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From: julian@bongo.uucp (julian macassey)
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Subject: Re: Last Laugh! Noms de Guerre
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Date: 7 Feb 90 14:30:13 GMT
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In article <3443@accuvax.nwu.edu>, SKASS@beta writes:
 
> julian macassey <julian@bongo.uucp> writes:
  
> >           If you really think that you are so wonderful that the great
> >   unwashed should not be able to call you, there is a cheap and useful
> >   solution: List your phone under a nom de guerre. Yes, just tell the
> >   telco that you want the name in the phone book to be Ivan Boesky or
> >   Jim Bakker.
  
> Seriously, will the telco do this for you?  

	Yes, the telco does this for me on a residential line. It does
it for my girlfriend who has a residential line. Some "Nom de Guerres"
are creative and some are dreary and unimaginative things like
mother's maiden name. I personally use the name of an obscure African
dictator. And worse is yet to come, see below:

In article <3445@accuvax.nwu.edu>, rtech!llama.rtech.UUCP!jas@sun.com 
(Jim Shankland) writes:
 
> Two such entries from the San Francisco white pages (last name first
> for both):
 
> 	Wheldone Rumproast IV
> 	Wong Numba
 

	In the 818 area code (La Canada neighborhood) phone book are
the folowing entries (last name first for both):

	Black Jesus
	White Jesus

	Yup, they are listed so if you don't believe me, you can call
information -:)

Yours,

Julian Macassey, n6are  julian@bongo.info.com  {ucla-an!denwa!bongo!julian
N6ARE@K6IYK (Packet Radio) n6are.ampr.org [44.16.0.81] voice (213) 653-4495