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[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Common misunderstanding - her full name is "Jessica McCarty Et Al"

from SMBC comics, 4 panels.Narrator: I realized something.Man, at home, to himself: Wait: Scientists no longer know any LatinNarrator: This presented an opportunity for a first moverMan, at an office: Hi, I'd like to get my name changedNarrator: the means were not entirely honorableMan, giving talk: Hello, ladies and gentlemenNarrator: But I am now the most cited researcher in historyMan: My name is - "Et Al"Audience gasps

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Is that her father?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah, Papa Et Al registered Et Al as his family name, and combined names when he got married