From: sequent!lauto!longn@uunet.UU.NET (Long Nguyen)
Subject: Follow-up au lac lastnames.
Originator: daemon@media.mit.edu
Reply-To: sequent!lauto!longn@uunet.UU.NET
Organization: N/A
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 00:49:28 GMT



Those A^u Co+ articles have been very educational.  For one, they 
helped explaining why there are so many Nguyen's.  I felt much of
my Vietnamesness coming alive.

In recent articles, I have yet seen full 100 A^u Co+ lastnames.
Please keep digging.  However, some of those lastnames are very much 
Chinese to me.  I suggest that some volunteer 'experts' should go 
through the list and wringgle out or mark those questionable ones.

For example, referencing Chinese kung fu, soap opera, the following 
names point questionable Chinese lastnames:

Qua'ch:   Qua'ch Tu~m (Cho^`ng cu?a Hoa`ng Dung).
So+?:     So+? Lu Ho^i (The thief with the 'ugly' girls following him).
Tru+o+ng: Tru+o+ng Vo^ Ke.t (In Co^ Gai' [Ca^y DDao]? DDo^` Long).
Cu`:      Cu` Thien Lao (Thie^'t Xa Chu+o+?ng). 

Any cao thu? volunteer for the job?

Btw, for the weekend, I would like to add a (real???) little story to account
for the names mentioned above.  The material is rated PG-13 so be cautious.
Some spaces for you to bail out.  I don't like to use C^L character.
























I really hate CONTROL CHARACTERS!  Down with CONTROL CHARACTERS!

Several years ago when the Chinese kung fu, soap opera was at the
peak of popularity, there was a group of 'our' students on campus who
started calling each others by names of their 'altered' egos.  Names 
such as Tro+u+ng Vo^ Ky. or So+? Lu Hu+o+ng were pretty popular.
There were this one girl who named Thu`y Dung would be nick-named
Hoa`ng Dung.  Hence, her boy-friend would be Qua'ch Ti?nh!

This phenomenon went on for about a month then people became disgruntle.
Su+ to^? was very upset and decided to bring the troops bach to 
reality.  Su+ to^? was a very sharp guy!  >:-)

At one dinner in the dormitory, ba' quan va(n vo? were steaming with 
talks and laughters.  Cao thu? so^' mo^.t cua? vo? la^m giai? thi'ch 
(ba hoa chi'ch choe`) about his nick-name:
     "So+? la` te^n a(n tro^.m, Lu+u la` dde^? lai., Hu+o+ng la` mui`
tho+m"  on and on ...

Su+ to^? quiped cao thu? #1:
     "Bie^.t danh cua? anh lo^i tho^i qua', tho^i thi` moi. ngu+o+`i
cu+' goi. anh la` So+? Lu Ho^i cho de^~ nho+'."

The crowd roared up laughters.  Cao thu? #1 chi? bie^'t ha' ho^'c mie^.ng 
without a word.  Su+ ba' lie^`n nha?y vo^ vo`ng chie^'n to cao thu? #2:
     "Ne` eng (anh) Qua'ch Ti?nh.  Tui ngu+o+i` mie^`n que^ ddo.c te^n eng
kho^ng ddu+o+c ro?, tho^i thi` go.i anh la` Qua'ch Tu~m nhen?"

Cao thu? #2 objected the new name in vain.  The crowd went on elaborating
the sound "tu~m" .... and resulted more red faces.  

Then the crowd went on to change Cu` Thie^n Nha^.n to Cu` Thie^n Lao 
(Cu` = small island near coast).  They had a difficulty time figuring
out a new derivative for Tru+o+ng Vo^ Ky. bie^.t danh.  Finally they
settled on a new name Chun Vo^ Ket. for cao thu? #4.

Su+ con lon ton ddi xuo^'ng a(n dinner late, nghe du+o+c chu+? ma^'t chu+? 
co`n, hoi? mo^.t ca'ch nga^y tho+ (vo^ so^' to^.i):
     "Who is Chun Vo^ Kep. huh?",  "What's going on?  What's so funny?"

There was a riot of laughters.  More red faces from the su+ co^ & su+
ti? & su+ mui. & ...

Within weeks, those cao thu? (& Hoa`ng Dung) decided to come back to the real
world and lived happily ever.

Ca'm o+n su+ to^? again.


Long Nguyen - Longan - trai' nha~n / dragon eye

Have a nice weekend everyone.


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