Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Tek) 9/26/83; site shark.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!orca!shark!brianp From: brianp@shark.UUCP (Brian Peterson) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: kids and parents with different last names Message-ID: <1071@shark.UUCP> Date: Sat, 22-Sep-84 14:08:34 EDT Article-I.D.: shark.1071 Posted: Sat Sep 22 14:08:34 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Sep-84 06:31:30 EDT References: <1231@ucla-cs.ARPA>, <613@ihopb.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 20 If the kid has two parents' worth of last names to choose from, why not take a little of each? That way the kid doesn't have two raised-to-the-generation-this-has-been-going-on last names, and the kid isn't stuck with the last name of only one parent but not the other, in some sort of sexually oriented system. The kid's last name would be built from parts of the parents' last name, joined in the most pronouncable way (as determined by the parents). Thus, Mr. Smith and Ms. Mayer might name their kid Mr. Smayer, or Ms. Mith, or Ms. Mayith, etc. (As you see, it can get subjective) Mr. Johnson and Ms. Tabor might have a Johbor or a Tabson. Ms. Mayith might marry a Mr. Tabson and have Tabsiths, Tabyiths, Maysons, or Maybsons. Or even Maytab or Yithson. Names don't have to be constructed with one first part, and one last part. It's new and different, but I think it is the only fair and sensible way to deal with this last-name scheme we have grown up with. (anyone want to drop last-names altogether? have N.Am indian type names?) :-| :-) :-} :-> ;-> Brian Peterson {ucbvax, ihnp4, } !tektronix!shark!brianp ^ ^