lalala, I can't hear you.

Of course you can't hear LA - you are too far north. But see? You're crying for it.

ION, one of my bosses claims that 'Stephen' is pronounced the same as 'Steven.' MY other boss and I say 'Stephen' is pronounced 'Stefen.'

Poll of all Stephens within a 4-foot radius produces 100% "Pronounced like Steven" responses.

I've only ever known one who did otherwise, and he was always having to correct people who thought that the "f" pronunciation should be spelled Stephan.

I think steaks are a lovely gift; there's also the Bacon Of The Month Club, if you're looking for both non-veg and of-the-month.

I've never met a Stephen who pronounced it differently from Steven. I'd say the pronunciation is ultimately in the name-holder's hands, but to my knowledge the alternate pronunciation is not as prevalent as a Megan variant, and not even on par with Deborahs.

As evidenced by the fact that the two Megans on this board use different pronunciations.

Yeah! Bad SoCal people. No biscuit.

Mmm, pears. We used to get Harry & David boxes from my uncle. Then his church moved next to Beebee Farms (Huh. No Web presence... I think Ken, the patriarch, died recently and I wanted to check. How will I know without the internets???) and now we get their boxes. Oregon has the awesomest pears.

there's also the Bacon Of The Month Club, if you're looking for both non-veg and of-the-month.

thunk

My Stephen is pronounced Steven (but he is very protective of his spelling, and also of the fact that his name is *not* pronounced Steffan).

Zingerman's and Wolferman's both make yummy, if pricey, gifts. Never had an Omaha steak.

ION, on Halloween when I had some kind of fluish-type cancer and was walking through the Halloween parade crowds to get home I walked past someone who looked like John Krasinski from The Office, but was way too tall; was in New York; and was in the same area as like 2 million people in the neighborhood for the parade. I figured, that guy managed to make a John Krasinski costume so good it fooled my flu-addled eyes. But my officemate today was telling me that he saw Krasinski in SoHo the other day, and he's like freakishly tall. So I had a John Krasinski from The Office sighting the other day!

JIM!

there's also the Bacon Of The Month Club,

Aren't they are the caterers for the 4th circle of hell?

If I saw him, I'd have to run and tell him I was in love with him and then kiss him.

And then pee my pants ruining all chances for us to be together.

There is bacon of the month?!?!?!?!?

thunk

That's more or less exactly what I said.

Bacon of the Month: [link]