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Copyright 1995(c)
INK. A DINK, A DINK. A DINK A DINK, A DINK A DO.
A Ruby D. Begonia Column
"Ain't that a shame about that guy led the Jihad got shot?"
asked Ruby.
"My tears fell like rain," said Del.
"I'm real glad, though, about that new one -- that Ramma Lamma
Ding Dong fellow," said Ruby.
"That's Rhama Dhama Dula Shalab," said Del.
"Shalab, Shabezz, so what?" asked Ruby. "I say we give 'em all
names like Dink. Dink one, Dink two, like that," said Ruby.
"It would simplify matters," said Del.
"See, that's the trouble with all this hoo-hah. It ain't that
we can't understand it or control it or nothin'. It's them names.
What's wrong with the world is that there ain't no five cent cigars
and every other body is changing his name to Karim of the Crop, is
what's wrong," said Ruby.
"So you subscribe to the rose is a rose theory?" asked Del.
"I don't see anybody's entitled to any bouquets, here," said
Ruby. "It's just plain stupid and confusing, and it clogs up data
banks like crazy for people to have all these different names. Give
'em all a number or somethin, I say."
"Ah, but then you'd have that element that contends their
individuality is violated by not having their own personal names,"
said Del.
"Let 'em eat curry," said Ruby. "The whole trouble with the
world is we got to try and keep up with all this stuff. I say, like
Thoreau, simplify... simplify."
"And that means giving everybody the same name?"
"Sort of," said Ruby. "I said they could each have a different
number."
"But what about that individuality thing?" asked Del.
"You can be individual with a number," Ruby argued. "For
instance, Dan Quayle could be Dink minus one-half. That Pamela gal
on Baywatch could be Dink 10. Rush Limbaugh could be Dink 86. See
what I mean?
"It's good for everything. Three faces of Eve could be dink
a trois...
"What would you do with a potential hot potato like Louis
Farakhan, though?" asked Del.
"That's easy," said Ruby. "He can be Dink 19."
END