One of my sisters dated a John Smith in high school (technically John Smith, Jr.). Another married a Tom Jones.
Big stop just to renew your license to companion. Can I use companion as a verb?
Wash ,'Ariel'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
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Frankenbuddha - Sep 28, 2011 11:31:46 am PDT #402 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
erikaj - Sep 28, 2011 11:31:49 am PDT #403 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
My anthropology instructor was Dr. Linda Smith. She said she'd give her name and get lots of "Yeah, right!" type responses.
JenP - Sep 28, 2011 11:32:39 am PDT #404 of 30001
Before SPN, I probably would have said, "As in guns?" but now I would say, "As in Sam & Dean?" just to see whether X Winchester was a fan. But guns aren't actually an interest of mine. Good thing I found SPN.
Continued healing to you, Daniel.
I just get the occasional, "Any relation to Richard?" brilliant comedian whose last name is the same as mine, only he spells his with a y. But, actually, that was more common in the previous century when he was at the height of his fame, I guess. And people are less likely (I hope) to think it's hysterical to ask whether I'm related to someone who's ethnicity I do not seem to share. Although, maybe that's unfair. I guess if my last name were Pitt, people might ask me if I were related to Brad. Who knows.
Amy - Sep 28, 2011 11:34:04 am PDT #405 of 30001
Because books.
I think I would have said "Winchester Mystery House," which was, of course, built by the widow of the gunmaker, so.
sumi - Sep 28, 2011 11:35:56 am PDT #406 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
I have to spell out my first and my last names.
Volans - Sep 28, 2011 11:46:05 am PDT #407 of 30001
move out and draw fire
I think I would have said "Winchester Mystery House,"
I can't believe I left that one off...I got that more in California, but sometimes here.
think it's hysterical to ask whether I'm related to someone who's ethnicity I do not seem to share.
My sister's last name is Pendergrass, and last century people would always ask "Any relation to Teddy?" She'd say "Maybe?" which wasn't the reaction they were looking for.
JenP - Sep 28, 2011 11:46:56 am PDT #408 of 30001
Right? I used to say, "I wish."
amych - Sep 28, 2011 11:49:40 am PDT #409 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Yeah, there are a whole lot of people in the world who still think "any relation to Jimi?" is an original line.
Steph L. - Sep 28, 2011 11:54:08 am PDT #410 of 30001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
I have a 4-letter German last name in a goddamn German town, and I cannot begin to tell you how many people get it wrong. I pretty much think people are just stupid.
My company's name is BigBoss's name, followed by "Books" -- like "John Smith Books Co." And when I tell it to people, they go "Whuuuuuut?" and I say "[John], like the name, [Smith], like the name, Books, like the things you read." And then they suddenly get it.
Again, I'ma go with -- people. stupid.
le nubian - Sep 28, 2011 12:03:55 pm PDT #411 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I have a very common last name that was prominent several years ago because at least one famous person had that last name. Said famous person is White. I am not.
As a teenager, I kind of got fed up with the way one joker asked, "any relation?" - with a smirk - (as if I had *never* heard that joke ever before) that I just said to him, "I suspect his ancestors probably owned mine."
And that was that.