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Kieran Snyder

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Oct 15, 2001, 10:01:54 AM10/15/01
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My dad kind of rules. I just wanted to say that publically.

candy darling

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Oct 15, 2001, 10:11:56 AM10/15/01
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Kieran Snyder (kmsn...@babel.ling.upenn.edu) wrote:
: My dad kind of rules. I just wanted to say that publically.
^^^^^^^

you don't sound excessively convinced of this! :)

or are you damn sure that he kind of rules..?

Patrick B Fisher

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Oct 15, 2001, 10:15:29 AM10/15/01
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On 15 Oct 2001 14:01:54 GMT, Kieran Snyder spewed thusly all over alt.fan.kieran-snyder:
: My dad kind of rules. I just wanted to say that publically.

Wait, if you're the benevolent dictator, and he rules, then what the hell
do you do? Are you just a puppet? DOWN WITH THE PUPPET! LET'S HAVE A COUP!

Kieran Snyder

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Oct 15, 2001, 11:15:25 AM10/15/01
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candy darling <falm...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:
>Kieran Snyder (kmsn...@babel.ling.upenn.edu) wrote:
>: My dad kind of rules. I just wanted to say that publically.
>
>you don't sound excessively convinced of this! :)
>or are you damn sure that he kind of rules..?

i am damn sure that he kind of rules. my stepmother probably rules rules
more.

Kieran Snyder

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Oct 15, 2001, 11:15:49 AM10/15/01
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greg k. made me benevolent dictator. i will happily cede the position.

GREGORY KNESER

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Oct 15, 2001, 5:46:18 PM10/15/01
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You are not allowed to.

Just FYI.

Kieran Snyder (kmsn...@babel.ling.upenn.edu) wrote:
: greg k. made me benevolent dictator. i will happily cede the position.

GREGORY KNESER

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Oct 15, 2001, 5:47:09 PM10/15/01
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Madam Benevolent Dictator, I prefer climby-greg to greg K.

Climby-greg is timeless (while greg k has an expiration of about 11 months).

Kieran Snyder (kmsn...@babel.ling.upenn.edu) wrote:
: greg k. made me benevolent dictator. i will happily cede the position.

John Hogan

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Oct 15, 2001, 5:50:42 PM10/15/01
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GREGORY KNESER wrote:
>
> Madam Benevolent Dictator, I prefer climby-greg to greg K.
>
> Climby-greg is timeless (while greg k has an expiration of about 11 months).

Plus "climby-Greg" has less of the Kafka vibe.

> Kieran Snyder (kmsn...@babel.ling.upenn.edu) wrote:
> : greg k. made me benevolent dictator. i will happily cede the position.

John Hogan
Biddle Law Library/AFSCME Local 590

Shilajit T Gangulee

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Oct 15, 2001, 5:54:40 PM10/15/01
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GREGORY KNESER (greg...@futures.wharton.upenn.edu) wrote:
: Madam Benevolent Dictator, I prefer climby-greg to greg K.

: Climby-greg is timeless (while greg k has an expiration of about 11 months).

are you taking the little lady's name? i was talking to jess about
getting hitched before you do.
then we had a talk about how everything is not a competetion.

GREGORY KNESER

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Oct 15, 2001, 6:03:57 PM10/15/01
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Shilajit T Gangulee (s...@mail2.sas.upenn.edu) wrote:
: are you taking the little lady's name? i was talking to jess about

Yep.

: getting hitched before you do.


: then we had a talk about how everything is not a competetion.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

heathens and blasphemers. What would your LAX coach say about this you
nancy!

PS It would help if I knew his name (Coach Johnson is my guess, but...)

Mr. Big

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Oct 15, 2001, 6:05:20 PM10/15/01
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GREGORY KNESER <greg...@futures.wharton.upenn.edu> escribio:

: Shilajit T Gangulee (s...@mail2.sas.upenn.edu) wrote:
: : are you taking the little lady's name? i was talking to jess about

: Yep.


What's her name? Is it better than Kneser? Dude, you have a kn combo in
your name and you're giving it up?

Jas.

--
James Andrews
Philadelphia, PA

Shilajit T Gangulee

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Oct 15, 2001, 6:12:16 PM10/15/01
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GREGORY KNESER (greg...@futures.wharton.upenn.edu) wrote:
: : then we had a talk about how everything is not a competetion.
: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

: heathens and blasphemers. What would your LAX coach say about this you
: nancy!

He would tell me i was a limp-dicked little faggot who would never d
anything worthwhile with my life.

: PS It would help if I knew his name (Coach Johnson is my guess, but...)

Coslett. I kinda miss the old bastard. Nobody says "panty-waist"
anymore these days.

Kieran Snyder

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Oct 15, 2001, 6:29:44 PM10/15/01
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Mr. Big <jand...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:

>What's her name? Is it better than Kneser? Dude, you have a kn combo in
>your name and you're giving it up?

james is only asking because he's a stalker.

GREGORY KNESER

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Oct 15, 2001, 6:33:29 PM10/15/01
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Mr. Big (jand...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu) wrote:
: What's her name? Is it better than Kneser? Dude, you have a kn combo in
: your name and you're giving it up?

Addison.

Have you ever said to someone, "Yes, it's spelled A N D R E W
S.......no no. I said A then an N then a D then an R then an E you dumb
dumb bastard". This is without even saying my name first, just spelling
it so that their mind isn't polluted with english spelling rules. It's
pronounced more or less kuhnazer (bet you didn't know that) which is good
and bad. I know 90% of the time if I want to talk to the person who is
calling me (e.g. "Mr. Kuhnazer?" sure, I'll talk to you vs.
"Mr...uh...kanzer" click).

Shilajit T Gangulee

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Oct 15, 2001, 6:40:29 PM10/15/01
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GREGORY KNESER (greg...@futures.wharton.upenn.edu) wrote:

: Have you ever said to someone, "Yes, it's spelled A N D R E W

: S.......no no. I said A then an N then a D then an R then an E you dumb
: dumb bastard". This is without even saying my name first, just spelling
: it so that their mind isn't polluted with english spelling rules. It's
: pronounced more or less kuhnazer (bet you didn't know that) which is good
: and bad. I know 90% of the time if I want to talk to the person who is
: calling me (e.g. "Mr. Kuhnazer?" sure, I'll talk to you vs.
: "Mr...uh...kanzer" click).

Dhude, while you whine about this, keep in mnd my name is shilajit
gangulee.

Greg Dubrow

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Oct 15, 2001, 6:43:01 PM10/15/01
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But you're a towelhead, so ergo supposed to have a funny name. He's a
red-blooded Amurkin, and has to compete with Smith and Jones. And Addison.

It's all context, babe.

g

Anne E. McDonald

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Oct 15, 2001, 6:44:35 PM10/15/01
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GREGORY KNESER (greg...@futures.wharton.upenn.edu) wrote:
: Have you ever said to someone, "Yes, it's spelled A N D R E W
: S.......no no. I said A then an N then a D then an R then an E you dumb
: dumb bastard".


you wouldn't believe how hard it is to get people to spell mcdonald.

Shilajit T Gangulee

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Oct 15, 2001, 6:46:48 PM10/15/01
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Greg Dubrow (dub...@dolphin.upenn.edu) wrote:

: But you're a towelhead, so ergo supposed to have a funny name. He's a

: red-blooded Amurkin, and has to compete with Smith and Jones. And Addison.

kneser some sort of nazi name, though right? not a good name of the
realm like smith and addison.

Darren Glass

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Oct 15, 2001, 6:52:07 PM10/15/01
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GREGORY KNESER <greg...@futures.wharton.upenn.edu> wrote:

: Have you ever said to someone, "Yes, it's spelled A N D R E W

: S.......no no. I said A then an N then a D then an R then an E you dumb
: dumb bastard". This is without even saying my name first, just spelling

I have to spell out "Glass".

Or I just tell them "Glass, like the thing".

Kalyani was very surprised and upset that for the rest of her life she is
going to be spelling out "G-L-A-S-S". She said she never had to do that
with Broderick.

Of course, her office mate's last name is Moon, and Kalyani says that she
has to spell it out for people: Moon, M-O-O-N". That's just pathetic.

darren

GREGORY KNESER

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Oct 15, 2001, 6:56:15 PM10/15/01
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Shilajit T Gangulee (s...@mail2.sas.upenn.edu) wrote:
: GREGORY KNESER (greg...@futures.wharton.upenn.edu) wrote:
: Dhude, while you whine about this, keep in mnd my name is shilajit
: gangulee.

At least they're phonetic (well...mosetlee).

GREGORY KNESER

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Oct 15, 2001, 6:57:44 PM10/15/01
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Shilajit T Gangulee (s...@mail2.sas.upenn.edu) wrote:
: kneser some sort of nazi name, though right? not a good name of the
: realm like smith and addison.

Kneser is german (though my America bound ancestors were pre-1900s).
Look up Kneser in a gdse. You get lots of crazy mathemeticians in german
schools who talk about squares made of lines that are made of infinitely
small points therefore they don't exist.


Kieran Snyder

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Oct 15, 2001, 7:00:51 PM10/15/01
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GREGORY KNESER <greg...@futures.wharton.upenn.edu> wrote:

>Look up Kneser in a gdse. You get lots of crazy mathemeticians in german
>schools who talk about squares made of lines that are made of infinitely
>small points therefore they don't exist.

THAT'S NOT CRAZY. YOU DON'T KNOW CRAZY.

I'm keeping my name forever even though everyone always spells and
pronounces it wrong and I used to hate it.

GREGORY KNESER

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Oct 15, 2001, 7:03:02 PM10/15/01
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Kieran Snyder (kmsn...@babel.ling.upenn.edu) wrote:
: I'm keeping my name forever even though everyone always spells and
: pronounces it wrong and I used to hate it.

What about...you know...if you get hitched?

Chris Burrows

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Oct 15, 2001, 7:11:32 PM10/15/01
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"Darren Glass" <gla...@hans.math.upenn.edu> wrote:
>
> I have to spell out "Glass".
>
> Or I just tell them "Glass, like the thing".

i usually have to spell out my name. and, inevitably, if i don't, i wind up
with "burroughs." or "burns," which is a little weird.

also, you'd be surprised how few people know how to spell christopher. and
i'm not just talking about the "is it with a 'k'?" people.

standardized tests in elementary school only had six blanks for first names.
so as far as the administrations were concerned, i was "christ."

- chris


Greg Dubrow

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Oct 15, 2001, 7:19:13 PM10/15/01
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Chris Burrows <cburr...@home.com> wrote:

>i usually have to spell out my name. and, inevitably, if i don't, i wind up
>with "burroughs." or "burns," which is a little weird.
>
>also, you'd be surprised how few people know how to spell christopher. and
>i'm not just talking about the "is it with a 'k'?" people.

Just go with "naked guy"

>standardized tests in elementary school only had six blanks for first names.
>so as far as the administrations were concerned, i was "christ."

Did you get nailed alot in high school?

And you all should try life as Gregers (fucking Americans can't get their
heads around the fact that there is another way besides gregory to do the
long version of greg) Kjerulf (how is that pronounced...kuhjerulf?) Dubrow
(dunbrow, duhbrow, doobrow, dumbrow).

Talk about dreading the first day of school in middle and HS, when roll
was taken 6 times.

g

Chris Burrows

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Oct 15, 2001, 7:32:42 PM10/15/01
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"Greg Dubrow" <dub...@dolphin.upenn.edu> wrote:
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> And you all should try life as Gregers (fucking Americans can't get their
> heads around the fact that there is another way besides gregory to do the
> long version of greg) Kjerulf (how is that pronounced...kuhjerulf?) Dubrow
> (dunbrow, duhbrow, doobrow, dumbrow).

dude, your middle name is fucked up. and if you don't like it WHY DON'T YOU
GO BACK TO RUSSIA. thanks.

- chris


Mr. Big

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Oct 15, 2001, 7:38:15 PM10/15/01
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Chris Burrows <cburr...@home.com> escribio:

: dude, your middle name is fucked up. and if you don't like it WHY DON'T YOU


: GO BACK TO RUSSIA. thanks.


rorke.

Mr. Big

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Oct 15, 2001, 7:38:38 PM10/15/01
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Shilajit T Gangulee <s...@mail2.sas.upenn.edu> escribio:

: Dhude, while you whine about this, keep in mnd my name is shilajit

heh heh you said jit

Kieran Snyder

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Oct 15, 2001, 8:11:47 PM10/15/01
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that doesn't make a difference to me. my name is my name.

Greg Dubrow

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Oct 15, 2001, 8:14:08 PM10/15/01
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Feminazi.

g

Darren Glass

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Oct 15, 2001, 8:31:49 PM10/15/01
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Chris Burrows <cburr...@home.com> wrote:

: so as far as the administrations were concerned, i was "christ."

as far as I'm concerned, you're the son of god, too.

darren

Chris Burrows

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Oct 15, 2001, 9:11:10 PM10/15/01
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"Darren Glass" <gla...@hans.math.upenn.edu> wrote:
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> as far as I'm concerned, you're the son of god, too.

that's just because you're a little off your rocker.

- chris


Adam B. Sherr

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Oct 15, 2001, 11:24:34 PM10/15/01
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Shilajit T Gangulee <s...@mail2.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:
: are you taking the little lady's name? i was talking to jess about
: getting hitched before you do.
: then we had a talk about how everything is not a competetion.

Can the Band play at Tico and Jess' wedding?

How are the rocks in Georgia??

--
Adam B. Sherr sh...@nursing.upenn.edu GO QUAKERS! GO EAGLES! GO FLYERS!
Assoc. Dir. of Graduate Academic Affairs (215) 898-6687 (215) 898-4043 (fax)
Univ. of PA School of Nursing Univ. of PA - CAS '90; EDG '00; EDD '05

Adam B. Sherr

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Oct 15, 2001, 11:26:32 PM10/15/01
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Anne E. McDonald <aemc...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:
: you wouldn't believe how hard it is to get people to spell mcdonald.

E I E I O?

Shilajit T Gangulee

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Oct 15, 2001, 11:29:49 PM10/15/01
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Adam B. Sherr (sh...@pobox.upenn.edu) wrote:

: Shilajit T Gangulee <s...@mail2.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:
: : are you taking the little lady's name? i was talking to jess about
: : getting hitched before you do.
: : then we had a talk about how everything is not a competetion.

: Can the Band play at Tico and Jess' wedding?

Only if the Band can play irish music.

: How are the rocks in Georgia??

They're okay, but the climbing in TN and NC is fantastic, which is nice.

greg dubrow

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Oct 15, 2001, 11:43:04 PM10/15/01
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Adam B. Sherr" wrote:

> Anne E. McDonald <aemc...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:
> : you wouldn't believe how hard it is to get people to spell mcdonald.

> E I E I O?

Nope.

S h a n t y M i c k.

g

GREGORY KNESER

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Oct 16, 2001, 12:52:09 AM10/16/01
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Kieran Snyder (kmsn...@babel.ling.upenn.edu) wrote:
: that doesn't make a difference to me. my name is my name.

Would you want your spouse to take your name? What about if you both
kept your own--what name would you give to your kids?

Chris Burrows

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Oct 16, 2001, 1:32:45 AM10/16/01
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"GREGORY KNESER" <greg...@futures.wharton.upenn.edu> wrote:
>
> Would you want your spouse to take your name? What about if you both
> kept your own--what name would you give to your kids?

now now, you're just _assuming_ that kieran isn't barren.

- chris


Thomas Kretchmar

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Oct 16, 2001, 7:52:37 AM10/16/01
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Anne E. McDonald <aemc...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:
: you wouldn't believe how hard it is to get people to spell mcdonald.

mcdonaldeieio?

Thomas Kretchmar

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Oct 16, 2001, 8:13:19 AM10/16/01
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: Adam B. Sherr" wrote:
:> E I E I O?


MOTHERFUCKER. I'm really starting to hate my newserver.

Greg Dubrow

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Oct 16, 2001, 8:53:14 AM10/16/01
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Thomas Kretchmar <tom...@deadchuffed.com> wrote:

>MOTHERFUCKER.

I don't think I've ever seen this spelling of McDonald. Is this some limey
thing you've picked up?

g

Shilajit T Gangulee

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Oct 16, 2001, 10:06:31 AM10/16/01
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GREGORY KNESER (greg...@futures.wharton.upenn.edu) wrote:

btw, jess says that you're too conservative to take nikki's name. she
actually said that. HAHAHAHAAHA.

Kieran Snyder

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Oct 16, 2001, 11:03:39 AM10/16/01
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It would be ok with me either way, but I think I'd prefer it if my spouse
kept his own name too.

As for kids, I'm probably not going to flout the patriarchy in any real
way there. The father's name is fine.

GREGORY KNESER

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Oct 16, 2001, 11:10:36 AM10/16/01
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Shilajit T Gangulee (s...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu) wrote:
: btw, jess says that you're too conservative to take nikki's name. she
: actually said that. HAHAHAHAAHA.


You should bet her that I will do it. Say that you think she may be
right. Hemm and haw about it lots and we'll split the profits.

She's hated me (politically) ever since I told her that I thought Rent was a
musical about a bunch of whiners without jobs who would rather complain
than problem solve. Granted, solving problems doesn't make for a good
musical (or a good Opera) but whining isn't much of a life ambition.
After that she assumed away any logic that I might have on matters politic.

Zenith Nadir

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Oct 16, 2001, 12:27:54 PM10/16/01
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Kieran Snyder (kmsn...@babel.ling.upenn.edu) wrote:
: As for kids, I'm probably not going to flout the patriarchy in any real
: way there. The father's name is fine.

I know a fellah whose family decided to alternate surnames. Even
parent kept his or her own name; the first son got the mother's and
the second, the father's.

Then again, if you take the forenames of the two offspring, in order, you
get Bob Dylan. Which the parents claim is accidental; they say they had not
anticipated that everyone would call their first-born by the nickname Bob.

The irony is that they did this in part because the mother was the last
of her line and wanted to see her surname continued. But the son that
got her name is the gay son, who is not at all interested in anything
remotely resembling a child-rearing type of family unit.

I'm pretty sure Kretchmar knows this guy too (or knew, way back when),
though I'm unsure if he knew about the odd familial patterns.

--
May you live all the days of your life.
-Jonathan Swift

GREGORY KNESER

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Oct 16, 2001, 12:31:20 PM10/16/01
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Zenith Nadir (j...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu) wrote:
: I know a fellah whose family decided to alternate surnames. Even
: parent kept his or her own name; the first son got the mother's and
: the second, the father's.

I've heard of combining names. It was Apostolitis and Carbunk or
something like that so they went with Apostobunk for their kids' names
and kept their own for themselves (they don't like to share).

GREGORY KNESER

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Oct 16, 2001, 12:32:13 PM10/16/01
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Mr. Big (jand...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu) wrote:
: So she was like Demi Moore-Willis and he was Bruce Willis-Moore.


How about Do-mee Moore and Brew Swill?

Mr. Big

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Oct 16, 2001, 12:31:12 PM10/16/01
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Zenith Nadir <j...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu> escribio:

: Kieran Snyder (kmsn...@babel.ling.upenn.edu) wrote:
: : As for kids, I'm probably not going to flout the patriarchy in any real
: : way there. The father's name is fine.

: I know a fellah whose family decided to alternate surnames. Even
: parent kept his or her own name; the first son got the mother's and
: the second, the father's.


A couple once joined the Museum who kept their names, but alternated.

So she was like Demi Moore-Willis and he was Bruce Willis-Moore.

Highly annoying. I can't believe they couldn't come up with a better
compromise.

Chris Burrows

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Oct 16, 2001, 12:40:40 PM10/16/01
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"Mr. Big" <jand...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:
>
> So she was like Demi Moore-Willis and he was Bruce Willis-Moore.

i bet bruce willis could take care of this whole terrorist thing, stat. why
hasn't he stepped up, i wonder?

- chris


Kieran Snyder

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Oct 16, 2001, 1:08:25 PM10/16/01
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Zenith Nadir <j...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:

>I know a fellah whose family decided to alternate surnames. Even
>parent kept his or her own name; the first son got the mother's and
>the second, the father's.

I know (and so do you) a (now divorced, I think) couple who gave their
first child, a son, the mother's last name as a middle name and the
father's last name as a last name. They gave their second child, a girl,
the mother's last name as a last name and the father's last name as a
middle name. They balance(d) their time with their children meticulously
so that each child would get lots of time with each parent. I admire the
sentiments immensely, but I wonder about all that equality of structure.
I feel like the children's heads might explode in the real world.

I don't in general like the idea of giving siblings different last names
because it could open them up to lots of teasing, etc. while young.

Kieran Snyder

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Oct 16, 2001, 1:10:47 PM10/16/01
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GREGORY KNESER <greg...@futures.wharton.upenn.edu> wrote:

>I've heard of combining names. It was Apostolitis and Carbunk or
>something like that so they went with Apostobunk for their kids' names
>and kept their own for themselves (they don't like to share).

I know a linguist (not at Penn, but she shall remain nameless) who
married a computer scientist (also not at Penn) and they thought of
each changing their last name to Parser (which name had nothing
whatsoever to do with either of their real names, naturally).

She told me this like it was the greatest idea and the most normal thing
in the world.

K.

Chris Burrows

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Oct 16, 2001, 1:18:20 PM10/16/01
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"Kieran Snyder" <kmsn...@babel.ling.upenn.edu> wrote:
> Zenith Nadir <j...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:
>
> >I know a fellah whose family decided to alternate surnames. Even
>
> I know (and so do you) a (now divorced, I think) couple who gave their

i know a person (and you guys don't) whose name is catie burrows, and she
just got a job at microsoft, and now i get all her email. if i married her,
i would probably be ok with her keeping her name.

- chris


Kieran Snyder

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Oct 16, 2001, 1:18:37 PM10/16/01
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Chris Burrows <cburr...@home.com> wrote:

>i know a person (and you guys don't) whose name is catie burrows, and she
>just got a job at microsoft, and now i get all her email. if i married her,
>i would probably be ok with her keeping her name.

when's the big day?
is she hot?

Chris Burrows

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Oct 16, 2001, 1:20:20 PM10/16/01
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i don't know. i only know her because i get all her email. i think she's
located in fargo, actually.

- chris


Kieran Snyder

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Oct 16, 2001, 1:21:19 PM10/16/01
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Chris Burrows <cburr...@home.com> wrote:

>"Kieran Snyder" <kmsn...@babel.ling.upenn.edu> wrote:
>> when's the big day?
>> is she hot?
>
>i don't know. i only know her because i get all her email. i think she's
>located in fargo, actually.

people in fargo are HOT. have you heard them talk?

Shilajit T Gangulee

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Oct 16, 2001, 1:31:05 PM10/16/01
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GREGORY KNESER (greg...@futures.wharton.upenn.edu) wrote:

: Mr. Big (jand...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu) wrote:
: : So she was like Demi Moore-Willis and he was Bruce Willis-Moore.


: How about Do-mee Moore and Brew Swill?

in related news today is National Boss' Day. So you shoul take the
boss out to dinner.

Darren Glass

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Oct 16, 2001, 2:28:59 PM10/16/01
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Chris Burrows <cburr...@home.com> wrote:

he's too busy robbing banks with Billy Bob Thornton.

Besides, do you mean the quasi-superhero Bruce Willis from Unbreakable,
the astronaut Bruce Willis from Armageddon, or the always charming
crime-solving Bruce Willis from Moonlighting?

darren, who thinks they should all get together with the bunny-suit
wearing Bruce Willis from NORTH and drive around like the 4 Alanis's did
in that video.

Darren Glass

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Oct 16, 2001, 2:30:23 PM10/16/01
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Mr. Big <jand...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:

: So she was like Demi Moore-Willis and he was Bruce Willis-Moore.

This example would have been a lot more illustrative if you had used Tom
Cruise and Penelope Cruz.

hth,
darren

Greg Dubrow

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Oct 16, 2001, 2:31:41 PM10/16/01
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Darren Glass <gla...@hans.math.upenn.edu> wrote:

> Penelope Cruz.

If I had a basement, she'd be in there.

g

Mr. Big

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Oct 16, 2001, 2:33:37 PM10/16/01
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Greg Dubrow <dub...@dolphin.upenn.edu> escribio:
: Darren Glass <gla...@hans.math.upenn.edu> wrote:

:> Penelope Cruz.

: If I had a basement, she'd be in there.


So the question of the day is, of all the actresses ever to be featured
in the monthly celebrity fluff piece in Vanity Fair, why was she the most
clothed ever?

candy darling

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Oct 16, 2001, 2:42:53 PM10/16/01
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so like i just want to add a bit belatedly to this last name kvetching
thread, y'all don't know anything about difficult last names. i say this
with the utmost confidence.

one t.a. i had (in math 370 before i dropped it in fear; now i kinda want to
take it again) pronounced my name, first and last, correctly on the first
try... she was the only person ever to do that. to even come close.

she said "maya falmagne..?"
and instead of "present" or "here" i said "wow!"

my sister once received a letter addressed as follows:

catherine falmagne
new york

i'm never giving it up though. fuck no. if i did, what would i complain
about?

Shilajit T Gangulee

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Oct 16, 2001, 2:48:10 PM10/16/01
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candy darling (falm...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu) wrote:

: i'm never giving it up though. fuck no. if i did, what would i complain
: about?

boys.

Chris Burrows

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Oct 16, 2001, 3:00:17 PM10/16/01
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"Darren Glass" <gla...@hans.math.upenn.edu> wrote:
>
> Besides, do you mean the quasi-superhero Bruce Willis from Unbreakable,
> the astronaut Bruce Willis from Armageddon, or the always charming
> crime-solving Bruce Willis from Moonlighting?

of course, i meant the terrorist-ass kicking bruce willis from die hard.

hm. i have a vague memory of being somewhere with you and being introduced
to a john mcclane, or something.

yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker.

- chris


Brian Siano

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Oct 16, 2001, 3:08:50 PM10/16/01
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Kieran Snyder wrote:

> I know (and so do you) a (now divorced, I think) couple who gave their
> first child, a son, the mother's last name as a middle name and the
> father's last name as a last name. They gave their second child, a girl,
> the mother's last name as a last name and the father's last name as a
> middle name. They balance(d) their time with their children meticulously
> so that each child would get lots of time with each parent. I admire the
> sentiments immensely, but I wonder about all that equality of structure.
> I feel like the children's heads might explode in the real world.

Actually, I wodner what'd happen once the kids _notice_ this excruciating
time-budgeting, and start to use it as leverage. "You spent last Saturday
with Keith! You owe me!"
--
Brian Siano
email: bsi...@bellatlantic.net
Domain: http://www.briansiano.com


Thomas Kretchmar

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Oct 17, 2001, 4:19:16 AM10/17/01
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Zenith Nadir <j...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:
: I'm pretty sure Kretchmar knows this guy too (or knew, way back when),
: though I'm unsure if he knew about the odd familial patterns.

I need a hint cause I'm flakey. Who are we talking about?

Tom

Thomas Kretchmar

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Oct 17, 2001, 4:36:13 AM10/17/01
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"Chris Burrows" <cburr...@home.com> wrote:
> of course, i meant the terrorist-ass kicking bruce willis from die hard.


And let's not forget that Detective John McLain was from Philadelphia.

> yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker.


I'm Agent Johnson, this is Special Agent Johnson. No relation.


Tom

Adam B. Sherr

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Oct 17, 2001, 7:37:55 AM10/17/01
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Kieran Snyder <kmsn...@babel.ling.upenn.edu> wrote:
: I don't in general like the idea of giving siblings different last names
: because it could open them up to lots of teasing, etc. while young.

Sarah and I wanted to have the same last name and have the same last
name as our kids and not to hyphenate. So I offerred to take her last
name, but she decided to take mine.

--
Adam B. Sherr sh...@nursing.upenn.edu GO QUAKERS! GO EAGLES! GO FLYERS!
Assoc. Dir. of Graduate Academic Affairs (215) 898-6687 (215) 898-4043 (fax)
Univ. of PA School of Nursing Univ. of PA - CAS '90; EDG '00; EDD '05

Adam B. Sherr

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Oct 17, 2001, 7:38:54 AM10/17/01
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Chris Burrows <cburr...@home.com> wrote:
: i know a person (and you guys don't) whose name is catie burrows, and she

: just got a job at microsoft, and now i get all her email. if i married her,
: i would probably be ok with her keeping her name.

A Penn Nursing alum (last name Schwartz) is marrying her boyfriend from
Penn (also last name Schwartz). No name changing needed, but she got
weird looks when she registered and they listed their names.

hee hee

Zenith Nadir

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Oct 17, 2001, 9:51:57 AM10/17/01
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Thomas Kretchmar (tom...@deadchuffed.com) wrote:

Bob Young. It's possible you don't know him, but ye have enough peeps in
common I really think otherwise.

(If it makes you feel any better I'm not 100% sure who the couple Kieran
mentioned are, though I think I can narrow it down to two possibilities).

Matthew N Van Kouwenberg

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Oct 17, 2001, 10:15:53 AM10/17/01
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while i definitely like all of the above, and would definitely prefer the
philadelphian willis to handle things, i have the sickly fear that the
willis from the siege would be the one that the man would ask for.


>- chris
>
>

Patrick B Fisher

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Oct 17, 2001, 11:19:08 AM10/17/01
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On 16 Oct 2001 17:08:25 GMT, Kieran Snyder spewed thusly all over alt.fan.kieran-snyder:
: Zenith Nadir <j...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:

: >I know a fellah whose family decided to alternate surnames. Even
: >parent kept his or her own name; the first son got the mother's and
: >the second, the father's.

: I know (and so do you) a (now divorced, I think) couple who gave their
: first child, a son, the mother's last name as a middle name and the
: father's last name as a last name.

That's why my family did. It's an irish thing, I think. Boyle is my
mom's maiden name, Fisher is obviously my dad's surname. So I'm Patrick
Boyle Fisher. And until very recently, I was never called Patrick in my
entire life.

They gave their second child, a girl, a
: the mother's last name as a last name and the father's last name as a

: middle name. They balance(d) their time with their children meticulously

Yeah, they didn't do this though. FREAKS!

Shilajit T Gangulee

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Oct 17, 2001, 11:20:13 AM10/17/01
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Patrick B Fisher (pbfi...@red.seas.upenn.edu) wrote:

: That's why my family did. It's an irish thing, I think. Boyle is my

: mom's maiden name, Fisher is obviously my dad's surname. So I'm Patrick
: Boyle Fisher. And until very recently, I was never called Patrick in my
: entire life.

dhude, when you roll a blunt, do they call it a PB J?

Mr. Big

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Oct 17, 2001, 11:24:26 AM10/17/01
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Shilajit T Gangulee <s...@mail2.sas.upenn.edu> escribio:


STOP YOU'RE KILLING ME

Thomas Kretchmar

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Oct 18, 2001, 6:33:06 AM10/18/01
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Zenith Nadir <j...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:
: Bob Young. It's possible you don't know him, but ye have enough peeps in


Who the fuck is Bob Young?

Zenith Nadir

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Oct 18, 2001, 10:45:12 AM10/18/01
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Thomas Kretchmar (tom...@deadchuffed.com) wrote:
: Who the fuck is Bob Young?

Okay, so despite having some overlapping circles, you either forgot your
roots or just happened to never meet the guy. He was definitely in the
subset of people who were somewhat likely to see you walk through the
glass door. As I wasnae there at that particular shindig, though, I
cannot testify for certain that he was.

On another Ketchmar-related note, I was at the Palladium yesternight.
Some lady asked me if Ken was working there, and I told her I hadn't a
clue. Turns out that she was referring to some guy calls himself Ken Kweder
who is, in fact, the barman.

And I remember some story (I think) you posted about an incident at
Smokes. So at the end of the night, tab paid and all, I ask him, do you
know someone named Tom Kretchmar? That name seems familiar, says he
hesitantly, either lying or unsure why I'm asking or both. Well, says I,
someone said your name was Ken Kweder and I seem to remember him telling
a stroy about punching you out, or at least swinging at you. Says the
barman in exchange, Well, yeah, I've had people swing at me before, I've
done stuff that got people to punch me. At Smokes?, I suggest innocently,
or not so much, and he nods and suggests that it definitely could have
happened. Then says he that he works Mondays and Wednesdays and I should
call in again so's we can 'catch up', by which I've very little idea what
he means.

GREGORY KNESER

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Oct 18, 2001, 11:07:43 AM10/18/01
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Zenith Nadir (j...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu) wrote:
: happened. Then says he that he works Mondays and Wednesdays and I should

: call in again so's we can 'catch up', by which I've very little idea what
: he means.

He means: buy drinks.

Zenith Nadir

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Oct 18, 2001, 11:09:25 AM10/18/01
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GREGORY KNESER (greg...@futures.wharton.upenn.edu) wrote:
: : happened. Then says he that he works Mondays and Wednesdays and I should
: : call in again so's we can 'catch up', by which I've very little idea what
: : he means.

: He means: buy drinks.

There I go again, thinking people don't just want to exploit my drinking
habits. Thanks for setting me straight, man.

Matthew N Van Kouwenberg

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Oct 18, 2001, 1:03:26 PM10/18/01
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On 18 Oct 2001 14:45:12 GMT, Zenith Nadir <j...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:
>Thomas Kretchmar (tom...@deadchuffed.com) wrote:
>: Who the fuck is Bob Young?
>

<snip kweder stuff>

wasn't he the really drunk singer who lunged and missed?

Thomas Kretchmar

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Oct 18, 2001, 1:36:21 PM10/18/01
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j...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu (Zenith Nadir) wrote:
> subset of people who were somewhat likely to see you walk through the
> glass door. As I wasnae there at that particular shindig, though, I
> cannot testify for certain that he was.

Okay, I guess I never met him. But let me correct you for the second time,
it was more of a dead sprint than a walk. I may be a friggin idiot vis a
vis running-into-things but I'm not some kinda walking-into-things moron.


> a stroy about punching you out, or at least swinging at you. Says the

Use a goddamned motherfuckin' search engine. I was lunging for his guitar,
not taking a swing at him. What kinda troublemaker do you think I am?

Tom

Zenith Nadir

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Oct 18, 2001, 2:07:20 PM10/18/01
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Thomas Kretchmar (tom...@deadchuffed.com) wrote:
: > a stroy about punching you out, or at least swinging at you. Says the
: Use a goddamned motherfuckin' search engine. I was lunging for his guitar,
: not taking a swing at him. What kinda troublemaker do you think I am?

Yeah, I totally should have fired up google groups whilst sitting at the
Palladium having a drink with three beautiful women. Good one, man.

Thomas Kretchmar

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Oct 18, 2001, 5:40:47 PM10/18/01
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j...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu (Zenith Nadir) wrote:
> Yeah, I totally should have fired up google groups whilst sitting at the
> Palladium having a drink with three beautiful women. Good one, man.


Nah, you should have fired up a heart-to-heart with the barkeep about some
dumb cunt punching him out at Smoke's whilst you were having a drink with


three beautiful women. Good one, man.

Tom

Zenith Nadir

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Oct 18, 2001, 5:46:38 PM10/18/01
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Thomas Kretchmar (tom...@deadchuffed.com) wrote:
: Nah, you should have fired up a heart-to-heart with the barkeep about some

: dumb cunt punching him out at Smoke's whilst you were having a drink with
: three beautiful women. Good one, man.

In my defense, two of the three had already left and we were after paying
the tab when I brought it up.

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