Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:12 am
It's too easy, call him Abe 
That way it's not so formal, anyway what's the problem? I'm sure the old testament has quite a few less than perfect characters running around in it , and , hell, no one claims that is antisemitic, indeed it wouldn't be a decent story without at least a couple of jerks.
Oh yeah, don't call him Chucky or I'm comin' to get ya.
On Vern's point , I agree , people will have neuroses about just about any detail, I once got kicked from a game server because my handle was woodchucker (racist apparently). Figure that one out, hmmmm.
That way it's not so formal, anyway what's the problem? I'm sure the old testament has quite a few less than perfect characters running around in it , and , hell, no one claims that is antisemitic, indeed it wouldn't be a decent story without at least a couple of jerks.
Oh yeah, don't call him Chucky or I'm comin' to get ya.
On Vern's point , I agree , people will have neuroses about just about any detail, I once got kicked from a game server because my handle was woodchucker (racist apparently). Figure that one out, hmmmm.