I know I just posted an entry today, but something just happened that may force me to re-define who I am. I was on wikipedia (ignoring my work), and for shits and giggles I looked up Chester. Now, Chester is not my ancestral name. I think it was something more like Shuster, but my great-grandfather changed it because he was an electrician and thought the business was anti-semiti. Wikipedia tells me Chester is the county town of Cheshire, England, and has a great deal of history and that those who are true descendants of the Chester name are actually British nobility. There are a number of towns called Chester, and it seems, based on the names of Chesters-of-note, that its far more common as a first name than a last name. But I also learned (and here's the kicker) that it's prison slang for child molesters.
Now, I'd been called "Chester the child molester" before, back in those mud-slinging middle school days. But I didn't think that it was actually a term of common usage. Now, suddenly, I see a bleak and sordid future laid out before me. Better get myself indoctrinated, so I can start the process now.
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