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Bill Paine's avatar

Love the name quest. Led me to investigate further a dinner called a "Winky Dinner" served on board a cruise ship my grandparents took. This investigation was followed by the opening up of the Emerald City and Frank Baum's (Wizard of Oz) "Winkie Country" Thanks for sharing.

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B Smith's avatar

I think your AI dipped into etymology for starters, then zinged off into Astrology to address occupational stuff. Which is better than playing Que Sera, Sera for you! 😊

My family as far back as I’m aware has no history of passing on names except, on occasion, as middle names. Not sure why. Could be a fear of appearance of favoritism in the event of having multiple sons.

The favoritism of considering naming sons after forebears, but not daughters, did not seem to worry us. So I guess we’re traditional in that sense. Have a good week’s worth of essay ideas today.

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Winkfield Twyman's avatar

I am a man of tradition from a family of tradition/smile. Not to state the obvious but passing along family names is so strong to me. One comes into the world with meaning behind one's name. If one is the first born, a synergy unfolds between Sr. , Jr. and the III. One inherits a sense of self, that one is merely the latest link in an unfolding family history of men. It is a strong position for engaging the larger world. I see your point but I am fatally biased in this regard/smile. Don't you agree?

Best,

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B Smith's avatar

PS: I mention astrology not to denigrate the career options mentioned by “the machine”, but to suggest the machine’s answers are phrased much the same as would be answers in a newspaper astrology column.

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