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by ranfuchs @ 25/05/2008 - 16:31:15

I’m often asked about my name.
There are two Japanese characters pronounced 'Ran'. The first one means orchid,
ran1

the second means chaos,

ran2

The rest is for you to guess.

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subvillesubville pro
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25/05/08 @ 16:37

All I know is ... I get told off for the way I pronounce it ;)

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
25/05/08 @ 16:43

and who is offing you?

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subvillesubville pro
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25/05/08 @ 16:49

Fellow-blogger ... ajnspencer (Andy, my significant other) :))

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antlady69antlady69 pro
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25/05/08 @ 16:47

... and "Fuchs" means fox. Unless, of course, you replace the h with a k ... :b

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
25/05/08 @ 16:57

not today :(

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TomTheCatTomTheCat [Member]
25/05/08 @ 16:55

i guess (after your command) that you got 'Fuchs' as a nickname when you, as a child, were visiting temporarily a school in germany, because of the colour of your hair...

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
25/05/08 @ 16:59

Or maybe my ancestors sold furs?

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TomTheCatTomTheCat [Member]
25/05/08 @ 17:04

what?
from a japanese fox or an european one?

(ranfuchs is falling off the 'bridge of death' ...)

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
25/05/08 @ 17:10

European ancestry

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TomTheCatTomTheCat [Member]
25/05/08 @ 17:20

germany, austria, switzerland?

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
25/05/08 @ 17:48

not sure. We don't have family record but from the region

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Melinda_blogMelinda_blog [Member]
25/05/08 @ 19:33

What can I add?
Apparently, it's all been said already.
Except, of course, that 'Reynard' (could be abbreviated to something not too dissimilar to 'Ran') is a traditional name for foxes in England...
and I believe, in French???
(But then, we were ruled by the Francophones for many centuries - not that any of my compatriots wants to admit it...)

ashbourne2ashbourne2 [Member]
26/05/08 @ 00:08

How about 卵? ...means egg

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
26/05/08 @ 09:31

I hoped no one would come up with this one :)

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RunDontWalkRunDontWalk pro
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26/05/08 @ 00:57

Thanks for the explanation. Hope you are well.

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
26/05/08 @ 09:34

very well indeed. But so busy travelling.

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husbandorcathusbandorcat [Member]
04/06/08 @ 06:58

Chaos fits.
One day, you can read my novel.
One day, I'll finish writing it.

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
04/06/08 @ 07:57

shall I read it before or after you have written it?

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Melinda_blogMelinda_blog [Member]
04/06/08 @ 08:27

Up to you.
and your time machine.

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Melinda_blogMelinda_blog [Member]
05/06/08 @ 06:29

Don't want to give too much away.
But chaos is relevant to a rather significant male character.
do you bring chaos in your wake?

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
05/06/08 @ 07:54

not more than women do

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Melinda_blogMelinda_blog [Member]
05/06/08 @ 08:36

All women?
That's rather a sweeping generalisation.

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
05/06/08 @ 09:15

unlike: chaos is relevant to a rather significant male character

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Melinda_blogMelinda_blog [Member]
05/06/08 @ 09:19

Which is entirely specific.
In the book, the females embody the principle of order, while this specific male character embodies the principle of chaos.

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
05/06/08 @ 09:23

I don't believe in embodiment

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Melinda_blogMelinda_blog [Member]
05/06/08 @ 09:26

I can understand that.
All these characters are gods, and you don't believe in them either.
But it is a fantasy - an allegorical one.

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Melinda_blogMelinda_blog [Member]
06/06/08 @ 08:02

Who needs order, anyway?
Chaos is much more exciting.

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
07/06/08 @ 11:01

and what's the fascination with excitement?

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Melinda_blogMelinda_blog [Member]
07/06/08 @ 11:04

Reminds you you're alive

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husbandorcathusbandorcat [Member]
07/06/08 @ 20:14

But were the people who gave you that name Japanese?

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
07/06/08 @ 20:15

I was too young to notice

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husbandorcathusbandorcat [Member]
07/06/08 @ 20:17

So, is it short for anything?

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Melinda_blogMelinda_blog [Member]
07/06/08 @ 20:21

'Random' would be good.
Goes with the chaos thing :>

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
07/06/08 @ 20:24

Chaos is never random.

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CassandraofTroyCassandraofTroy [Member]
07/06/08 @ 20:29

Never say never

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
07/06/08 @ 20:32

Chaos is rarely random

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CassandraofTroyCassandraofTroy [Member]
07/06/08 @ 20:35

True.
It is nearly always predictable.

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
07/06/08 @ 20:24

maybe to rancomehomedinnerisready?

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Melinda_blogMelinda_blog [Member]
07/06/08 @ 20:27

And is it?

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
07/06/08 @ 20:31

that what my mother used to call when I was young

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Melinda_blogMelinda_blog [Member]
07/06/08 @ 20:36

In English?

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
07/06/08 @ 20:52

maybe

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Melinda_blogMelinda_blog [Member]
07/06/08 @ 20:52

I meant 'Is dinner ready?'

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
07/06/08 @ 21:02

it never is

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Melinda_blogMelinda_blog [Member]
07/06/08 @ 21:04

That accounts for your athletic figure.

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Melinda_blogMelinda_blog [Member]
07/06/08 @ 20:38

'Randy' is another possibility.
could be awkward, in combination with your surname (which I guess most English people probably mispronounce).

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
07/06/08 @ 20:52

Ain't I lucky that the English speaking world is so small

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Melinda_blogMelinda_blog [Member]
07/06/08 @ 21:00

Wonder why you chose to live in it?

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ranfuchsranfuchs [Member]
07/06/08 @ 21:15

i like small things

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Melinda_blogMelinda_blog [Member]
07/06/08 @ 21:18

Small, tight spaces?

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