A question about meeting at FT events
Nov 28, 2001 | 5:11 pm
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This is the most dreaded part of any FT event for me. I mean I don't even know how to pronounce this ridiculous jumble of letters ... do I pronounce it as it would be without the typo? Or as the sickly white plant it means now? Or as Little E, which is what my son calls me? ... such a quandry ...
Nov 28, 2001 | 6:16 pm
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I think the event standard seems to be "what is easier to say/remember when you are drunk" 
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Nov 28, 2001 | 10:47 pm
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So I've heard ;-)
Not everyone is the prudishly boring tee-totaler that I am.
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Nov 30, 2001 | 10:41 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by eastwest:
At FT events do most people go by their real names or their FT handles?</font>
At FT events do most people go by their real names or their FT handles?</font>
The question brings to mind a Swahili proverb, which translated in English states, "It's not what you call me, it's what I answer to."
I personally don't mind being called by either my handle (go figure!) or my real name.
At the gathering we had in DFW, tags were made with both the person's name and their FT handle, for purposes of easy recognition. That worked really well.
Studley
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Nov 30, 2001 | 11:44 am
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Pam,
When drinking champagne, I sometimes ask for one more bottle with "si'il vipliiitttt"!
How's that?
When drinking champagne, I sometimes ask for one more bottle with "si'il vipliiitttt"!
How's that?