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  • L Lost User

    As you can see, I use my middle name - in fact, I use it whenever I can. When I was a boy I used to HATE it - I though "Edward" was such a poncey moniker. Now I like it and I think my mum and dad are secretly chuffed (my mum works at the same company as me and loves me using it whenever). So, what's yer middle name? Does anyone have a really embarassing middle name? Get this - a kid I went to school with had a football-mad dad who gave him "George Best" as a middle name. ha ha ha. I have also read that some poor soul has the surname of the entire English 1966 World Cup squad as a middle name (arf, arf). As you also probably tell, a morning of writing documentation is catching up with me, and only CP can save me from going stiff with boredom (ooer missus). What is it with us developers and writing end-user docs?? :(:(:(


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    Paul Watson
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    Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: So, what's yer middle name? Michael, as in the angel. :rolleyes: I agree with *insert posters name* who said you should get knighted or become a duke. Sir Robert Edward Caldecott. Duke Robert Edward Caldecott. Caldecott is just so right for it. regards, Paul Michael Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa

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    • L Lost User

      As you can see, I use my middle name - in fact, I use it whenever I can. When I was a boy I used to HATE it - I though "Edward" was such a poncey moniker. Now I like it and I think my mum and dad are secretly chuffed (my mum works at the same company as me and loves me using it whenever). So, what's yer middle name? Does anyone have a really embarassing middle name? Get this - a kid I went to school with had a football-mad dad who gave him "George Best" as a middle name. ha ha ha. I have also read that some poor soul has the surname of the entire English 1966 World Cup squad as a middle name (arf, arf). As you also probably tell, a morning of writing documentation is catching up with me, and only CP can save me from going stiff with boredom (ooer missus). What is it with us developers and writing end-user docs?? :(:(:(


      Faith. Believing in something you *know* isn't true.

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      Tomasz Sowinski
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      I don't have middle name. How can I get one? Is there any free version (but please, not 'Linus') :) Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

      All beer and middle names should be free

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      • L Lost User

        As you can see, I use my middle name - in fact, I use it whenever I can. When I was a boy I used to HATE it - I though "Edward" was such a poncey moniker. Now I like it and I think my mum and dad are secretly chuffed (my mum works at the same company as me and loves me using it whenever). So, what's yer middle name? Does anyone have a really embarassing middle name? Get this - a kid I went to school with had a football-mad dad who gave him "George Best" as a middle name. ha ha ha. I have also read that some poor soul has the surname of the entire English 1966 World Cup squad as a middle name (arf, arf). As you also probably tell, a morning of writing documentation is catching up with me, and only CP can save me from going stiff with boredom (ooer missus). What is it with us developers and writing end-user docs?? :(:(:(


        Faith. Believing in something you *know* isn't true.

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        Chris Losinger
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        Christian Dylan Losinger middle name after Dylan Thomas, the poet -c


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        • B benjymous

          I think some parents decide that a middle name is their chance to get a bit more creative (whereas some will give horrific first names to their children instead, which is just inexcusable!) My middle name's Alan. (Which was my Grandfather's middle name). Actually my first name was my Father's middle name. If you're really bothered, you should be able to find out my first and last names via my homepage (heh, any excuse to plug it, eh?) -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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          benjymous wrote: My middle name's Alan Mine, too. "Knock, knock." "Who's there?" "Recursion." "Recursion who?" "Knock, knock..."

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          • P Paul Watson

            Jeremy Falcon wrote: we had the same insurance company at one point No! Really?! Wow! I had an aunt Thelma who knitted three thousand.... :rolleyes: Odd though, I know more than a few people named Lee (first name) here in SA. Wasn't there a famous General Lee or something in the States? regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa

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            Paul Watson wrote: Odd though, I know more than a few people named Lee (first name) here in SA. Wasn't there a famous General Lee or something in the States? Good call. General Custard Lee (I believe) - he reigned during the civil war. I'm not named after him though. My mother is really religious and she tells she got my name from God. All I want to know is what she was smoking when that happened. :rolleyes: Jeremy Falcon Imputek "Life is too precious - don't waste it." - Norm Almond "And remember, what some call cynical, others call experienced." - Christopher Duncan

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            • L Lost User

              As you can see, I use my middle name - in fact, I use it whenever I can. When I was a boy I used to HATE it - I though "Edward" was such a poncey moniker. Now I like it and I think my mum and dad are secretly chuffed (my mum works at the same company as me and loves me using it whenever). So, what's yer middle name? Does anyone have a really embarassing middle name? Get this - a kid I went to school with had a football-mad dad who gave him "George Best" as a middle name. ha ha ha. I have also read that some poor soul has the surname of the entire English 1966 World Cup squad as a middle name (arf, arf). As you also probably tell, a morning of writing documentation is catching up with me, and only CP can save me from going stiff with boredom (ooer missus). What is it with us developers and writing end-user docs?? :(:(:(


              Faith. Believing in something you *know* isn't true.

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              Tim Smith
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              Edward Timothy Smith. I use my middle name. "Ed" sucks. :) Tim Smith "Programmers are always surrounded by complexity; we can not avoid it... If our basic tool, the language in which we design and code our programs, is also complicated, the language itself becomes part of the problem rather that part of the solution." Hoare - 1980 ACM Turing Award Lecture

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              • J Jason Henderson

                Wayne Its my dad's name. Anyone else have a hand-me-down middle name?

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                SimonS
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                Malcolm, as per my dad's name. :rolleyes: Cheers, Simon "Sign up for a chance to be among the first to experience the wrath of the gods.", Microsoft's home page (24/06/2002)

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                  David James Wulff wrote: David James Wulff We share one of the best middle names in existence. :) Simon "This is an equal opportunities airline. The pilot is blind." Sonork ID 100.10024

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                  James Pullicino
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                  I agree, James is a nice name :) Drinking In The Sun Forgot Password?

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                  • T Tim Smith

                    Edward Timothy Smith. I use my middle name. "Ed" sucks. :) Tim Smith "Programmers are always surrounded by complexity; we can not avoid it... If our basic tool, the language in which we design and code our programs, is also complicated, the language itself becomes part of the problem rather that part of the solution." Hoare - 1980 ACM Turing Award Lecture

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                    Lost User
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                    So does Bob. A pet hate of mine. Call me Bob and watch me cringe. :((


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                    • J Jason Henderson

                      Wayne Its my dad's name. Anyone else have a hand-me-down middle name?

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                      James Pullicino
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                      Yes, mine is Patrick, which is my fathers name. Drinking In The Sun Forgot Password?

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                      • J Jeremy Falcon

                        Paul Watson wrote: Odd though, I know more than a few people named Lee (first name) here in SA. Wasn't there a famous General Lee or something in the States? Good call. General Custard Lee (I believe) - he reigned during the civil war. I'm not named after him though. My mother is really religious and she tells she got my name from God. All I want to know is what she was smoking when that happened. :rolleyes: Jeremy Falcon Imputek "Life is too precious - don't waste it." - Norm Almond "And remember, what some call cynical, others call experienced." - Christopher Duncan

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                        Paul Watson
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                        Jeremy Falcon wrote: My mother is really religious and she tells she got my name from God. All I want to know is what she was smoking when that happened. Well if your mother was serious then you are probably named after Witness Lee[^], a Chinese bondslave of Jesus Christ (no I am not making this up, check the website out, hectic stuff.) Someone must have been smoking something fierce however :rolleyes: Both my names are rather Christian and religious (Paul and Michael) though neither of my parents are very religious. My uncle (who my middle name is after, Michael) though is a Canon in the Church, but far from a disciple of Christ (or even a good Christian come to think it :-D) * Google is awesome. Type in "Bible Lee" and you get tons of links. Maybe Google told your mother, not God. :rolleyes: regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa

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                          Christian Dylan Losinger middle name after Dylan Thomas, the poet -c


                          To explain Donald Knuth's relevance to computing is like explaining Paul's relevance to the Catholic Church. He isn't God, he isn't the Son of God, but he was sent by God to explain God to the masses.
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                          Chris Losinger wrote: middle name after Dylan Thomas, the poet He used to live near me. Not that I was actually born when he was alive. Which kinda makes the first sentance invalid. But you get the idea. Simon "This is an equal opportunities airline. The pilot is blind." Sonork ID 100.10024

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                          • J James Pullicino

                            I agree, James is a nice name :) Drinking In The Sun Forgot Password?

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                            Simon Walton
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                            [James Pullicino] wrote: I agree, James is a nice name No! It's a horrid, horrid little name. It's only the best name ever when it's a middle name. :P Simon "This is an equal opportunities airline. The pilot is blind." Sonork ID 100.10024

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                              I agree, James is a nice name :) Drinking In The Sun Forgot Password?

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                              Paul Watson
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                              [James Pullicino] wrote: I agree, James is a nice name Only for a middle name James. Do keep up... ;P * Actually my boss' first name is James, so I had better shut up regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa

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                                Edward Timothy Smith. I use my middle name. "Ed" sucks. :) Tim Smith "Programmers are always surrounded by complexity; we can not avoid it... If our basic tool, the language in which we design and code our programs, is also complicated, the language itself becomes part of the problem rather that part of the solution." Hoare - 1980 ACM Turing Award Lecture

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                                Paul Watson
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                                Tim Smith wrote: Edward Timothy Smith We live and learn! So it was little Edward Timothy Smith who followed the rules back in school. My word, amazing indeed. Tim Smith wrote: "Ed" sucks I would say Ed is a good name for our profession. It just rings out "technical guru." "Quick get Ed, he knows." or "Ed, how do I parameterize the bootstrap sequence of the distributed dongle port?" Or you could become a newspaper editor... :rolleyes: regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa

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                                  Tim Smith wrote: Edward Timothy Smith We live and learn! So it was little Edward Timothy Smith who followed the rules back in school. My word, amazing indeed. Tim Smith wrote: "Ed" sucks I would say Ed is a good name for our profession. It just rings out "technical guru." "Quick get Ed, he knows." or "Ed, how do I parameterize the bootstrap sequence of the distributed dongle port?" Or you could become a newspaper editor... :rolleyes: regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa

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                                  Tim Smith
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                                  "Ed" as in the talking horse. A bad US TV show in the 60s. Tim Smith "Programmers are always surrounded by complexity; we can not avoid it... If our basic tool, the language in which we design and code our programs, is also complicated, the language itself becomes part of the problem rather that part of the solution." Hoare - 1980 ACM Turing Award Lecture

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                                  • L Lost User

                                    So does Bob. A pet hate of mine. Call me Bob and watch me cringe. :((


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                                    Tim Smith
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                                    Exactly. "Edward" is majestic. "Ed" makes me want to vomit. Tim Smith "Programmers are always surrounded by complexity; we can not avoid it... If our basic tool, the language in which we design and code our programs, is also complicated, the language itself becomes part of the problem rather that part of the solution." Hoare - 1980 ACM Turing Award Lecture

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                                      As you can see, I use my middle name - in fact, I use it whenever I can. When I was a boy I used to HATE it - I though "Edward" was such a poncey moniker. Now I like it and I think my mum and dad are secretly chuffed (my mum works at the same company as me and loves me using it whenever). So, what's yer middle name? Does anyone have a really embarassing middle name? Get this - a kid I went to school with had a football-mad dad who gave him "George Best" as a middle name. ha ha ha. I have also read that some poor soul has the surname of the entire English 1966 World Cup squad as a middle name (arf, arf). As you also probably tell, a morning of writing documentation is catching up with me, and only CP can save me from going stiff with boredom (ooer missus). What is it with us developers and writing end-user docs?? :(:(:(


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                                      Matt Philmon
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                                      I wonder how my life would have turned out had I gone with my middle name instead of my first: Matthew Blade Philmon

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                                        "Ed" as in the talking horse. A bad US TV show in the 60s. Tim Smith "Programmers are always surrounded by complexity; we can not avoid it... If our basic tool, the language in which we design and code our programs, is also complicated, the language itself becomes part of the problem rather that part of the solution." Hoare - 1980 ACM Turing Award Lecture

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                                        Tim Smith wrote: "Ed" as in the talking horse. A bad US TV show in the 60s. And wasn't Tim the name of that kid who was always falling down the well in "Lassy"? ... ;P

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                                        • L Lost User

                                          As you can see, I use my middle name - in fact, I use it whenever I can. When I was a boy I used to HATE it - I though "Edward" was such a poncey moniker. Now I like it and I think my mum and dad are secretly chuffed (my mum works at the same company as me and loves me using it whenever). So, what's yer middle name? Does anyone have a really embarassing middle name? Get this - a kid I went to school with had a football-mad dad who gave him "George Best" as a middle name. ha ha ha. I have also read that some poor soul has the surname of the entire English 1966 World Cup squad as a middle name (arf, arf). As you also probably tell, a morning of writing documentation is catching up with me, and only CP can save me from going stiff with boredom (ooer missus). What is it with us developers and writing end-user docs?? :(:(:(


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                                          Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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                                          Andrew John Metcalfe - my middle name comes from my Dad. Andy Metcalfe - Sonardyne International Ltd

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