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Skriven 2011-01-28 20:54:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Nancy Backus
Ärende: WIERD NAMES 10128
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 -=> Quoting Glen Jamieson to Nancy Backus on 02 Jan 11  08:21:00 <=-
 
 GJ> If you just gave him four initials ("OTOH") as a name, I don't blame
 GJ> him for wanting another name.  (Sorry, I just couldn't resist that!
 GJ> Forgive me.  [G])

 NB> I'll think about it.... ;)

Perlease....?  I promise to be good in future.
 
 GJ> When my second daughter was about to be born, and in those
 GJ> pre-ultrasound days we didn't know what sex, we decided on "Lee" for a
 GJ> name, as it could suit either sex, and couldn't be shortened.  No
 GJ> problems?  Wrong!  When travelling through Singapore many years later,
 GJ> a clerk had reason to call her over the public address, and reading
 GJ> her name, beginning with "Lee", assumed that she was Chinese and that
 GJ> was her family name.  When she turned up at the counter, and it was
 GJ> obvious she was not Chinese, great confusion.

 NB> I thought that Lee was a Korean surname, actually... :)

That too.  Of course Lee is a well-known, highly respected, Chinese
family name in Singapore, as Lee Kwan Yew virtually single-handed made
that city-state what it is today.
 
 GJ> When she had children, she gave them the names, Rebecca, Christopher
 GJ> and Kenneth, stating that their names were not to be shortened or
 GJ> changed.  Ha!  Fat chance!  As soon as they could they exercised their
 GJ> individuality, and became Bec, Kriss and Kenn.
 NB> I've known it to go the other way... a child gives up the shortened
 NB> name for the formal one, once an adult... but that isn't a guarantee
 NB> either. :) 
 GJ> Now that Bec has produced my first g'g'son, I had to learn his name.
 GJ> When first telling friends about him, all I could remember was that
 GJ> his name began with "L".  After running through all the "L" names, I
 GJ> checked my notifying email - "Elliot".  Hmph!

 NB> Funny, the tricks the mind plays on one...  [grin]

I had a chance to meet him at the wedding of his uncle.  Elliot is
destined to have a career as an engineer.  He used a ring spanner as a
teething ring, and now, whenever he sees a car he touches all the
wheels, and a motorbike he touches that also.  Of course his father is
an engineer, and a musician.   And now there is another g'g'child on
the way...

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Great Grandma's Louisiana Gumbo
 Categories: Stews, Cajun, Pork, Chilies, Beef
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
    3/4 lb Boneless beef chuck; or
           -pork shoulder, chicken,
           -seafood; or any combination
      2 tb All-purpose flour
      3 tb Bacon drippings
      1 lb Fresh okra; sliced
      1 cn Whole tomatoes (16 oz.);
           Drained
      2 md Onions; chopped
      1 sm Green bell pepper; cut
           -in 1 inch squares
      1 lg Garlic clove; minced
      1 ts File' powder
           Liquid hot pepper sauce
           Cooked rice; hot
 
  Cut meat into 1 inch cubes, then dredge in flour. Melt bacon
  drippings in a large, heavy saucepan, then add meat & cook until
  browned. Remove meat from pan; add okra & cook until browned (
  browning prevents the okra from taking on the slimy texture that many
  find unpleasant). Return meat to pan, then stir in tomatoes, onions,
  bell peppers & garlic. Add water to cover. Bring to a boil; reduce
  heat, cover & simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until meat is tender &
  mixture has the consistency of thick soup. Add file' powder, salt &
  pepper sauce. Simmer 30 minutes longer. Taste & adjust seasonings,
  then serve over rice
  
  Recipe by: "Hotter Than Hell" by Jane Butel From: Christopher E. Eaves
 
MMMMM
 

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