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Offline Roger Kettle

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A Truly Great Name.
« on: September 23, 2007, 07:57:55 PM »
I've just been reading a magazine article about Montana writers---particularly those who write about Native American culture. One of them is called Adolf Hungry-Wolf. I think this is probably the greatest name for an author ever.

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Re: A Truly Great Name.
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2007, 08:06:13 PM »
I have read books by Harry Turtledove Like that one to.

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Re: A Truly Great Name.
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2007, 08:09:55 PM »
I've just been reading a magazine article about Montana writers---particularly those who write about Native American culture. One of them is called Adolf Hungry-Wolf. I think this is probably the greatest name for an author ever.

Certainly has the edge on Enid Blyton.
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

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Re: A Truly Great Name.
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2007, 08:20:24 PM »
I have read books by Harry Turtledove Like that one to.
I finally installed a Peter-Translator into my computer and it was worth every penny.
" I have read books by Harry Turtledove. I like that name also."

Vulture

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Re: A Truly Great Name.
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2007, 08:54:28 PM »
Roger - brilliant. Can you translate everything Peter writes?

peter

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Re: A Truly Great Name.
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2007, 09:23:06 PM »
I have read books by Harry Turtledove Like that one to.
I finally installed a Peter-Translator into my computer and it was worth every penny.
" I have read books by Harry Turtledove. I like that name also."

Away you go George.

Fyodor

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Re: A Truly Great Name.
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2007, 10:16:27 AM »
I've always wanted to be called Yancey Thigpen.

peter

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Re: A Truly Great Name.
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2007, 10:27:50 AM »
I've always wanted to be called Yancey Thigpen.
We can all start calling you Yancey if it helps.

Fyodor

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Re: A Truly Great Name.
« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2007, 10:36:06 AM »
Would you, Peter? Would you no that for little old me?
Thank you for not descending into Sikesian murk.

Vulture

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Re: A Truly Great Name.
« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2007, 12:30:13 PM »
I have read books by Harry Turtledove Like that one to.
I finally installed a Peter-Translator into my computer and it was worth every penny.
" I have read books by Harry Turtledove. I like that name also."

Away you go George.

Roger. Please translate this one for me.  ???

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Re: A Truly Great Name.
« Reply #10 on: September 24, 2007, 01:34:21 PM »
When I worked at Tesco, one of our trainee managers was called to a checkout to take over the till when a checkout operator had to do a dash to the loo, apparently ill.

It was a cover story, in fact she was doubled up, silently trying to suppress a laugh when a customer presented his checkbook proudly bearing the name Kevin Weedick.

I used that name in my biographies of Blacknose The Pirate characters later. In the Blacknose strip, his nemesis the Crimson Corsair's real name is Kevin Weedick, something only Blacknose knows.

Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: A Truly Great Name.
« Reply #11 on: September 24, 2007, 02:58:30 PM »
When I worked at Tesco, one of our trainee managers was called to a checkout to take over the till when a checkout operator had to do a dash to the loo, apparently ill.

It was a cover story, in fact she was doubled up, silently trying to suppress a laugh when a customer presented his checkbook proudly bearing the name Kevin Weedick.

What an incredibly unfortunate name. Fancy being called Kevin!
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

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Re: A Truly Great Name.
« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2007, 03:05:25 PM »
I liked the old northern Names like Entwistle Clutterbuck and the likes.

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Re: A Truly Great Name.
« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2007, 03:28:21 PM »
I once had the forum moniker of "Horace Postlethwaite". I made the name up, but I loved the sound of it.
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

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Re: A Truly Great Name.
« Reply #14 on: September 25, 2007, 03:30:02 PM »
I love the name Henry Soup O'Baud because it's an anagram of Up yours, nobhead!