quote: MALIBU, CA—U2 guitarist The Edge, born David Evans, introduces himself by his stage name, sources reported Monday. "He showed up at parent-teacher conferences, extended his hand, and said, 'Hi, I'm Sian's father The Edge,'" said Dory Beckman, a second-grade teacher at Malibu Heights Elementary. "I didn't quite understand, so he said, 'U2's The Edge.' Well, I guess with all the records he's sold, he's entitled to call himself whatever he wants." Employees at Gladstone's 4 Fish restaurant said Evans placed "The Edge" on their waiting list when he took his family out for fried scallops last week.
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Annie, i'm curious. What does him dying of cancer have to do with research for the article? Yes, they mention the kid and refer to a parent teacher meeting.
note: i'm not trying to be insensitive, i am just trying to figure out the relevance.
[ March 10, 2005, 10:05 PM: Message edited by: Ben ]
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Ben, it is a sensitivity issue. I would not think they should necessarily have to research everyone they make fun of, but they might feel kind of bad if they knew he had cancer.
On a lighter note, let's think of other names that would be pretty darned funny in the teacher's conference setting:
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