The Lumberjack Thief, mysterious as he may be, has sources all over the world feeding him information, allowing him to spout off in a haughty Marty Peretz-ian manner about whatever he damn well pleases. Just like Marty, I don’t need to actually know what I’m talking about, I just need to sound like I do.

For instance, my man in China — David Stearns — informs me of what I can only assume are the most common English names used by all Chinese children:

Senson, Winson, Wyman, Jeckool, Cherry, Neo, Solo, Armstrong, Tree, Binary, King, Kobejordan, Lip and Flash [sic to all]. I’ve also met Key, Lockra, and Ice through the English Lounge and English Corner; and other teachers have related two more winning students’ names: Cabbage and Challenge.

Beyond his efforts in introducing redheaded children into the Chinese population, Stearnsy is also an amateur Scientology enthusiast, which can be challenging as he bruises easily, and they don’t much like non-professional enthusiasts. Evidence:

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L. Ron Hubbard - Funeral For A Planet (Yes, the Scientology dude)