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- From: johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira)
- Newsgroups: soc.singles
- Subject: Re: Smiths & Joneses
- Message-ID: <15556@auspex-gw.auspex.com>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 00:43:31 GMT
- References: <1992Nov18.190225.14601@sol.UVic.CA>
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- Organization: Auspex Systems, Inc.
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- In article <1992Nov18.190225.14601@sol.UVic.CA> atovorni@engr.UVic.CA writes:
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- |I have been looking through my email files lately and made a discovery...
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- |"Smith" and "Jones" appear to be names as common as they are portrayed in
- |many stereotypes...These names are also portrayed in such a way as to invoke
- |images of averageness or dullness.
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- You haven't met Nina, I guess.
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- |To all the Smiths and Joneses in my files:
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- |Thank you for destroying a stereotype and killing some myths about your
- |last names...At least in my imagination.
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- We'll, maybe you have.
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- | John Fereira | Auspex Systems | "Ask me about my vow of silence." |
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