> > Nope, that wasn't me. I don't watch TV or any sporting events, and
> > certainly wouldn't write in to a magazine to raise hell on such a
> > subject. But there are quite a few James Hardiman's out there. One
> > such interesting event:
> > I was renewing my drivers license, and was at the DMV. I was in
> > the waiting room, killing time until my name was called to go up and
> > have my picture taken for the license. The receptionist called my
> > name, and both myself and another, older guy approached the counter.
> > She repeated the name to us both, and we both nodded. As it turns
> > out, the man's name was phonetically the same as mine, but his last
> > name was spelled a little differently. Weird, huh?
> > Anyway...
> >
> > --JMH
>
> For me its actually worse, my name is Joseph Harrison. How common a
> name is that? There's a good reason why I go by Jos.
>
>
> Well my name is Alexander Taylor and it so common that even my dad has the
same name :D
>
Heh, you think THAT is bad? Sometimes it is FAR better to have boring common
plain name then a rare one. Try having the name Steven Martin from
childbirth. Some of you might think it would be cool, but trust me, it's not
at ALL. It's one reason why I have a VERY short temper. In many ways I envey
you guys.
-Tethas (and before you ask, it's a shortened version of my draconic name,
so :P )
Received on Thu Mar 04 2004 - 21:51:22 CST