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Found in the Archives<\/strong>, a continuing irregular series.<\/p>\n

I wrote on 2002 Jan 07:<\/p>\n

If I had twins, I’d be tempted to name them Kevin and Eugene (or Melissa and Deborah), rough translations of each other. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And on 2002 Jan 19:<\/p>\n

This morning I dreamt I was in a con[vention] hotel and overheard someone’s television. “Gentlemen! You mustn’t fight in the Sun Room!” The Brigadier from Doctor Who<\/i> said, “Did you hear that, Sergeant Benton?” “Yes sir. But somehow I was expecting something else.” “Same here, though I can’t think why.” —Which of course is a parody of a gag from Cerebus<\/i>. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There’s a similar gag in Astérix chez les Helvètes<\/i>.<\/p>\n

JoAnne Schmitz relayed this on 2002 Jan 10: <\/p>\n

LotR film sequel name-suggestions
Compiled from rec.arts.sf.written, thanks to Simon:<\/p>\n