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Wed 19 Jan, 2005 06:51 pm
Man Changes Name To Pronoun 'They'
2004-12-31
BRANSON, Mo. (Wireless Flash) -- It may drive grammarians crazy, but a Branson, Missouri, man has legally changed his name to the pronoun "they."
The 44-year-old formerly known as Andrew Wilson (and now known as "They") says the moniker swap started as a family joke because he always wondered, "Who is this `they' when people say `They say this' and `They say that?'"
They says he has a good sense of humor and decided to legally change his name and take responsibility for They. He even has a driver's license with the name on it.
They is also an inventor and holds 14 patents, including Ground-Effect lighting -- a neon light that fits under cars -- and Shades Eyewear, sunglasses which have a visor extending a half-inch from the top to shade the glare of the sun.
Of course, being the face of They comes with baggage -- mostly, the reputation of being a kill-joy. But They says "that's the yin and yang of life."
They has no intention of ever changing his name back to Andrew Wilson and says his friends tell him, "If anyone but you changed your name to They, they would think he had a problem."
Thats just stupid. Almost as bad as the couple that met on the internet and had a child together recently, deciding to call the poor child "Yahoo!".
Or the car dealer who called his first child "Chevy", and plans to call the second "Mercadies".
I think They has a good idea.
I once read about a man who wanted to name his son "@@@@" but they (no pun intended) wouldn't let him. He argued that the symbol is so common today. And I was thinking, how in the world would you pronounce that?
The email address would be confusing :wink:
LOL yea it would! And what if he had his own web domain...
[email protected]. What is that, 6 at's?
The kid named Yahoo
I just heard on NPR radio which reported the story of the kid named Yahoo that it was an urban myth. Apparently some reporter wanted to get some recognition and made it up. (He is currently looking for work. Perhaps the STAR will hire him
).
...And to think they laughed at "Moon Unit" Zappa.
What if They gets married? Would they become Them?
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