Filed under: chain-gang
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…]
> 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.)
Comment by David J Edery 06.25.03 @ 12:02 am