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From: jimb@ISM780B.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Repost Name Changing
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Date: Sun, 24-Nov-85 12:23:00 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 24 12:23:00 1985
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Nf-From: ISM780B!jimb    Nov 24 12:23:00 1985



>What is sacred about names anyway?

Word magic.  Deep in  (multiple choice):

	     a.  The reptile-descended centers of our brain
	     b.  Our collective unconscious (Jung, et al.)
	     c.  The mounds of superstition lurking under a veneer of
		 civilization
	     d.  The closet of Hyman Lefkowitz' Brooklyn apartment


there is a belief in the power of words, hence all the common myths of "if
you speak words in just right way you can create a magic spell."  An
important part of this tradition/belief is that an object's name is very
important.

This belief is still evident in our culture.  If you want to annoy/fluster
someone, just continually mis-spell, mis-pronounce, or mis-place their name.

      -- from the bewildered musings of Jim Brunet
	 "I used to be a blond, but I dyed my name."
	 "Blond.  James Blond."  etc., etc., etc.

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