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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 17:55:52 GMT
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"John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:IDK4ou.1t4y@lugnet.com...
> 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)
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> [JOHN]
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> (perhaps we could get a Lar gripe TT weekly? :-)
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
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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? :-) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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