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Re: At last we learn the real story
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:02:54 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler wrote:
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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 Service.” I’m not related to the proprietor, so I never saw any
profits from his fine plumbery, but the name-sameness was sufficient to
saddle me with all kinds of potty humor through at least junior high school.
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As you might imagine, I too wasn’t unaffected by potty barbs WRT my name.
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I made peace with it, though; as part of my high school Talent Show act I
juggled toilet plungers (and I was flushed with pride, of course).
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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? :-)
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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 (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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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 (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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