Don't lie, everybody 
has a middle name."

This went around and around several times, including production of the 
Oz passport and US marriage certificate, in the end she gave in and made 
up a middle name.

	Cheers,
		Gary	B-)

-- 
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