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| 2004-09-24 | ||
| A Branson, Missouri man has put a face to the anonymous references people often make to "they" by changing his name to just that: "They." They's going to have trouble, methinks. The former Andrew Wilson, a 43-year-old self-employed inventor, was granted legal permission last week by a circuit judge to change his name. It's just They, no surname. He also has changed his driver's license to reflect his new name. They said he did it for humor to address the common reference to "they." That's what They says. "'They do this,' or 'They're to blame for that.' Who is this 'they' everyone talks about? 'They' accomplish such great things. Somebody had to take responsibility," he said. Now, his friends are getting used to his new name. "They call up and say, 'Is They there?'" He acknowledged the name could drive grammarians crazy.
"Not only is he making a statement about his name, but he's messing with the entire English language," friend Craig Erickson said. They holds 14 patents including Ground-Effect lighting, used to create a neon glow beneath vehicles and patented in 1987. His newest product is
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| Posted by:Korora |
| #5 Wonder if they serve up Gay Disney Day ads when a thread mentions gays? If he's from Branson, I'm guessing "no". ;) |
| Posted by: BH 2004-09-24 1:51:15 PM |
| #4 Love the logic behind the GoogleAdserver (see sidebar accompanying this thread). Wonder if they serve up Gay Disney Day ads when a thread mentions gays? |
| Posted by: lex 2004-09-24 12:54:30 PM |
| #3 I think this is a better song for "Mr. They" THE HELLO SONG from the movie CRAZY PEOPLE (Starred - Dudley Moore & Daryl Hannah) Hello, hello, hello! What a wonderful word, hello! Hello, hello, hello! You can hear it wherever you go... A stranger in a strange place can't be nearer, But when you hear the hello song, it's dearer. Hello, hello, hello! What a wonderful word hello! from kluge.net |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-09-24 12:50:30 PM |
| #2 He's already got a song about him: Who made up all the rules We follow them like fools Believe them to be true Don't care to think them through . . . |
| Posted by: Mike 2004-09-24 10:55:37 AM |
| #1 This could only work in Branson MO, where it is proper to say "They is". |
| Posted by: BH 2004-09-24 1:14:46 AM |