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Subject: 
Re: toys for tots...
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lugnet.people
Date: 
Fri, 26 Jul 2002 17:12:50 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang writes:
Calum is a horrible name.  I hate it when people mispronounce it or call me
Calvin, or Colvin or worst of all-spell it Callum with two Ls.  I had always
wished for something else, a normal name, like Rob or Chris or Mario for the
love of god.

In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
  Be happy that at least your name is *male*.  Being named
  "Calum" is ironically not actually a "calumny."  :)  But
  I sympathize completely with your frustration re: people
  who slaughter the spelling, pronunciation, or even gender.
  At the end of the day, though, having an unusual name is
  an asset in this crowded world, not a curse.

Yah, you just keep tellin’ your self that Lindsay…
                                                                          ;)
            Lol jus’ kidding,

                           Richard (who’s had a hard time with his own name)



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  Re: toys for tots...
 
(...) Be happy that at least your name is *male*. Being named "Calum" is ironically not actually a "calumny." :) But I sympathize completely with your frustration re: people who slaughter the spelling, pronunciation, or even gender. At the end of (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.people)

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