What started out as a sort of "out of the ordinary post" has actually been kind of interesting.
Alex: Calling you "Z" saves me some typing. As you all know, i try to keep things as short as possible in my posts : )
Like Sc53 ( does that stand for Sarah Connor of "Terminator" fame ??? ), i too thought that Jeff's last name was Loistarca. Having Drubin point out the possibility of it meaning Jeff & Lois Tarca shows me how keen and alert he really is. Then again, maybe Drubin was just as delusional as Sc and i were since Jeff had to straighten us all out : )
Same thing goes for Brian. While i've never heard the last name of Mgrarcom, i've heard just about everything else. I finally realized it wasn't Brian's last name after looking at his email address during private correspondence.
As far as Tireguy goes, i thought he took that name because his physique resembles that of the Michelin Man : )
As for my name, i have to wonder how many people are actually pronouncing it right. While folks living in highly populated areas may be familiar with how my name is said due to being exposed to someone else with this name, i bet those that are in less populated areas think it sounds like "Seen". That would be logical IF you you weren't a descendent of drunken hooligans that had a hard time spelling : )
As such, Sean, which is actually pronounced Shawn or Shaun, is the Irish translation of John. If you can't figure out how they got "Sean" out of "John", try watching the movie "Snatch" with Brad Pitt. He plays what they refer to in the movie as a "piker" and speaks a cross between Irish, English and Gibberish. If you write my name as he might say it, you'll probably end up in the right place : ) Sean
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PS... Just as Sean is pronounced Shawn / Shaun, the name Seamus is pronounced "Shame-us" ( Shamus ). I mention this "just in case" you meet someone named Seamus and you don't want to embarrass yourself by calling them "See-mus" : )
PPS... In Ireland, Sean is used as both a male or female name i.e. kind of like the name Kim, Lynn, Robin, etc... As far as i know, i am of the male persuassion : )
PPSS... Think of "Sean" as in Sean Connery aka "James Bond: 007". He's not quite as slick, handsome or suave as i am, but you get the idea : )
PPPSS... Actually, i'm closer to resembling Austin Powers than i am Sean Connery. But hey, i still get the chicks anyway : )
Alex: Calling you "Z" saves me some typing. As you all know, i try to keep things as short as possible in my posts : )
Like Sc53 ( does that stand for Sarah Connor of "Terminator" fame ??? ), i too thought that Jeff's last name was Loistarca. Having Drubin point out the possibility of it meaning Jeff & Lois Tarca shows me how keen and alert he really is. Then again, maybe Drubin was just as delusional as Sc and i were since Jeff had to straighten us all out : )
Same thing goes for Brian. While i've never heard the last name of Mgrarcom, i've heard just about everything else. I finally realized it wasn't Brian's last name after looking at his email address during private correspondence.
As far as Tireguy goes, i thought he took that name because his physique resembles that of the Michelin Man : )
As for my name, i have to wonder how many people are actually pronouncing it right. While folks living in highly populated areas may be familiar with how my name is said due to being exposed to someone else with this name, i bet those that are in less populated areas think it sounds like "Seen". That would be logical IF you you weren't a descendent of drunken hooligans that had a hard time spelling : )
As such, Sean, which is actually pronounced Shawn or Shaun, is the Irish translation of John. If you can't figure out how they got "Sean" out of "John", try watching the movie "Snatch" with Brad Pitt. He plays what they refer to in the movie as a "piker" and speaks a cross between Irish, English and Gibberish. If you write my name as he might say it, you'll probably end up in the right place : ) Sean
>
PS... Just as Sean is pronounced Shawn / Shaun, the name Seamus is pronounced "Shame-us" ( Shamus ). I mention this "just in case" you meet someone named Seamus and you don't want to embarrass yourself by calling them "See-mus" : )
PPS... In Ireland, Sean is used as both a male or female name i.e. kind of like the name Kim, Lynn, Robin, etc... As far as i know, i am of the male persuassion : )
PPSS... Think of "Sean" as in Sean Connery aka "James Bond: 007". He's not quite as slick, handsome or suave as i am, but you get the idea : )
PPPSS... Actually, i'm closer to resembling Austin Powers than i am Sean Connery. But hey, i still get the chicks anyway : )