Name Magic
May. 5th, 2007 05:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bcholmesThe census man,
The day he came round,
Wanted my name
To put it downI said, JOHNSON,
ALBERTA K.
But he hated to write
The K that way.He said, What
Does K stand for?
I said, K—
And nothing more.He said, I'm gonna put it
K–A–Y.
I said, If you do,
You lie.My mother christened me
ALBERTA K.
You leave my name
Just that way!He said, Mrs.,
(With a snort)
Just a K
Makes your name too short.I said, I don't
Give a damn!
Leave me and my name
Just like I am!Furthermore, rub out
That MRS., too —
I'll have you know
I'm Madam to you!— "Madam and the Census Man", Langston Hughes
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Date: 2007-05-05 10:46 pm (UTC)Are we getting together on Tuesday? What's the deal?
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Date: 2007-05-05 11:00 pm (UTC)How about 6:15? I'll be outside the Moscone, near the road that runs between the two "halfs" of the building.
Does that work for you?