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Re:Son, as soon as someone puts their hands on you... by jasonshen on Thursday November 11, 2010 @05:49PM (#1895664)
This might be a reason for the weird name: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/johnnycash/aboynamedsue.html
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Re:Son, as soon as someone puts their hands on you... by joezydeco on Thursday November 11, 2010 @06:03PM (#1895718)
Ya might want to learn yerself a little history about that song, son...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_Named_Sue

"The core story of the song was inspired by humorist Jean Shepherd, a close friend of Shel Silverstein, who was often taunted as a child because of his feminine-sounding name."

You might recognize Jean Shepherd as the author of the stories that were turned into the holiday movie A Christmas Story (he also served as narrator in that movie)

Extra Credit: Watch the Scut Farkus beatdown scene again.

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