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Subject: [OM] Re: OT Re: What's in a name - really OT
From: "Gordon J. Ross" <gordross@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 21:54:27 -0600
Hi Piers:

We have a huge grocery chain called Loblaw's, One of the owners kids is
named Robert but goes by Bob....

Bob Loblaw

Gord
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 4:02 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: OT Re: What's in a name - really OT


>
> Reminds me of meeting a senior Japanes diplomat in Brussels.  We did the
> usual, exchanging business cards, but I tried to maintain eye contact as
he
> said (I thought) "Dat eez my name".  "Sorry, what is your name?" "Dat eez
my
> name!".  I had to resort to deciphering the card ...  Which revealed him
as
> Mr Date, pronounced "da-teh", who must have thought of me as particularly
> slow witted.  He probably is not alone.
>
> Piers


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