What's in a name?

**Rarebit**

I was searching the Internet for the most common last names. I wanted to write a story about Machine Agents, see, and everyone knows they always have real generic names--to make them seem more cookie-cutter, I suppose, and to correspond with their lack of personality, maybe. Someone up there has a sense of humor.

That's how I found the list. It had good names. The classic names--you know the ones. I only needed the first five, but my eye wandered down the list. I was wondering what number "Cruz" would come in at, I think.

That's when I saw it. The name. His name.

And I got to thinking just who has the sense of humor.

**MxO-PhanthomZtryker** · 12/10/2006 16:29:16

Ahahahahahaha.. That's crazy.

One a side note though.... what?!

Edit: Nevermind, I get it. =P

*fades into the shadows*

Edit: On second thought.. no I don't.
*is confused*

**Othinn1**

Note the eleventh and twelth most common names.

**MxO-PhanthomZtryker**

Oh right...

A link in the Op would have helped a bit. =P

**Othinn1**

MxO-PhanthomZtryker wrote:

Oh right...
A link in the Op would have helped a bit. =P

But where's the fun in that? Search engines need love, too. SMILEY

**Denary**

Othinn1 wrote:

MxO-PhanthomZtryker wrote:
Oh right...
A link in the Op would have helped a bit. =P

But where's the fun in that? Search engines need love, too.

alot of Mexican surnames there

**MXOMastatec**

nothing wrong with hispanic/latino last names you know...but id imagine those would be the rowdier agents?

**PBlade**

I think the number one name on that list, although obvious, speaks for itself. SMILEY

**Betty** · 12/26/2006 23:05:23

yeah.. and Thomas is 10 in most common first names...
Anderson is number 11. In surnames.
1011 in binary is 11 in decimal.. thats like two ones..
like whoa.. or something

Sykin · 12/27/2006 07:39:41

That is mighty intriguing and something I never knew. It'll be worthy to note that Sykin's bluepill name is "David Smith." David being number six, and Smith being one... 6 + 1 is 7. A number I hold as having much power.

Now for a small secret I like to think was unqiue: If you use a thesaurus on the word Smith you come back with interesting results... Wright (Wright Research, anyone?), Master... Machinist.

**EnterTheFenix**

MXOMastatec wrote:

nothing wrong with hispanic/latino last names you know...but id imagine those would be the rowdier agents?

LMAO

**EnterTheFenix**

Betty wrote:

yeah.. and Thomas is 10 in most common first names...
Anderson is number 11. In surnames.
1011 in binary is 11 in decimal.. thats like two ones..
like whoa.. or something

i think we are all over analyzing this , Hmm i wonder what other MxO / real life coincidences there are, try to find some hmmm?

**Fondo**

EnterTheFenix wrote:

Betty wrote:
yeah.. and Thomas is 10 in most common first names...
Anderson is number 11. In surnames.
1011 in binary is 11 in decimal.. thats like two ones..
like whoa.. or something

i think we are all over analyzing this , Hmm i wonder what other MxO / real life coincidences there are, try to find some hmmm?

Im sure there are plenty.

Laters