-> On 25 May 09  03:33:36, Bob Ackley got back to Ross Sauer 
-> Re: Names

 RS> You prefer "Bob," and there's nothing wrong there.
 RS> Does anyone call you "Robert?"

 BA> Only telemarketers ("May I speak with Robert Ackley?").  At which
 BA> point I usually hang up without saying anything.  Sometimes I reply
 BA> "No," which nonplusses them.

"May I"?  You have some really polite telemarketers!  Usually, it's 
"Can I ..."  At that point, I play the semantics game of. "Yes, 
you can, but you won't."  

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