Interesting Email Addresses

Many Universities, government offices and businesses tend to strip the last name down to 6 characters and add the first and last initial to either the beginning or end to make up an e-mail address, ie Mary L. Ferguson = mlfergus or fergusml.

They are just now beginning to realize the problems this practice may cause when you have a large and diverse pool of people to support with e-mail. Add to that a large database of company / college acronyms and you have some very funny addresses (although they are undoubtedly not funny to the individual involved).

Some examples of actual e-mail addresses seen on the Net:

> Hellen Thomas Eatons
> (Duke University)
> eatonsht @ dku.edu

> Martha Elizabeth Cummins
> (Fresno University)
> cumminme @ fu.edu

> George David Blowmer
> (Drop Front Drawers & Cabinets Inc.)
> blowmegd @ dropdrawers.com

> Mary Ellen Dickinson
> (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
> dickinme @ iup.edu

> Francis Kevin Kissinger
> (Las Verdes University)
> kissinfk @ lvu.edu

> Barbara Joan Beeranger
> (Myplace Home Decorating)
> beeranbj @ myplace.com

> Amanda Sue Pickering
> (Purdue University)
> aspicker @ pu.edu
>
> Ida Beatrice Ballinger
> (Ball State University)
> ibballin @ bsu.edu
>
> Bradley Thomas Kissering
> (Brady Electrical, Northern Division, Overton Canada)
> btkisser @ bendover.com

> Isabelle Haydon Adcock
> (Toys "R" Us)
> ihadcock @ tru.com