On Wed, May 24, 2006 at 08:50:04AM -0400, Noel Chiappa wrote: > > From: Bill Strahm <bill@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > You think that is bad - try going by your legal Middle Name. > > Do you know how many systems require a first name and a middle > > initial... > > I once gave very serious consideration to legally changing my first name to > "J" (just the one letter) so that I could mess with such systems, and the > bureacrats who use them. It would have been such a delight... (Boy, it would > have sent the INS people ballistic! :-) I know a fellow who goes by one name, like Bono or Cher. When he has to squeeze himself into such databases, he gives his first name as "Mr". I believe even he has the sense to have the name the Gov't thinks he uses on his passport, etc., though I don't know. -- Ted Faber http://www.isi.edu/~faber PGP: http://www.isi.edu/~faber/pubkeys.asc Unexpected attachment on this mail? See http://www.isi.edu/~faber/FAQ.html#SIG
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