From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 17 18:41:58 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E5FF16A4CE; Tue, 17 May 2005 18:41:58 +0000 (GMT) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8588043D80; Tue, 17 May 2005 18:41:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j4HIi5gQ061831; Tue, 17 May 2005 11:44:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j4HIi4no061830; Tue, 17 May 2005 11:44:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 11:44:03 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Marc Olzheim Message-ID: <20050517184403.GB60953@thought.org> References: <20050516203932.0A38316A4D0@hub.freebsd.org> <42890874.4030600@t-hosting.hu> <4289E0E9.3060506@pacific.net.sg> <20050517173737.GA60953@thought.org> <20050517181710.GA61667@stack.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050517181710.GA61667@stack.nl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing 18++ years of service to the Unix community cc: current@freebsd.org cc: Gary Kline cc: stable@freebsd.org cc: Erich Dollansky cc: Bill Paul Subject: Re: OT: Alright you primitive screwheads, LISTEN UP!! X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 18:41:58 -0000 On Tue, May 17, 2005 at 08:17:10PM +0200, Marc Olzheim wrote: > On Tue, May 17, 2005 at 10:37:37AM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > Anybody on this geek list know any other societies where the > > surname is traditionally presented first and the given name > > last? > > Geek list ? Ah! That probably means I'm allowed to say Star Trek's > Bajorans suffer from it... :-P > Aye, Mr Olzheim! And now, Scotty, see if you can get us out of here! (And: "He's *dead*, Jim.") &c. For as off-the-wall as this thread began, it's been instructive. Geeks are pretty much informal, but it's nice to know the correct (polite) way to address people from other socities. Just one reason I appreciate FBSD. gary (--trekkie to the end!) -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix