After several months, I finally decided that it was time for my Friends Page to reflect the correct spelling of my friends’ names. These changes come in light of several reminders from “Dave Lowe” regarding the superfluous “e” that I was appending to his name. Well, you will be happy to know that I have officially modified the hyperlink to reflect the correct spelling of your name: Dav Lowe. I apologize for the confusion this might have caused.
For your enjoyment, here are two excerpts from the email “reminders” that Dav sent me regarding the incorrect spelling of his name.
“After 5 years of friendship (1 of which we talked during), the proper spelling of my surname has remained a mystery to you. Like all inbred Britons, you insist on adding the superfluous ‘E’. For the record, Old is not spelled Olde, and Low is not spelled Lowe. Furthermore, fries, what you blokes call ‘chips’ shouldst ne’er be dipped in vinegar.”“I have vowed not to sign your yearbook until you’ve corrected the spelling of my last name on your Links page. This vow was made to my dying grandmother, rather than listening to her pleas for insulin. When the E is dropped from my last name, then we’ll talk. And your threats of making sure that ‘I never walk again’ are very insensitive, considering the crippling polio I’ve been struggling with since early childhood. The delicious irony is that Jonas Salk is my father, and I was born well after his discovery of a vaccine.”
I’m not sure if copyright laws allow me to do this, but here is a representative cartoon (my personal favorite, coincidentally) from Dav’s daily contribution to the University of Arizona newspaper. You can check out the rest of his work on his website or at The Arizona Daily Wildcat.
* Movie Quote of the Day: “I aim to kill you with it. Mmm.”
October 3, 2003
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