Remember when John Carter* went to Mars, and the Tharks decided his name was “Virginia”? They would shout, “VAA-JINN-YAAA!”  in their huge Thark voices. Carter would gently roll his eyes and say, “My name is John Carter. I am from Virginia.” “Yes!” The Tharks would shout, waving their four green arms with gleeful abandon. “VAA-JINN-YAAA!” […]