Hi Piers:
We have a huge grocery chain called Loblaw's, One of the owners kids is
named Robert but goes by Bob....
Bob Loblaw
Gord
----- Original Message -----
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 4:02 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: OT Re: What's in a name - really OT
>
> Reminds me of meeting a senior Japanes diplomat in Brussels. We did the
> usual, exchanging business cards, but I tried to maintain eye contact as
he
> said (I thought) "Dat eez my name". "Sorry, what is your name?" "Dat eez
my
> name!". I had to resort to deciphering the card ... Which revealed him
as
> Mr Date, pronounced "da-teh", who must have thought of me as particularly
> slow witted. He probably is not alone.
>
> Piers
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