I’m often asked about my name.
There are two Japanese characters pronounced 'Ran'. The first one means orchid,
the second means chaos,
The rest is for you to guess.
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subville
- http://subville.blog.co.uk/
- 25/05/2008 @ 16:37:55
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and who is offing you?
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subville
- http://subville.blog.co.uk/
- 25/05/2008 @ 16:49:10
Fellow-blogger ... ajnspencer (Andy, my significant other)
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antlady69
Pro - http://antmusic-forever.blog.co.uk
- 25/05/2008 @ 16:47:10
... and "Fuchs" means fox. Unless, of course, you replace the h with a k ...
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TomTheCat
- 25/05/2008 @ 16:55:50
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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Or maybe my ancestors sold furs?
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TomTheCat
- 25/05/2008 @ 17:04:06
what?
from a japanese fox or an european one?
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Melinda_blog
- 25/05/2008 @ 19:33:51
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...) -
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ashbourne2
- 26/05/2008 @ 00:08:49
How about 卵? ...means egg
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- 26/05/2008 @ 00:57:20
Thanks for the explanation. Hope you are well.
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husbandorcat
- 04/06/2008 @ 06:58:01
Chaos fits.
One day, you can read my novel.
One day, I'll finish writing it.
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shall I read it before or after you have written it?
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Melinda_blog
- 04/06/2008 @ 08:27:56
Up to you.
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Melinda_blog
- 05/06/2008 @ 06:29:14
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?-
not more than women do
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Melinda_blog
- 05/06/2008 @ 08:36:45
All women?
That's rather a sweeping generalisation.-
unlike: chaos is relevant to a rather significant male character
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Melinda_blog
- 05/06/2008 @ 09:19:37
Which is entirely specific.
In the book, the females embody the principle of order, while this specific male character embodies the principle of chaos.-
I don't believe in embodiment
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Melinda_blog
- 05/06/2008 @ 09:26:43
I can understand that.
All these characters are gods, and you don't believe in them either.
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Melinda_blog
- 06/06/2008 @ 08:02:27
Who needs order, anyway?
Chaos is much more exciting.-
and what's the fascination with excitement?
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Melinda_blog
- 07/06/2008 @ 11:04:35
Reminds you you're alive
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husbandorcat
- 07/06/2008 @ 20:14:06
But were the people who gave you that name Japanese?
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I was too young to notice
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husbandorcat
- 07/06/2008 @ 20:17:36
So, is it short for anything?
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Melinda_blog
- 07/06/2008 @ 20:21:51
'Random' would be good.
Goes with the chaos thing
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Chaos is never random.
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CassandraofTroy
- 07/06/2008 @ 20:29:46
Never say never
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Chaos is rarely random
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CassandraofTroy
- 07/06/2008 @ 20:35:45
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maybe to rancomehomedinnerisready?
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Melinda_blog
- 07/06/2008 @ 20:27:54
And is it?
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that what my mother used to call when I was young
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Melinda_blog
- 07/06/2008 @ 20:36:50
In English?
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Melinda_blog
- 07/06/2008 @ 20:52:52
I meant 'Is dinner ready?'
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it never is
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Melinda_blog
- 07/06/2008 @ 21:04:53
That accounts for your athletic figure.
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Melinda_blog
- 07/06/2008 @ 20:38:17
'Randy' is another possibility.
could be awkward, in combination with your surname (which I guess most English people probably mispronounce).-
Ain't I lucky that the English speaking world is so small
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Melinda_blog
- 07/06/2008 @ 21:00:23
Wonder why you chose to live in it?
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i like small things
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Melinda_blog
- 07/06/2008 @ 21:18:39
Small, tight spaces?
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All I know is ... I get told off for the way I pronounce it