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To: nickcarraway

Yao Ming and Yao Defen both got there first names when the doctor told their mothers how big they were, and they said "Yao!".

12 posted on 06/17/2006 2:32:39 AM PDT by HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath (Jesus always reads His knee-mail. (Hall of Fame Hit-N-Run poster))

To: HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath

Yao Ming and Yao Defen both got there first names. . . .

Actually, seriesly, "Yao" is their family name, equivalent to our last name. Chinese, Korean, and some others put the family name first.

15 posted on 06/17/2006 6:24:50 AM PDT by Charles Henrickson (Henrickson Charles)

To: HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath

The Doctor said..."Yao-za!"

27 posted on 06/17/2006 1:11:46 PM PDT by JRios1968 (There's 3 kinds of people in this world...those who know math and those who don't.)

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