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Subject: Re: - Why is the "J" initial so freaking popular?
Date: 30 Aug 2004 22:45:35 GMT
From: jmsatb5@aol.com (Jms at B5)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe

>>Why is the "J" initial so freaking popular in comics and cartoons? How many
>>of us actually know someone with a "J" initial?
>
>It just occurred to me...I'm surprised that J. Michael Straczynski hasn't
>posted in this thread.

Joseph Michael Straczynski would just be way too goddamned long a credit to
appear on a book...you'd need two volumes just for the name.

Joe Michael sounds weird.

Joe Straczynski is too abrupt a transition,  you think it's a nice, simple name
then it whaps you really hard.  A name like that would frighten cats.  

So you work your way up...just the one initial, J, then Michael, two syllables,
then you let fly with Straczynski.  Thnk of it as a train, receding into the
distance, ten thousand letters, no vowels....

 jms

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