Re: Collective Venting of the Political Spleens
Beth - joke, joke
A long time aquaintance/ friend of mine who is a prominent local businessman had a relative that spelled his name the same, but pronounced it differently.
One morning, some time ago, when I ran into him, in the local diner, I mentioned that there were pictures in the newspaper, of a Supreme Court Justice, that spelled his name the same, but pronounced it different, and even looked a little like my friend. His reply was, "Oh yes, We're cousins. Our grandfathers were brothers." I guess that makes them something like second cousins, but the point is, over the years, many families change the pronunciation or the spelling of their names.
In any case, it was only meant as a joke, and I hope that Harvey wasn't offended.
(BTW: my last name is Johnson, the second most common name in the U.S. Do you know how many criminals are named Johnson, none related to me?)
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