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Old 01-16-2005, 11:19 AM   #8
richlevy
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Originally Posted by Schrodinger's Cat
I had a friend who went by "Ed" but his first name was actually "Edison" rather than "Edward." I always thought it gave a bit of hidden class to a seemingly ordinary name.
My father has a non-standard "Ed" name. I have never heard anyone call him Ed. Maybe it's because he's a doctor, and has that Marcus Welby gravitas.
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