Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Tek) 9/26/83; site vice.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!decvax!ucbvax!ucbcad!tektronix!tekchips!tekcad!vice!keithl From: keithl@vice.UUCP Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: A name story Message-ID: <1309@vice.UUCP> Date: Sun, 4-Mar-84 22:33:44 EST Article-I.D.: vice.1309 Posted: Sun Mar 4 22:33:44 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Mar-84 08:17:06 EST Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 19 In high school, far too many years ago, the first roll was called in a gym class. It was a big class; as the teacher neared the end of the alphabet he called out "THORPE". There was no "Thorpe", there was a fellow in the class named Rick Thorn. Rick called back "Thorn. Here." The teacher, nearly deaf from years of screaming and blowing whistles, said "Thorpe. Okay, TIMMONS!" At which point, poor Rick shouted back "No. THORN. THORN as in PRICK". I'm sure he meant the verb, but adolescents can be cruel. I wonder what ever happened to "Thorn as in Prick?" -- Keith Lofstrom uucp: {ucbvax,decvax,chico,pur-ee,cbosg,ihnss}!teklabs!vice!keithl CSnet: keithl@tek ARPAnet:keithl.tek@rand-relay