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Bringing free software to voting boothsBringing free software to voting boothsPosted Aug 14, 2003 4:33 UTC (Thu) by Mithrandir (subscriber, #3031)Parent article: Bringing free software to voting booths s/Kim Jong/Kim Jong Il/ The sans-serif font used in the cnn article made it appear "Kim Jong II". I understand that the practice of adding roman numerals after one's name to indicate how many other people in your family have had your name before you is a common practice in the U.S. I don't think it is anywhere else, except perhaps Western European aristocracy. It seems a little unsustainable to me. 200 generations from now, are we going to have Bill Gates CCIII? :)
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Naming (OT) Posted Aug 14, 2003 15:24 UTC (Thu) by hummassa (subscriber, #307) [Link] Just as a curiosity, his name is William Henry Gates IV. (or III? can'tremember)
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