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Post by Sinbad on Mar 23, 2009 16:43:59 GMT -5
No one.  My 7th graders wanted to know my first name, I teased them by not telling them and they started to guess. Dagmar...well, thank you... |
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Post by alex on Mar 23, 2009 17:06:43 GMT -5
If that is not a name for someone, particular, then what is wrong with it? I could call you Flapperjack, instead of Quackerjack.
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Post by Sinbad on Mar 23, 2009 17:09:21 GMT -5
I found it rather strange sounding since it totally doesn´t fit me Oh well, anyways when you´re in that job, you get confronted with the most awesome names ;D Such as: the girl who had the German word for "fariy" as a third name or the little big eyed 7th grader fellow named Atilla - |
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Post by alex on Mar 23, 2009 17:30:31 GMT -5
Attila the Hun? And I am Caesar. Hear me now. I am the law. I am your god. Worship me.
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Post by Sinbad on Mar 23, 2009 17:32:43 GMT -5
His name is Attila, yes Don´t ask me what got into those parents... |
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Post by alex on Mar 23, 2009 17:43:07 GMT -5
Well, I know someone named Beavis T. Butthead. Beavis is a common name, and I guess in Britian, Butthead is a well, distinguished name.
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Post by Sinbad on Mar 23, 2009 17:44:12 GMT -5
*lol* ;D
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Post by alex on Mar 23, 2009 17:51:53 GMT -5
It's not funny. There are several cultures in which the names chosen in one culture may sound odd to the other culture, but we have to respect each others culture. For example, in the United States, many children are named Nathan after the heroic Patriot Nathan Hale, and there are not many people named Benedict because of Benedict Arnold was a traitor during the Revolution. But the current Pope is named Benedict.
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Post by Sinbad on Mar 23, 2009 18:00:25 GMT -5
I know. And I am aware that my last name is pretty much unpronouncable for anyone non-German, but I´m fine with that. Yep, I know. Speaking of the pope, did you hear about the guy who sold the pope´s former car on ebay? He came from just round the corner where I live ;D Bought the car as a second hand car and only later noticed who it had belonged to. |
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Post by alex on Mar 23, 2009 18:40:56 GMT -5
Did you buy it? Boy he could have made a fortune.
But no, I have not heard of that. But I heard that somebody sold toast on Ebay with Virgin Mary carved on it for $5000.
Yes, not many people can spell my name correctly if they haven't met me.
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Post by Sinbad on Mar 23, 2009 18:44:54 GMT -5
No, I didn´t buy it. This guy bought the car from a car seller, not knowing whose car it had been before, he read it in the documents and then put it on ebay. he got tons of money for it. I think in the end it was sold to some casino in Las Vegas.
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Post by alex on Mar 23, 2009 18:58:26 GMT -5
Las Vegas! Do you like to gamble? I found a system where the odds of winning something is fairly high. The problem, you could pay $7 and only win $4 back for a net loss of $3. But it is better than nothing.
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Post by Rongar on Jun 18, 2009 12:32:00 GMT -5
So, how does that system work?
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My 7th graders wanted to know my first name, I teased them by not telling them and they started to guess. Dagmar...well, thank you...
