Wall Street Journal
Ragnar
There used to be a urologist (pee-pee doctor) at Scott AFB named Dr.
Wee....
Ted Frank <m...@Radix.Net> wrote in article
<5o51qa$1...@saltmine.radix.net>...
> Today's Wall Street Journal had an article about funny names. For
> example, an exterminator was named Mr. Roach, and an attorney was named
> Lawyer. Also they interviewed someone named Benjamin Franklin.
>
> See you on Market Street.
>
>
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> infelicitous aquatic metaphor to describe Senate hearings
>
Hoyt
Ted Frank wrote in article <5o51qa$1...@saltmine.radix.net>...
>Today's Wall Street Journal had an article about funny names. For
>example, an exterminator was named Mr. Roach, and an attorney was named
>Lawyer. Also they interviewed someone named Benjamin Franklin.
Locally, we have an optometrist named Dr. Doctor; his receptionist's name
is Peg Legg.
73,
Hoyt
J. Abbott
Hoyt wrote:
>
> Ted Frank wrote in article <5o51qa$1...@saltmine.radix.net>...
> >Today's Wall Street Journal had an article about funny names. For
> >example, an exterminator was named Mr. Roach, and an attorney was named
> >Lawyer. Also they interviewed someone named Benjamin Franklin.
I had a photography professor named Donald Camera.
-John
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Madeleine Page
Hoyt wrote:
: Ted Frank wrote in article <5o51qa$1...@saltmine.radix.net>...
: >Today's Wall Street Journal had an article about funny names.
: Locally, we have an optometrist named Dr. [FUNNY NAME]; his
: receptionist's name is [FUNNY NAME]
Thank you for the hilairty, Hoyt. But as Ted Frank well knows, we do not
care for Funny Names threads in alt.folklore.urban.
Madeleine "followups" Page
Sammie K. Edelman
In <5o61o4$f...@mtinsc02.worldnet.att.net> "Hoyt"
<hdu...@worldnet.att.net> writes:
>
>
> Ted Frank wrote in article <5o51qa$1...@saltmine.radix.net>...
>>example, an exterminator was named Mr. Roach, and an attorney was
named
>>Lawyer. Also they interviewed someone named Benjamin Franklin.
>
>
name
>is Peg Legg.
>
>73,
>Hoyt
>
>
I was treated in Tulsa, OK in 1977 by a cardiologist named Dr. Safety
First. No lie.
Madeleine Page
Sammie K. Edelman wrote:
: >
: I was treated in Tulsa, OK in 1977 by a cardiologist named Dr. [FUNNY
: NAME]. No lie.
See, Sammie? We *really* don't like Funny Name threads on afu.
Madeleine "thanks for understanding" Bitesnewbies
David E Romm
In article <5o51qa$1...@saltmine.radix.net>, m...@Radix.Net (Ted Frank) wrote:
> Today's Wall Street Journal had an article about funny names.
>
> See you on Market Street.
In an hysterically funny coincidence, The Wall Street Journal is _not_
published on Wall Street! What a funny name!
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And not on Market Street, either...
lewis angel
It may also be of interest that much of "Wall Street" is no longer on
Wall Street. Many of the brokerages formerly there have moved uptown to
more modern quarters, thus saving commuters coming in from upstate and
Conn. many hours each week.
cze...@us.oracle.com
Joseph M. Saul wrote:
>
> As long as we're doing this,
We're not.
"Hitler! Hitler! Hitler!"
F. Douglas Wilson
On 18 Jun 1997 14:04:43 GMT Sammie K. Edelman (sa...@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
> In <5o61o4$f...@mtinsc02.worldnet.att.net> "Hoyt"
> <hdu...@worldnet.att.net> writes:
> >
> >
> > Ted Frank wrote in article <5o51qa$1...@saltmine.radix.net>...
> >>Today's Wall Street Journal had an article about funny names. For
> >>example, an exterminator was named Mr. Roach, and an attorney was
> named
> >>Lawyer. Also they interviewed someone named Benjamin Franklin.
> >
> >
> >Locally, we have an optometrist named Dr. Doctor; his receptionist's
> name
> >is Peg Legg.
> >
> >73,
> >Hoyt
> >
> >
> First. No lie.
Gawdalmighty! This time we have Wall Street Journal to blame for
resurrecting this collection of meadow muffins!? Cancel my subscription!
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Joseph M. Saul
As long as we're doing this, there's a urologist in Toledo, Ohio named
Dick Tapper. And yes, he really introduces himself as "Dick," not
"Richard." And yes, I'm certain he does it on purpose.
Quite a nice guy. I went to high school with his son, and I've been to
his house, and I've met him a few times, so I can verify that he's real.
Joe Saul
jms...@umich.edu
nocifer
In article <5o61o4$f...@mtinsc02.worldnet.att.net>, "Hoyt"
<hdu...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
>Locally, we have an optometrist named Dr. Doctor; his receptionist's name
>is Peg Legg.
>
>73,
>Hoyt
Across the river there's Mr Fist, the optometrist. And up in one of the
northen towns there's Dr Phil Ling, a (you guessed it) dentist.
Nox,
who really should take pictures of these store-fronts.
William F. Hagen
>
> Today's Wall Street Journal had an article about funny names. For
> example, an exterminator was named Mr. Roach, and an attorney was named
> Lawyer. Also they interviewed someone named Benjamin Franklin.
>
Zapp.
Martin A. Mazur
>>example, an exterminator was named Mr. Roach, and an attorney was named
>>Lawyer. Also they interviewed someone named Benjamin Franklin.
>
>
>is Peg Legg.
>
>73,
>Hoyt
>
>
lightweight advice to corporate bigwigs, who lap it up. Her name: Faith
Popcorn.
My favorite fitting name (and it is her real name) is that of a jazz singer
with a wonderfully sweet, girlish voice (still, and she's in her 70's). When
you hear her voice, you can imagine her batting her eyelashes coyly,
playfully. He name: Blossom Dearie.
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Donald DiPaula
!My favorite fitting name (and it is her real name) is that of a jazz singer
!with a wonderfully sweet, girlish voice (still, and she's in her 70's). When
!you hear her voice, you can imagine her batting her eyelashes coyly,
!playfully. He name: Blossom Dearie.
(this is not a joke) didn't blossom dearie do the lead vocals on several of
the old 'schoolhouse rock' cartoons? ("figure 8" and "unpack your adjectives"
come to mind)
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On 16 Jun 1997 23:54:50 -0400, m...@Radix.Net (Ted Frank) wrote:
>Today's Wall Street Journal had an article about funny names. For
>example, an exterminator was named Mr. Roach, and an attorney was named
>Lawyer. Also they interviewed someone named Benjamin Franklin.
We have a dentist down here named "Dr. Darth Turner, DDS" (honest).
I've always wondered why he put the nitrous oxide mask over HIS nose
and made those funny breathing noses.
"You should have never come back, Obi Wan. You should have flossed."
Owen
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MMMMMMMEL
Subject: Re: Wall Street Journal
From: NOS...@visi.net (Owen)
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 18:43:00 GMT
Message-ID: <33aace84....@news.visi.net>
Owen
Well..........My Dentists name is Steven Payne.......and he is very true
to his name......dern the luck.
Mel "Flosses twice a day" Hiatt
Genell Brooks
Sammie K. Edelman wrote:
>
> In <5o61o4$f...@mtinsc02.worldnet.att.net> "Hoyt"
> <hdu...@worldnet.att.net> writes:
> >
> >
> >>example, an exterminator was named Mr. Roach, and an attorney was
> named
> >>Lawyer. Also they interviewed someone named Benjamin Franklin.
> >
> >
> name
> >is Peg Legg.
> >
> >73,
> >Hoyt
> >
> >
> First. No lie.
How about Dr. Flamen Balls (pediatrician)
Madeleine Page
Brett Weiss wrote:
: The guy in my law school class who graduated with the highest GPA was
: named...Don [FUNNY NAME]
...
: Ted Frank <m...@Radix.Net> wrote in article
: > Today's Wall Street Journal had an article about funny names.[snip]
Here in afu we don't *like* Funny Name threads.
Madeleine "followups" Page
Frank Serpas III
Ted Frank <m...@Radix.Net> wrote:
>Today's Wall Street Journal had an article about funny names. For
>example, an exterminator was named Mr. Roach, and an attorney was named
>Lawyer. Also they interviewed someone named Benjamin Franklin.
Ha ha ha! Get this- my orthodontist's name was Dr. Booth.
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Mike Holmans
Genell Brooks wrote:
> >
> How about Dr. Flamen Balls (pediatrician)
What about him?
The landlord in my local pub is called Mr Reppetto.
The newsagent across the road is called Mr Aziz.
One of my cow orking database administrators is called Mr Stapleton.
Our manager is called Mr Pooran.
My first dentist was called Jim Baines.
A maths teacher at my school was Mr Goldsmith.
And I know a policeman called Constable Braithwaite.
How about them?
Mike "well I think they're *hilarious*" Holmans
note follow-ups
Rodney Elin
On 20 Jun 1997 10:13:46 -0400, dip...@access2.digex.net (Donald
DiPaula) wrote:
>(this is not a joke) didn't blossom dearie do the lead vocals on several of
>the old 'schoolhouse rock' cartoons? ("figure 8" and "unpack your adjectives"
>come to mind)
>
>-D-
Yes, she did. Those cuts, and most of the rest of Schoolhouse Rock,
are available on a 4 CD set from Rhino Records.
--Rodney
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Madeleine Page
Joseph M. Saul wrote:
: As long as we're doing this,
But if you read the thread, we in afu are *not* doing this. We *loathe*
doing this. We abominate Funny Names threads. Hate them with a passion.
Excoriate them as posts to them. Cast aspersions on their ancestry, do
unpleasant things to their hi fi sets and TV dinners. Call for lupine
lifeforms and clean sheets.
. there's a urologist in Toledo, Ohio named [FUNNY NAME].
Go away.
Madeleine "follow ups" Page
Russ Somers
>One of my cow orking database administrators is called Mr Stapleton.
I think orking cows is a fairly interesting hobby for a database
administrator....
RS
Madeleine Page
The utterly hilarious guesswho wrote:
: There was a guy in my hometown named [FUNNY NAME]
: Heather
[quotation of entire preceding post, .sig and all, snipped]
1. We don't like funny names threads in afu
2. Learn to edit articles to which you are responding
3. We don't like funny names threads in afu
4. Learn to read a thread before responding to it
5. We don't like funny names threads in afu
6. Learn to amend your headers
7. We don't like funny names threads in afu
Madeleine "am I getting this across?" Page
Jeremy W. Burgeson
Hee Hee Hee. I've seen posts from a guy named, get
this, "Helge Moulding." Hee Hee Hee.
Jeremy
--
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this to get a response.
James Linn
Brian Howard <bf...@lafn.org> wrote in article
<1997Jun18.2...@lafn.org>...
>
> The harridan known as mp...@panix.com (Madeleine Page) wrote:
>
> + Ragnar, thank you for your contribution. However, as you will soon
learn,
> + people in afu *really* do not care for Funny Names threads.
>
> I didn't empower you to speak for me, Ms. Page, and I find this
> subject alot more humorous than the mean spirited bilge that you reguarly
> post.
>
And if this were rec.funny.names.ha.ha.ha, you'd have a point.
Maddy(see I can get around my inability to type her name properly), having
read the FAQ and contributed much over many years to AFU, can speak to the
history of AFU. Historically, many of us, myself included have objected to
funny name threads. I dare say that when the issue has arisen, of those
voicing an opinion, more of us wanted to kill them than keep them.
And the main reasons are:
They oft repeat (and Richard Head is particularly unfunny after the tenth
telling). They take forever to die. And they aren't on-charter.
And if you think that all Madeleine ever posts is mean spirited, perhaps
you haven't lurked long enough.
*Plonk*
James "mpage has my permission to speak for me, especially when it regards
keeping threads on-topic" Linn
My opinions are MINE,MINE,MINE!!!
Larry Preuss
In article <1997Jun28.0...@lafn.org>, bf...@lafn.org (Brian Howard)
wrote:
> James Linn <james...@nortel.com> wrote:
>
> + Historically, many of us, myself included have objected to funny name
threads.
>
> Historically, many of us have objected to blacks as equals.
>
> + And the main reasons are:
>
> + They oft repeat (and Richard Head is particularly unfunny after the
> tenth telling). They take forever to die. And they aren't on-charter.
>
> All those same conditions apply to the repetitous, off-topic,
> orgies-of-political-correctness flame wars regularly conducted in this
> group by people like Ms. Page. They aren't funny. They take forever to
> die. And they aren't on-charter.
>
> + And if you think that all Madeleine ever posts is mean spirited, perhaps
> + you haven't lurked long enough.
>
> You mean if I lurk for another two or three years, she might post
> something civil *and* on-topic? Zowieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
>
> Brian
You are way out of line here, Brian. Your last comment shows that you
have not been attentive, but merely want to get off a good shot. Ms. Page,
to whom you refer, is sometimes acerbic, always intelligent, and invariably
friendly to reasonable people. She is one of those who make this group
worthwhile following. You are not. Bug off.
LP
LP
--
Keith M Ellis
Brian Howard <bf...@lafn.org> spake thusly:
> + And if you think that all Madeleine ever posts is mean spirited, perhaps
> + you haven't lurked long enough.
> You mean if I lurk for another two or three years, she might post
> something civil *and* on-topic? Zowieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Fuck off.
-Keith
Leo G. Simonetta
Dave Wilton wrote:
>
> On Sat, 28 Jun 1997 00:07:56 GMT, bf...@lafn.org (Brian Howard) wrote:
>
> > All those same conditions apply to the repetitous, off-topic,
> >orgies-of-political-correctness flame wars regularly conducted in this
> >group by people like Ms. Page. They aren't funny. They take forever to
> >die. And they aren't on-charter.
>
> part of any healthy newsgroup. They make the group's "culture" clear
> to newcomers and they help (sometimes) to drive away those that choose
> to ignore it--functioning kind of like an immune system for the group.
> Madeleine does yeoman work in this regard, and if you paid attention
> you would note that most people she "corrects" are let off politely.
> It is only the inveterate assholes that get flamed.
These corrections are not just an important part of any healthy
newsgroup, but are also inportant parts of any real world group.
Of course in a real world group the corrections are not performed
in writing typically but instead by comments, glances, and
differential reward systems based on how closely new members
adhere to groups morays and norms. The fact that the corrections
(as part of the aculturation process) vary in intensity only serve
to demark how greatly the prospective new members has trangressed.
This also serves to point out how important it is to read the
FAQ and to lurk for an extended time before posting. In this manner
you can learn vicariously by watching to see what types of behavior
the group punishes (flames) and which it rewards (inclusion in the
archives).
Its really not that hard.
And like I said it works in meatspace, too.
--
Leo (former transgressor) Simonetta
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George Byrd
Speaking about "Re: Wall Street Journal"
In <alt.folklore.urban> On Mon, 30 Jun 1997 21:42:52 -0700,
<"Leo G. Simonetta" <lsimo...@gsu.edu>> said:
>These corrections are not just an important part of any healthy
>newsgroup, but are also inportant parts of any real world group.
>Of course in a real world group the corrections are not performed
>in writing typically but instead by comments, glances, and
>differential reward systems based on how closely new members
>adhere to groups morays and norms.
Or to group sewegators, which can adhere pretty tightly.
George "Differential, glad to be obtuse."
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Christine Gazak
In article <1997Jun18.2...@lafn.org>, bf...@lafn.org (Brian Howard) wrote:
>
>The harridan known as mp...@panix.com (Madeleine Page) wrote:
>
>+ Ragnar, thank you for your contribution. However, as you will soon learn,
>+ people in afu *really* do not care for Funny Names threads.
>
> I didn't empower you to speak for me, Ms. Page, and I find this
>subject alot more humorous than the mean spirited bilge that you reguarly
>post.
She said she was speaking for *afu*, not apes, silly creature.
Christine Gazak
Glen Quarnstrom
bf...@lafn.org (Brian Howard) wrote:
>James Linn <james...@nortel.com> wrote:
>
>+ Historically, many of us, myself included have objected to funny name threads.
>
> Historically, many of us have objected to blacks as equals.
Lovely non sequitur you have there, lad.
>+ And the main reasons are:
>
>+ They oft repeat (and Richard Head is particularly unfunny after the
>tenth telling). They take forever to die. And they aren't on-charter.
>
> All those same conditions apply to the repetitous, off-topic,
>orgies-of-political-correctness flame wars regularly conducted in this
>group by people like Ms. Page. They aren't funny. They take forever to
>die. And they aren't on-charter.
Feel free to ignore any of them that don't appeal to you.
>+ And if you think that all Madeleine ever posts is mean spirited, perhaps
>+ you haven't lurked long enough.
>
> You mean if I lurk for another two or three years, she might post
>something civil *and* on-topic? Zowieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Not to you, I'm guessing.
Here's a free clue for you. There's a nice prize if you decipher it
correctly:
Door. Ass. Exit.
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Rick Tyler
On Mon, 30 Jun 1997 21:42:52 -0700, "Leo G. Simonetta"
:
:These corrections are not just an important part of any healthy
:Of course in a real world group the corrections are not performed
:in writing typically but instead by comments, glances, and
:differential reward systems based on how closely new members
:adhere to groups morays and norms.
<snip more cogent analysis>
When an eel bites your thigh,
And you're hoping you'll die,
That's a moray!
ObUL: Note to other newbies out there. Spelling flames are not part
of AFU culture.
-- Rick "Cixelsyd tpying r us" Tyler
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Mike Holmans
Rick Tyler wrote:
>
> ObUL: Note to other newbies out there. Spelling flames are not part
> of AFU culture.
>
> -- Rick "Cixelsyd tpying r us" Tyler
You mipsyted 'ya'.
Mike "uncultured pearl" Holmans