Saturday, December 20, 2008

WHAT'S IN A NAME

Guilty Plea From Internet Gambling Executive The plea was entered by Anurag Dikshit of India Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan. He is the co-founder of PartyGaming, an online gambling company registered in the United Kingdom. The name proves that while it may have lovely meaning in India, the man's name labels him accurately in English.

When Professor Hooton of Harvard had a daughter, he delightfully cursed her with the name Ima Hooton. Not satisfied with giving a child a name that would require explanation throughout life, he did it to his son by naming him Newton Hooton.

Cheatham and Steele were, in fact, Bankers. Needa Climax, Methodist Church Officer, Centerville, Louisiana. Never Fail, Builder, Tulsa, Oklahoma. John L. Senior Jr., an aeronautical engineer, died Sunday at his home in Heritage Village in Southbury, Conn. He was 66 years old. In 1952,

Classmates shows: Justin Tune
Summerville Union High School, TUOLUMNE, CA, Class of 2005

Wasn't it bad enough that our school children were confused by trying to find Round John Virgin who was supposed to be in the Creche. or Richard Stands, mentioned in the Salute to the Flag. we should think about what we are asking of our children when we name them odd names they will have to explain or spell for the rest of their lives.

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