> Actually it's a name that has him destined to become a high level executive. All important rich people have "J." for a first or middle initial. "J. Pierpont" from "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" comes to mind.

There's a marvelous Bloom County cartoon (yes, it's back to the old "cartoons" thread again), wherein Milo is ruminating over the fact that a person's name dictates his future and social standing. He asks rhetorically, "Would John F. Kennedy have gone anywhere as 'Biff Turkle'? Would Florence Nightingale have been a hit as 'Lulu McAdoo'? Yep--a person's name decides whether they win or lose in life." Milo walks off, and Opus, distraught, yells after him, "Me and Caspar Weinberger are gonna beat this thing!"

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