I once worked with a guy named Jack Goff (say it fast). What were his parents thinking? My dad was a junior high teacher and had him as a student. He said the poor guy was teased constantly.
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08-07-2007, 06:35 PM #1
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08-07-2007, 06:55 PM #2
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The counselor at the middle school nearby is named Mrs. Hollopeter. Her husband, Mr. Hollopeter, runs the soccer league. Don't you wonder what they joke about in bed?
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08-11-2007, 01:27 PM #3
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I have just read the whole of this thread for the first time, and two pages later I am still smirking about this one, Dream!
Originally Posted by Livin the Dream
Seriously? I missed this... just goes to show that Kiwis can be dorks too! (I can say this cause I am one - a Kiwi that is - hope i'm not a dork! Originally Posted by mimitabby
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Great thread!
I'll have to collect some of the ones from the Bay and post them here.
We would have liked to name our children in Scots Gaelic (their blood lines are about 3/4 Highlander), but settled for English equivilents...
Seoniach, Ruaridh, Donachidh for example - they would have been sentenced their whole lives to saying... its said like this... its spelt like that...
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying,
"I will try again tomorrow".
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