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oasis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-26-10 06:02 PM
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Was Rand Paul's first name inspired by fan dancer Sally Rand or
"Virtue of Selfishness" author Ayn Rand?
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-26-10 06:02 PM
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1. he was named for his personality....randy
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tabatha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-26-10 06:14 PM
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2. Neither. His first name is Randall.
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oasis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-26-10 06:27 PM
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4. Thanks. Wonder why nutjob Rand changed it.
It's not like Bob or Rob from Robert or Pete from Peter.
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tabatha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-26-10 08:24 PM
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7. I think I read that he was called that (Rand) as a child.
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urgk Donating Member (982 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-26-10 06:16 PM
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3. Or was it a nod to designer, Paul Rand?
Edited on Tue Oct-26-10 06:20 PM by urgk
Maybe Ron is a big fan of these logos:



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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-26-10 06:43 PM
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5. Rand-McNally, because he's all over the map.
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Demoiselle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-26-10 07:00 PM
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6. I thought it was South African money. Nevermind. nt
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-26-10 08:25 PM
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8. Maybe the RAND corporation?
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-26-10 08:41 PM
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9. Kruger-rand?
Isn't he a gold bug?
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