Burrell Pepsi would be an interesting name. and to be completely off topic, I went to school with a Laotian immigrant who had taken Pepsi as his American name. He is a sculptor now, though and not a soft-drink manufacturer.
Just tryin' a little spicy talk.
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Sophia Brooks - Feb 02, 2003 6:49:48 pm PST #1500 of 9843
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
scrappy - Feb 02, 2003 6:50:21 pm PST #1501 of 9843
Nobody
But I don't think that's an American ting so much as it's a corporate name thing. I am sure if a Scot named Guinness wanted to open a brewery, he would be sued.
Zoe Finch - Feb 02, 2003 6:50:39 pm PST #1502 of 9843
Gradh tu fhein
But if my name was Pepsi & I created a new soft drink and wanted to market it under my own name, I'd be SOL.
Fine, but if Pepsi was the cherished name of one of the most powerful families in the world you'd be up for a fight.
Betsy HP - Feb 02, 2003 6:51:04 pm PST #1503 of 9843
If I only had a brain...
And you can't brew a beer in the Czech city of Budwar and call it Budweiser. The Czechs are quite annoyed by that.
Burrell - Feb 02, 2003 6:51:23 pm PST #1504 of 9843
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Nice numbah, Sophia. Plus I'm tickled pink to find out that there really is someone named Pepsi.
P.M. Marc - Feb 02, 2003 6:51:25 pm PST #1505 of 9843
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I tended to wear orange and blue and point out that my family was from Ulster. (True). This being the Midwest, nobody either (A) got the joke or (B) beat me up.
SNERK!
My eyes are green. I feel no especial urge to make any specific adjustments in my wardrobe based on the day of the year. Being, you know, fairly non-Irish and all.
Fay - Feb 02, 2003 6:51:45 pm PST #1506 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
But I don't think that's an Amemrican ting so much as it's a corporate name thing. I am sure if a Scot named Guinness wanted to open a brewery, he would be sued.
Yes.
Hil R. - Feb 02, 2003 6:52:20 pm PST #1507 of 9843
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Oh, and one of the things that I always thought of as just a normal part of life until I actually stopped to think about it: on St. Patrick's Day, one of community organizations (the Women's Club or something like that) holds a fundraiser brunch with green bagels with cream cheese and lox.
bon bon - Feb 02, 2003 6:52:21 pm PST #1508 of 9843
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Before making blanket assumptions about USian history, do a little research on it.
PMM, is this directed at me? I specifically noted that Celtic heritage claiming was on the rise after WWII because I am well aware of earlier American persecution prior to the last century. Look at my name, for goodness' sake.
Betsy HP - Feb 02, 2003 6:52:36 pm PST #1509 of 9843
If I only had a brain...
The McDonalds are one of the most powerful families in the world? Someone should really tell the Bushes, the House of Fahd, the Gateses...