Re: Twisting Names

[Noah Evans <ishbak@forest.STUDENT.cwru.edu>]

On Sat, Nov 10, 2001 at 09:25:12PM -0500, Dorine Pratt wrote:
>     How about we call everyone by their names?  The "Bin Laden" reference
> made me cringe.  I've been noticing for some time now that many can't seem
> to just refer to someone by their name or nickname, but twist it - you do it
> to the players and even to fellow list members.  We're all supposed to be
> Celtic fans.  This is a discussion group, isn't it?  It's fine to disagree,
> that's what discussions or debates are about, but this child's game of
> twisting everyone's name is getting ludicrous, and in this case, insulting.

I think the specific case(the anthrax/bin laden reference) was
actually poking fun at some of the names made up for Antoine.

While some may consider the names used in bad taste, I don't think
anyone can accuse Joe of meaning the nick name as anything more than a
good natured jab at Antoine.

Noah