[at-l] New thread about names

[saunterer@jimbullard.org (saunterer@jimbullard.org)]

At 12:03 PM 1/17/02 -0500, Stephen C. Gay wrote:
>Second best story.....
>Last semester my professor is handing back midterm papers and points at me
>and says "Mr. Jones come get your paper"
>I reply......... "I'm not Mr Jones Sir"
>He says....... "Your not Jones?"
>I say............ "No sir, I'm Gay"

My mother used to tell of a classmate in grade school whose last name was 
Guess.
Teacher:  What is your last name?
Student: Guess
Teacher (annoyed): I'm not going to guess.  What is your name?
Student: Guess!
You can 'guess' where things went from there.

sAunTerer