tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26637694.post115894242532573430..comments2023-10-30T01:07:58.781-07:00Comments on Some Untidy Spot: Who Like Many Indonesians Only Has One NamePetrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454911336796743360noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26637694.post-1158992491379497392006-09-22T23:21:00.000-07:002006-09-22T23:21:00.000-07:00I laughed so much at the mental image of the last ...I laughed so much at the mental image of the last sentence of four that I nearly tumbled from the chair.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Tolkien Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816447362432499481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26637694.post-1158981679316292832006-09-22T20:21:00.000-07:002006-09-22T20:21:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Melyngochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894183958877193588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26637694.post-1158981628531321002006-09-22T20:20:00.000-07:002006-09-22T20:20:00.000-07:00My brother used to walk into a room and say, aprop...My brother used to walk into a room and say, apropos of nothing, "I am Franz Schubert. And I am Felix Mendelssohn. And we are here to PLAY YOUR INSTRUMENTS."<BR/><BR/>Just thought I'd share.Melyngochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894183958877193588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26637694.post-1158978185365522162006-09-22T19:23:00.000-07:002006-09-22T19:23:00.000-07:00I knew a Chinese woman who'd chosen the English na...I knew a Chinese woman who'd chosen the English name "Berinda" for herself. (Like "Belinda," only with an "R.") Except that everyone thought her name <I>was</I> "BeLinda." And then she got annoyed that people said her name wrong. (OK, but the point of adopting an English name is so that people will be able to say it if they can't pronounce your real name. <I>Making up</I> an English name flies in the face of that . . .)Katyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771780464356547742noreply@blogger.com