--- Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote: " No, it was having a surname that's mostly a first name, e.g. Ron Paul. Cf. Kingman Brewster."
i.e. "Johnny Ray" but not "Ray Charles"
BobW
>
> On Nov 9, 2007, at 8:10 PM, Michael Pollak wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 9 Nov 2007, Doug Henwood wrote:
> >
> >>> But don't you think Ron Paul is like the
> perfect name for a
> >>> libertarian?
> >>
> >> Well, according to Paul Fussell, two first names
> = very downscale.
> >> Two
> >> last names = very upscale.
> >
> > Yes, but wasn't he refering two actual first
> names, like Mary Anne or
> > Bobby Ray, that were followed by a last name?
>
> No, it was having a surname that's mostly a first
> name, e.g. Ron
> Paul. Cf. Kingman Brewster.
>
> Doug
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