jblack -> RE: explain your name (12/15/2006 6:00:27 PM)
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To explain my handle, I need to start by pointing out that I have a very unusual and exotic name; in fact, I've met only one other person who has my name, and no one (in the United States) has ever mentioned a friend who has my name either. Besides, I've grown weary of forever having to explain my name, particularly because it is not pronounced the way that it is spelled. To spare myself from yet another discussion of transliteration and to give myself a modicum of anonymity, I chose a name that would pose few questions about pronunication, spelling, origin, meaning, and the like: jane black. I shortened it to jblack for most message boards. Such a nice and simple name, specific yet anonymous, a perfect disguise for a girl who has never been called boring.
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