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Have you ever heard of guys whose names end in Sr., Jr. III, IV, V and so on? They sure sound aristocratic, but this naming practice of naming sons after their fathers is seemingly predominant in the United States, a country with no royal family. Would you name your son after his father? Note that this naming practice exists in Western family names. It is nonexistent in non-Western family names. (e.g. Vietnamese families, sort of like mine, do NOT name sons after fathers because it would be awkward.) Today, a 'Timothy James Tate V' would be a 1 in 300m...

RUSH: Welcome to the program, Sylvester Stallone, Rocky Balboa. The movie comes out on the 20th, correct? STALLONE: Right, the 20th, Rush. RUSH: Thanks for joining us today. They sent me a copy of it, Sly, and I want to be honest with you, I didn't know what was left to tell in the story. I've loved all these other Rocky movies but there's been a long hiatus now, and I put it in, and I was stunned. STALLONE: Thank you. RUSH: You cover every demographic in this, I mean, looking at it from a production and marketing point. It...