Rod, at 10:08 on Thu, Feb 09 1995, you wrote to Bill Grimsley ...

RS> Nope, there are actually laws against calling yourself Queen
RS> Elizabeth II and various other things |-)

BG> I think you'll find that you're permitted to call yourself 
BG> anything you like, unless it is specifically for criminal or 
BG> suspect reasons. 

RS> Nope, there are indeed some specific things you cant call 
RS> yourself.

True, I doubt I could legally change my name to Bill Motherfucker, or
anything like that, but I could quite legitimately call myself John F.
Kennedy, or E. Gough Whitlam, or even Charles Manson if I was silly enough.
 Public perception of decency has to come into it.

BG> Some weirdos even change their names by deed poll to really
BG> outrageous monikers.  Quite legally too.

RS> Yes, but they just happen to be things that the law does not 
RS> proscribe.

Of course, but now you're just splitting hairs.  |-)

BG> Titles may well be different though.

RS> Yes, thats certainly one of limitations. Military rank is 
RS> another for example.

Quite so.

RS> I dont think you can actually call yourself 'fuck me dead'

I'm absolutely certain that you can't.  Otherwise, the GP would have
petitioned Bob Hawke to have done that years ago.  |-)

Regards, Bill

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