O, what's in a name?

"O, what's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet"

Snaps to you if you knew that was from Romeo and Juliet.

I have this fixation on names right now because I am getting sick of my last name being used for examples all the time. So I guess the Romeo and Juliet quote doesn't work exactly. But it could.

In one of my classes the prof. gives examples all the time and its always "Bob Smith" this or "Bob Smith" that. Smith smith smith smith SMITH! It is a curse of the common last name. I find it annoying because what ever happend to the days of spicing things up? Why not use another common last name at times like Jones or Johnson? Why the fixation on Smith?

It never used to bother me because it wouldn't happen that often. But it bothers me in this class because in every class he has to make some sort of example out of Smith. And then! When at times he does use Smith with a first name of someone I'm related to I want to giggle. But I don't because I'll get looks. I noticed today that when he used the example of Smith he looked at me right away. I rolled my eyes. That'll show him! Not.

Lets see if I can make a tie back to the quote. hmmmm..... OK!

So instead of using Smith (Rose) why not use Johnson? Would not the example have just the same amount of weight it one was to use Johnson? Much like would not a rose smell just as sweet if it had another name? It would.

yeah I got you real good!