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====== Canon ======
===== Recruitment =====
As a regular reader of the [[misc:rec.puz.arch|rec.puzzles Usenet newsgroup]] (and the editor of its archive) I was used to
seeing a certain set of questions asked over and over again. One day the old "gry" puzzle was asked,
but this time someone responded with a wonderful list of 100 or so obscure words and names ending in
"gry." I immediately responded to the poster ([[Merlin]]), asking where he had obtained such a wonderful
list. He replied that he had extracted the list from a magazine called __Word Ways__ and that if I liked
that kind of thing I should subscribe, and by the way, I might consider [[:join|joining the NPL]]. I did
both and I'm very glad I did.
//First Issue//: May 1989
===== Recruits =====
None.
===== Nom =====
I was having trouble coming up with a nom, and expressed this
frustration to [[Hudu]] at a convention.
He immediately sat down with my name and tried anagramming
it. He too soon discovered that there was really nothing
there, until he had a sudden inspiration to use the acronym
SLR ("Single Lense Reflex" -- as in a camera). This then
produced the anagram "choice SLR" and this suggested a number
of brand names, of which Canon seemed the most appropriate.
==== Combinoms ====
No data.
===== Offices =====
No data.