Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sdcsvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!whuxle!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!laman From: laman@sdcsvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: What's in a name? Message-ID: <557@sdcsvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 2-Mar-84 19:22:04 EST Article-I.D.: sdcsvax.557 Posted: Fri Mar 2 19:22:04 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 4-Mar-84 02:03:12 EST References: <707@dartvax.UUCP> <7041@watmath.UUCP>, <1062@uw-june> Organization: EECS Dept., U.C. San Diego Lines: 12 My father never has liked being a junior. Beside all the little hassles and annoyances of receiving things MISSING the "jr.", he disliked being named like an extension of his father. No, they liked each other very much. (I use past tense because my grandfather died a year ago). My father disliked being a junior enough even despite my mother's suggestion to name me Richard H. Laman III, I was named Michael. I'm glad.... but that's what I like. Kind of a shame that we can't ask the baby when he/she is born, huh.... (Well, you can but "waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" would be a bit common). It's all just attitude. No big deal. Mike Laman UUCP: {ucbvax,philabs,sdccsu3,sdcsla}!sdcsvax!laman