The Importance of Names

Ancient chinese wisdom holds with the extreme importance of names.  Modern propagandists would agree, if with less enthusiasm… political candidates sometimes rename themselves for this reason.   I always have trouble naming images, sites, books; most of the names I have for private items aren’t words at all — perhaps I haven’t the poetry to create the overlapping meanings I want from everyday phrases.  In any case, Dave refuses to pronounce Omnipresent Longevity and I’m left contemplating names again.  For now.  [speaking of which, there’s an old caption contest that was never resolved…]

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One Response to “The Importance of Names”

  1. David J Edery says:
    June 25, 2003 at 12:02 am

    > Dave refuses to pronounce Omnipresent Longevity

    “Omnicrescent Luminosity”
    “Omnipatient Hillarity”

    Damn. Just won’t come out.

    ??? Huh ???

    Speaking of the importance of names: comic books and fantasy novels of all stripes have stressed this for a long time. Some of my favorites, in fact (comics: Books of Magic. Sandman.)