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From: purtell@reed.UUCP (Lady Godiva)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: The ferret has been named!
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Date: Tue, 22-Oct-85 19:26:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: reed.2035
Posted: Tue Oct 22 19:26:22 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 24-Oct-85 07:17:50 EDT
Organization: Reed College, Portland, Oregon
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Well gang, it took a bit longer than I thought, but I finally got
around to naming the little guy. I got an incredible amount of names,
and what with classwork and all, it took me a little while to sort
through them all and decide on which one I liked the best. Since no one
told me that they really wanted to see a list of the names that people
sent in posted, and since it is a considerable list, if anyone really
wants to see them, say if you have a pet that you need names for, let me
know and I can send it to you, but it won't include who chose what
names. As to people who replied to the net rather than to me, someone
was pulling those off and sending them to me, so I probably saw those as
well. 
	A couple of more things, before we get to the big moment. Several
people sent in the names Frank, Frank Burns, Major Burns or some
variation there of. And to those who wondered, yes I did understand the
connection between Major Frank Burns and a ferret.
	I also got some other repeated names like Garret, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
(although all the people who sent me that one gave me variations of
spelling), Snake, Sebastion, and a few others. All of the names were
interesting, some were extremely cute, and there were some that I liked
an awful lot (Veloso Alucard for instance) but just didn't seem appropriate 
for a ferret. In all I got 114 names (not including repeats.)
	One last thing, to those people who questioned why I wasn't
dealing with the net any longer, there are a variety of reasons, the
predominant one being a lack of time. And to those who expressed regret
at my leaving, I thank you.
	Now to the big moment. The name that I chose for my ferret, who up
to this point has been called T.F. (for "The Ferret") is Faustus. I
shorten that to Faust when I'm angry. This came from elf@cylixd who did not
sign the letter so I really don't know who s/he is. Someone, I don't
remember who, suggested that for a prize the person get a picture of the
ferret, which is fine by me. So, elf, if you're out there and would like
to claim this prize, which you so rightly deserve, then just e-mail me
your real address, and I'll send you one as soon as possible. 
	Thank you all for your entries. I'll keep the list around just in
case I get another pet. It has certainly made for some interesting
reading. 

	cheers -

	elizabeth g. purtell

	(Lady Godiva)