Saturday, September 6, 2008

Are you Hubert Wolfe?

Is your name by any chance Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfe­schlegelstein­hausenberger­dorffvoraltern­waren­gewissenhaft­schaferswessen­schafewaren­wohlgepflege­und­sorgfaltigkeit­beschutzen­von­angreifen­durch­ihrraubgierigfeinde­welche­voraltern­zwolftausend­jahres­vorandieerscheinen­wander­ersteer­dem­enschderraumschiff­gebrauchlicht­als­sein­ursprung­von­kraftgestart­sein­lange­fahrt­hinzwischen­sternartigraum­auf­der­suchenach­diestern­welche­gehabt­bewohnbar­planeten­kreise­drehen­sich­und­wohin­der­neurasse­von­verstandigmen­schlichkeit­konnte­fortplanzen­und­sicher­freuen­anlebens­langlich­freude­und­ruhe­mit­nicht­ein­furcht­vor­angreifen­von­anderer­intelligent­geschopfs­von­hinzwischen­sternartigraum, Senior?

If it is, feel free to condense it to something more manageable, like good old Hubert Wolfe, typesetter, did. OK, whether or not the guy actually existed is debatable. It's also beside the point.

When your name is already only a few letters long, say Edward, or Jacklyn, why do you feel it necessary to only sign an email using E or J? Really, it does not take significantly longer, unless you are writing literally thousands of communiques per day, to just write your whole name. You're not a rock star or royalty. You're not illiterate. Write your name.

Until I next hear from you,
F

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