Call me Ishmael.

The best opening ever.

It is from

Moby Dick.

Ishmael the protagonist;

Somewhere near Nantucket.

Call me Rod.

It doesn’t carry the same

Mystique.

Wishy-washy,

Too

British.

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fredacolley says:

August 3, 2018 at 10:17 pm

British but not wishywashy, popularised by naval officer and originally from ‘Hroda’ meaning ‘fame’.
What name would you choose now?

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