Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 19:59:20 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com>, Licia <licia@o-o.org>, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Women in FreeBSD ( was Re: Is there a reseller program?) Message-ID: <36BE5308.21DD581B@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902051300570.10237-100000@o-o.org> <36BB988A.48159D7B@uk.radan.com> <19990205222817.I6050@softweyr.com> <36BC82BF.9DAE2E55@uk.radan.com> <36BD4216.DB24B7E3@softweyr.com> <19990208131118.B86778@freebie.lemis.com>
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Greg Lehey wrote:
>
> On Sunday, 7 February 1999 at 0:34:46 -0700, Wes Peters wrote:
> > Mark Ovens wrote:
> >>
> >> Wes Peters wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Overtly, no, but issues like race and gender always come up, it's
> >>> a factor of human life. Race is less apparent than gender in many
> >>> ways; often names boil down to simple categories of "vaguely
> >>> european", "vaguely oriential", and "I have no idea." If, on the
> >>> other hand, your name is Licia, Laura, or Sue, chances are pretty
> >>> good that most males of european descent are immediately going to
> >>> leap to the conclusion the poster is female.
> >>
> >> True, but then there are plenty of names where the gender is not obvious
> >> at all (except to residents of the poster's country).
> >
> > And some not even then. Feel free to guess the gender of my offspring,
> > named Bailey. You have approximately a 50% chance of getting it right,
> > give or take 1%. My sister-in-law's firstborn is named Morgan. Wanna
> > guess at that one? ;^)
>
> Filly?
Yes, but I've known "colts" named Bailey and Morgan both, too.
> > One of the most interesting conversations I've had came about as a
> > result of helping a young man in England with a PPP problem. His
> > name is Robin and he works for the Sheriff of Nottingham. I asked
> > him if he gets a lot of people curious about this situation, and
> > he said mostly from yanks; apparently the story isn't that well-
> > known in England. ;^)
>
> Of course it is.
Can't possible be generally as well known as it is at my house, where
we watch the video 3 or 4 times a day.
Perhaps the yanks are just more amused by "Robin working for Sherriff
of Nottingham" than brits? We asked Diane's friend Belinda, of London
SW1, about this and she told us she was suprised at how popular the
story is in America; in England it's just a snippet of history. Of
course we have a nationwide predisposition to anyone who sticks it
to the brits.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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