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- From: smith@wesson.Eng.Sun.COM (Nina S. Smith - SunSoft Product Marketing)
- Newsgroups: soc.singles
- Subject: Re: Smiths & Joneses
- Date: 20 Nov 1992 00:44:08 GMT
- Organization: Sun Microsystems
- Lines: 31
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <lgod6oINN778@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>
- References: <15556@auspex-gw.auspex.com>
- Reply-To: smith@wesson.Eng.Sun.COM
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- In article 15556@auspex-gw.auspex.com, johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov18.190225.14601@sol.UVic.CA> atovorni@engr.UVic.CA writes:
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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.
- >
- >You haven't met Nina, I guess.
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- Why John . . . what *are* you trying to say???
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- >|To all the Smiths and Joneses in my files:
- >|
- >|Thank you for destroying a stereotype and killing some myths about your
- >|last names...At least in my imagination.
- >
- >We'll, maybe you have.
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- No he hasn't . . . the poor sod!!! :)
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- >--
- >+==========================================================================+
- >| John Fereira | Auspex Systems | "Ask me about my vow of silence." |
- >| johnf@auspex.com | Santa Clara CA | |
- >+==========================================================================+
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- -- Nina
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