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From: tmh@ihldt.UUCP (Tom Harris)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: re:new names in the new world
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Date: Mon, 30-Jan-84 14:48:25 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 30 14:48:25 1984
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The story about the Eqyptian reminded me of my own family's name
change.  During the beginning of this century when my Grandfather
migrated here from Greece name changes were done routinely by
immigration.  If the name was too long and/or unpronounceable , like
my families, they transliterated the first couple of letters from
the old name and gave you a brand new American name.  So
Haralampopoulos became Harris (which I wouldn't mind so much, but
do you know how many other Tom Harrises there are out there?
There's even another one on the net!).  I mean at least they could
have made it Harrison (right?).  Or how about something different
like Harlem (that's pretty American).  Oh my God it's 1984 and I'm
one of the multitude.... I wanna be unique..... slap,slap,slap,slap,
slap,get hold of yourself,slap,slap,slap,slap....

				It's OK I'm all right now,
				Tom Harris aka Anthanasios
				Charalambopoulos (this is the 
				proper translation to English the
				one up above is a letter by letter
				(X used to go to H, but is more
				properly Ch as in Bach)).

P.S. Besides everyone else in the family, besides the
Charalambopouloses, got to keep their old names (Geldas and
Mathis).  Sorry, I suffered a relapse of my identity crisis.