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(...) And I made it thru school totally unscathed... Every teacher in grade school knew how to pronounce the last name 'cause I have 30ish cousins older than me and we all grew up in the same small town... So the regular teachers were fine--it was (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I kept wanting to put an R in there for some reason, it just kept looking like cordory to me. Thank you for the pronunciation, outside your family is this a common name? I've never heard it before. Scott Costello Not related to Frank, Elvis, (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It's Dutch, and not all that common. It wasn't until I was into my 20's until I met other folks with my last name that I wasn't related to. Here's a pickup line-- A woman I just introduced to--I was 22ish and she was around 20ish-- "Hey Dave, (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hah, I got you beat! It wasn't until my 40's (all of a month or two ago) that I met someone with my last name that I'm not directly related to... Frank (21 years ago, 5-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I've never met someone with my last name who isn't related to me - in fact, my understanding is that absolutely everyone with my last name is related to me. Do I have to admit that I have the 40 years beat, too? ;-) -->Bruce<-- (21 years ago, 5-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) No, you can't beat the record until you actually find someone not related to you! :-) :-) :-) Frank (21 years ago, 6-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) No, I can't stop setting a new record every day until I actually find someone named Schlickbernd not related to me (and yes, the two black women named Schlickbernd are related). :-P -->Bruce<-- (21 years ago, 6-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Of course, I think my dad might have you beat (since he hasn't met the Filz I met). Of course there may also be a connection, so it may be hard to know if I should really stop counting... Frank (21 years ago, 6-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Psh, beginners. I'm 36, and I don't think there is a Stangl (with that exact spelling) in the world that I am NOT related to. Stangls are somewhat rare (and I'm sure some people in here think that's a GOOD thing ;-) (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I knew that this thread wasn't quite dead yet. Click (URL) here> for the details. By the way, I can sort of relate to troublesome names and the nicknames they yield. A local plumbing company in the area where I grew up was called "Schuler (...) (19 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler wrote: <snip> (...) Once again the internet is shown to be a vast accumulation of resources to find out anything you may (or may not) want Cooties derives from lice. Good to know. Thanks for that, Dave! Dave K (19 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) So... all the COOL Lugnet Dave's have make-fun-able last names? Awesome. DaveE (19 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) As you might imagine, I too wasn't unaffected by potty barbs WRT my name. (...) I hope that they hadn't recently been utilized! (a scene from Stand By Me comes to mind) JOHN (perhaps we could get a Lar gripe TT weekly? :-) (19 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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"John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:IDK4ou.1t4y@lugnet.com... (...) Maybe we could just make fun of his last name. No, wait, Piñata-stick isn't funny.... Rob "no, I'm not related to Jimmy" Hendrix (19 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Come on--if they were clean, there'd have been no danger. That's like juggling chainsaws without the chain. Dave! (19 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) But danger to whom? Sure, juggling operating chainsaws is impressive (I've seen that done on Venice Beach), and that makes it dangerous for the juggler. I was concerned about flying, er, debris being flipped into the crowd... Did you provide (...) (19 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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