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Prometheus 6

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Names

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy said the population of Universe is zero, because the Universe is infinite but not all planets have life. So to find the average density of life in the Universe, you divide the number of planets with life by infinity, which answer is so close to zero as makes no difference.

Yeah, I know. But in that spirit...

According to the US Census Bureau°, 0.193% of US residents have the first name 'Earl' and fewer than 0.001% have the surname 'Dunovant'. The US has around 300 million residents, so we guesstimate there are 0 'Earl Dunovant's.

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two things their site told me

(1) my personal power animal is the dwarf zebu

(2) they kindly provided a link to an orphaned blog of mine (embarrassingly, one of many) that i had forgotten existed - the only one with my "RL" name on it.

oh, and my name means "ruler of all".  but i knew that already. 

Dunovant mutated from

Dunovant mutated from Donovan (colonials couldn't spell worth a damn), which means Dark Warrior. So Earl Dunovant means Lord Dark Warrior.

I like that. 

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This information may come in handy if you have to change or hide your identity

That will only happen if I

That will only happen if I hit the Megamillions lotto.

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