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Unread 28 Jul 2004, 01:50   #1
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Why is it...
...that in the case of murder the victim is always referred to by their first name, and the murderer by their surname
eg: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/3929015.stm
Is it because using first names sounds more "human" and surnames are evil, or is there an actual reason?

Anyone know?
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Unread 28 Jul 2004, 02:10   #2
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yeah basically...first names are more personal, last names aren't.
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Unread 28 Jul 2004, 02:10   #3
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That and like lots of people share a lot fo the same surnames.
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Unread 28 Jul 2004, 02:13   #4
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Assassins have 3 names.
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I have 3 names.

Btw I find it amusing no-one has made a play on dace's last name of Rankin that much.
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Unread 28 Jul 2004, 02:20   #6
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If they did they might win a prize for being "The Most Original Person In The World Ever".
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Btw I find it amusing no-one has made a play on dace's last name of Rankin that much.
speaking of which, aren't you and kura named after IRA bombers?
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speaking of which, aren't you and kura named after IRA bombers?
Martin McGuinness , as i recall, has not been convicted of actually detonating any bombs. Although hes an evil ****er, so hes probably been convicted of quite a few other things.
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Assassins have 3 names.
I have four...
That must make me a ninja no?
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Re: Why is it...
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I have four...
That must make me a ninja no?
It makes you a super cyborg ninja dinosaur.

(I have 4 names too)
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Unread 28 Jul 2004, 12:37   #11
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I've got 3 names and my first name isn't exactly my real first name, what does that count for?
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Got stuck with your pirate name, eh, Smoky?

Consider the italian guys who have 9 or so names... scary!

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nah my parents called me Charles. While everyone knows me as Charley which is a good thing.
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nah my parents called me Charles. While everyone knows me as Charley which is a good thing.
The dog of my aunt is called Charley.
What kind of name is Charles anyway for a Dutch person? I bet most Dutch people can't even pronounce is properly.
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One of the four names of my friend from belgium is his mother's name. Now that is strange. As is he. He must also be a super cyborg ninja dinosaur, then.

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The dog of my aunt is called Charley.
What kind of name is Charles anyway for a Dutch person? I bet most Dutch people can't even pronounce is properly.

I like Charley, better then Martin, who is my brother.

Don't know, it's a family thing, every generation had it's Charles as far I know. That side of my family isn't really Dutch btw. Indonesians mixed with a lot of global shit.
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