Hehe, Once got a CV for a developer with the surname 'Halfyard'. He was "Mr 18 Inches" before he'd even got to interview ;-)
Phil. On Nov 26, 6:20 am, "Amarjeet Singh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh gosh! Such brouhaha about names! If I start translating Indian names to > English, hilarity could be taken to a much greater level. Almost to the > extent like having a Red Indian name. > > See:http://personalpages.tds.net/~rlaws/ChoctawNames.html > > Anyone named "Dances with Wolves"? > > Regards > > Amarjeet Singh [ Translates to "Immortal Victory Lion" :-/ ] > > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 9:34 AM, Christian Catchpole < > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catchpole > > > Catchpole was a Merriam-Webster word of the day. They had this to say: > > > Imagine chasing a chicken around the barnyard. Catching it would be no > > mean feat. And chasing down someone who owes you money is pretty > > challenging too. It's no surprise then that these two taxing tasks > > come together in "catchpole," which derives from a word that literally > > means "chicken chaser"—Anglo-French "cachepole." Before it referred to > > the debt police, "catchpole" was used more generally for any tax > > collector. That's the sense demonstrated in a 12th-century homily > > about the apostle Matthew: "Matheus thet wes cachepol thene he iwende > > to god-spellere" ("Matthew who was a catchpole until he turned into a > > writer of the Gospel"). > > > On Nov 26, 1:05 pm, "Mark Derricutt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > For some reason I'm trying to draw linkages between Dick's, Poles, and > > > the character Shaft - but I'm drawing blanks. > > > > Thou I was reminded of the Toyota Bugger adds: > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-Y3AsZ19Hc > > > > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Christian Catchpole > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Sorry Dick. If anyone would like to make jokes about Christian > > > > Catchpole now, they are more than welcome. Being called Buddha Drop- > > > > stick was one of my favorites. > > > > -- > > > "It is easier to optimize correct code than to correct optimized > > > code." -- Bill Harlan > > -- > Amarjeet Singh > Phone: +91-98712-76661- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
