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Re: GG's signature: a lesson for parents-to-be
Mark Heesen said:
>Be considerate when you choose a name for your child. I gave in to my wife
>in naming our first son Jeffrey. I wanted just "Jef". Yes, with one "f" [...]
Which reminds me -- and to give this at least an oblique musical thread, if
not a directly Gouldian one, all-time great US indie band, the Pixies, have
a great track where the shouted chorus is "Jef---rey, with one f,
Jef---rey...": but, you know, I cannot for the life of me (on this wet
windy February-like Friday morning in June) remember what it's called...
Best to all, Alun
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