Michael Dean Goodman wrote: > > I call Maharishi by the name he uses to speak of himself. > > This is common courtesy. To change someone's name (to > > shorten it, make it 'cutesy', or whatever - as in 'The > > Marshy') is usually the mark of strongly-gripped > > individual ego - either to show off, or to appear more > > intimate than we actually are, or to put someone down, > > or to express anger in a childish way. > > BillyG wrote: > You gotta love FFL with posts like this, my laugh for > the day!! > So, why do you always call him "Marshy"?
But, I'm a childish show off trying to act 'cutesy' so as to appear more intimate when it is common knowledge that his name is Mr. Varma?
