tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post54948552677585638..comments2024-02-21T02:19:19.666-07:00Comments on hanzismatter.blogspot.com: The Banta Familytianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14696711693095229683noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-46664354138989204322007-08-08T18:54:00.000-07:002007-08-08T18:54:00.000-07:00Ah, Covington. I know it well, having spent the m...Ah, Covington. I know it well, having spent the majority of my youth there. At least they didn't botch it too much.<br><br>Hope you're well!<br><br>-PaulPaul Bens, Author of "Kelland"http://www.blogger.com/profile/11475251835524558738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-77965235228150357042007-08-09T11:20:00.000-07:002007-08-09T11:20:00.000-07:00Since the family name was horizontal I first thoug...Since the family name was horizontal I first thought the rest might be too, which yields "Tuna" as one of the kids names.Rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-54616627472584723222007-08-18T00:16:00.000-07:002007-08-18T00:16:00.000-07:00The fact that the right-most name is indented a li...The fact that the right-most name is indented a little lower than the others is confusing as well. I also thought it needed to be read from left to right, given that indentation and the horizontal "ー".Herouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10720153326170874760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-87274190173874707992007-09-03T22:44:00.000-07:002007-09-03T22:44:00.000-07:00Now that you mention it, I did at first try to rea...Now that you mention it, I did at first try to read the names horizontally, giving the rather unlikely but humorously named family of Jia, Muneta, Tuna and Toe. (With another kid!)<br><br>I guess you can think of it as something like a crossword puzzle.<br><br>-AlanAlan Siegristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10670697122602993760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-49597447542293596322007-10-03T06:51:00.000-07:002007-10-03T06:51:00.000-07:00Actually, I think the horizontal "ー" is ...Actually, I think the horizontal "ー" is probably correct if you consider the context. I recently got myself a hanko (Japanese seal) and found out that the horizontal ー is standard for seals, even though the names are written vertically. (My name in katakana is マシュー.) Perhaps whoever did the tattoo was following that idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com