On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 06:33:59PM -0700, Jerry Friedman wrote: > --- Robert Sallade <zardoz at weirdness.com> wrote: > > Is Ibronka name of one, two, or three people? Roanna's companion, Vlad's > > grandmother, and a third that Vlad dates. > > I suspect three. We've been talking and joking about time travel, > which is what would be required for Vlad to date his own Grandmaw, > but if that's what went on with that little throwaway I'd rather > be surprised to find out. When queried on this long ago (in list time), when this similarity was first commented on here (that I'm aware of), Steven said something to the effect of: "You could see a lot of Steve's in books too." The implication was that it is a common name and as a result, no inference can be drawn from it. I want to say I have a vague recollection that one of Steven's ancestors was named Ibronka as well, but I could be mistaken. It's not something I remember with conviction. -Jot "Duplicate This" Powers -- Jot Powers <books at bofh.com> http://www.bofh.com/books/ "I'm upping my standards, so up yours!" -Pat Paulsen (1927-1997), Presidential Campaign Slogan