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Subject: People with Historical Names
Does anyone know some one with a historical or famous name in their workplace, school, etc.?
At my school, we have a student named George Washington and another named John Lennon.
I'm sure there's others out there.
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A couple of the teachers said to us that there was a history teacher who worked at the school called Norman Conquest, but they were winding us up, I'll wager.
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I know someone called Michael Jackson
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There was someone at my middle school named Britney Spears.
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Michael Jackson, and I have a friend whose father's name is Dave Berry (different spelling, but it is pronounced the same).
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Michael Jackson, and I have a friend whose father's name is Dave Berry (different spelling, but it is pronounced the same).
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I know someone called Dave Berry but didn't know it was a famous name. Who is he?
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I know someone called Dave Berry but didn't know it was a famous name. Who is he?
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If I'm thinking of the same person, he's a cartoonist/writer.
Hubby works with a 6'7" black guy named Charlie Brown who looks like Michael Jordan's younger brother. And, his best friend's brother's name is Lewis Nicholas Clark (Lewis N. Clark.... Lewis & Clark, get it ;) ;)) Oh, and my Godfather's name is Richard Head, and he goes by Dick.
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I have a friend who has an uncle named Ronald MacDonald.
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Man, so many. My friend "John Glenn" and I used to go through the list of "famous" people who worked where we did. We had:
Janet Jackson (poor girl. Everyone called her "Nasty.")
Dale Evans (who was a male)
James Stewart (actually, I think there were 2 of these)
George Burns
I'm sure there were more but that is all I can think of right now. Yes, that was all in one place.
Now, I did go to school with a Joanne Woodward and I also know a Patty Andrews (for all of you who are too young to know, Patty Andrews was one of the "Andrews Sisters" of the Big Band/WWII era.) I also know OF a Charlie Brown (never met him personally).
Cat
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I know someone called Dave Berry but didn't know it was a famous name. Who is he?
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Like 80s cheerleader said, he writes a syndicated column in newspapers, and has quite a few funny books. :)
Subject: Re: People with Historical Names
So famous in America then?
Speaking of which I have a friend called Andrew Jackson (one time president of USA)
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So famous in America then?
Speaking of which I have a friend called Andrew Jackson (one time president of USA)
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No, they can be famous anywhere. At my old college, our "dorm mother" had sons named (from oldest to youngest) Matthew, Mark, Luke & John. She was Mary & her husband was David. Can you guess what type of college it was? :P
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Oh, you know those brick walls in schools and stuff, with a dedication written on each brick, or the name of whoever donated to the school or whatever? Well, there were a ton of these at one school, but the very top brick said "IN LOVING MEMORY OF TOM GREEN."
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There's someone at my school called Jackie Chan. My friend Kelzo said that Jackie Chan was throwing stones at somebody near the Geography department.
I was amazed and cried, "The Jackie Chan?!"
She said that he was a child in second year.
I just laughed.
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No, they can be famous anywhere. At my old college, our "dorm mother" had sons named (from oldest to youngest) Matthew, Mark, Luke & John. She was Mary & her husband was David. Can you guess what type of college it was? :P
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Mary Immaculate?
Howard
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I have a friend named Robert Klein
Howard
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So famous in America then?
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To be fair karen, we had a famous-ish Dave Berry too...he was a singer from Sheffield in the 60's whose finest hour was doing the original version of 'The Crying Game' (and wearing loads of black leather!)
I didn't know these people as such, but years ago when I was slaving away in a bank, there were four customers who had accounts at the branch I worked at called (genuinely!) John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Richard Starkey...spooky!
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To be fair karen, we had a famous-ish Dave Berry too...he was a singer from Sheffield in the 60's whose finest hour was doing the original version of 'The Crying Game' (and wearing loads of black leather!)
I didn't know these people as such, but years ago when I was slaving away in a bank, there were four customers who had accounts at the branch I worked at called (genuinely!) John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Richard Starkey...spooky!
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The actual Beatles? ???
Howard
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Tch! I should be so lucky Howard!
No, these people just had the exact same names as the more well-known ones...it just seemed a little odd that they were all customers of the same branch...
Had they have been the actual Fabs, I could've made a fortune selling off their cheque signatures...!
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My name is actually a famous person but I am not personally famous, just share the same name. Older people I know allude to it sometimes. I won't give any more details for my own personal security.
A bit of a shame about those customers of yours, Paul UK. You could be the richest man in Britain after selling off those 'autographs'. :D
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a girl at my school's dad's name is john smith.
there was a kid at my school name mark mcguire...i think there was a dan marino, too...
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Tch! I should be so lucky Howard!
No, these people just had the exact same names as the more well-known ones...it just seemed a little odd that they were all customers of the same branch...
Had they have been the actual Fabs, I could've made a fortune selling off their cheque signatures...!
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Did they resemble the Beatles? ;D
Howard