Re: [TANGO-L] Farqyu Uptabut - my name

["Lucy E. Lynch" <llynch @DARKWING.UOREGON.EDU>]

I'll just point out that the last three messages from
farkyu_uptabut @HOTMAIL.COM originated from the San Jose area from
address space within the covad.net block.

Turkish or no, Fraqu Ub Tabut seems to reside in the bay area...

Lucy E. Lynch                           Academic User Services
Computing Center                        University of Oregon
llynch @darkwing.uoregon.edu             (541) 346-1774/Cell: 912-7998

On Sat, 7 Jun 2003, Farkyu Uptabut wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I communicated to Jay in private my feelings about some of the names of
> apparent real people who have names with unfortunate meanings when
> taken out of context.  As for my own name which Jay says is "too clever"
> and "obviously contrived" :
>
> Farkyu or Farqyu is a regional variant of the Arabic name "Farqu" which
> after
> all is just an approximation of an Arabic sound.
>
> "Up" or "Ub"or "uh" is a sort of prefix, I can't describe it exactly, and
> "Tabut"
> means a coffin or box, and refers specifically to the Ark of the Covenant,
> which is commonly known to the religions of most of the reader of this list.
>
> If I could find those words, (which after all are my name), and contrive of
> them a nasty insult in English, well, I thank you for the compliment of
> thinking that I could be that clever, which is much more clever than I
> really am.
>
> I hope that you will check on this, and I hope that Jay will convey to
> this list his feelings about the reasonableness of my comments to him,
> if not the details.
>
> Sorry this isn't more about tango.  I have been thinking about these
> suspicions about my name, and  although they may be reasonable and
> people are mostly nice about it, I feel I have to reply.
>
> Farqyu
>
> >So I challenge you to either persuade us, or confess and perhaps explain
> >why
> >you chose to deceive us, or stay off the list. I might add that your
> >questions seem to be genuine, and your viewpoint may well contribute
> >significantly to the discussion, but not under such an obviously contrived
> >alias. If you want to remain anonymous for whatever reason, then do so, but
> >say so, and quit trying to fark with us.
> >
> >     J in Portland
>
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