I was relaxing in my Lazy Boy recliner the other evening when a thought suddenly popped into my head,
“How many people in the US are named Stuart Pitt?”
Immediately, I got up and Googled things discovering that 17 go by this name.
Some might wonder what’s so unusual here. Others caught on right away, knowing that guys named Stuart generally have the nickname, Stu. If I have to explain further, then it’s time for you to mosey on down the page.
I worked with a lady whose last name was Clock. Her parents named her Nina not because they were German—most likely due to them wanting their daughter to always be remembered. Nina Clock is a wonderful person and has an uncanny sense of humor. I’m surprised she didn’t continue the trend and name her daughter, Tina.
Deciding that this story needed a bit more of the same trivia to make it educational and informative, I performed 30 minutes worth of intense research on Google and Facebook.
There are 40 guys named John Appleseed listed in the US. I’m sure all of them have been called Johnny at one time or another in their lives. Dick Stick compiles 110 such individuals. Undoubtedly, a few unfortunate souls have earned the nickname “Dip” from family and friends.
Benjamin Dover is very popular with other 1000 listings. Perhaps the most famous of all Ben Dover’s, was a Texas financial expert and radio talk show host who wrote several books regarding debt and liability.
An often-used and ironic saying of the man is: “It’s okay to look back at the past. Just don’t stare.” Sadly, Ben Dover died in 2016 at the age of 59 from pneumonia.
Iona Ford is real as was Iona Dodge. Mrs. Dodge passed away in 1999. I couldn’t find an Iona Chevrolet.
There are hundreds possessing the name, Justin Case, including one of my Facebook friends. Justin’s a car freak like me. I mention that just in case he reads this.
There are 176 people having the name Paige Turner listed in the US alone. It’s safe to assume a good majority of them are avid readers.
Jay Walker is a popular name with 376 total such Americans. Undoubtedly, they were razzed a lot in school. I came across 846 folks named Jay Hawk—a good many living in Kansas.
Jayhawk is the University of Kansas mascot. My wife was born in Kansas yet has never seen one of these birds. She’s evidently not aware that it’s a mythical creature and doesn’t exist. I didn’t either until looking things up.
Here in Lake Havasu City, one of my favorite places to eat is Del Taco. I love their strawberry lemonade, purchasing a macho size each time there. Did you know there’s one guy on Facebook named Dale Taco? Perhaps I should send him a friend request because it appears Mr. Taco has few.
Where the last name Macho is concerned there were none, yet MacHo is another story. Tons of them. By adding a capitol H it makes for a totally different pronunciation. Ironically, Macho MacHo lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
I didn’t find anyone named Lemon Ade but did come across Leman Aydin living in Istanbul, Turkey. Close enough. There was no one named Bean Burrito either, yet researching Dean Bureo, revealed 50 such people during a White page search.
When I first signed up for Facebook I received a friend request from another Michael Hankins. He was on a mission to get as many e-pals with the same name as possible. It was a name game on his part.
Because of this, I eventually ended up with seven friends of my own named Michael Hankins, one being a doctor and another a young college student.
For the most part they were all pretty cool guys, except for a fellow that I quickly defriended. Turns out he was an inmate although that’s not why we parted company. I hold nothing against most inmates in the same respect as I do politicians.
This person posted some really bizarre and scary stuff. Strangely enough, at that time, the man looked like me in the face. Even my wife agreed.
There are 350 guys listed as being Michael Hankins. Early on in my life, before the personal computer came along, I thought I was the only one.
Approximately 15 years ago, my Facebook account was hijacked and I was unable to open it. You might say the hijacker took all 8 of us Michael Hankins hostage along with other friends. To this day the account’s still out there, yet I wasn’t allowed to have it back. Starting a new one, a decision was made to never play that particular name game again.
Before closing, I couldn’t find anyone owning up to the name Hi Jacker, but did find a Jack Yacker living in New Jersey. I’m sure Jack’s a chatty kind of guy.
I could go on and on here, but any story has its limits before growing old, with this one mighty close to that point. I’ll wrap things up with two highly unusual names: Hank Goodness and Theo Eind. There are 5 people listed as Theo Eind while Hank Goodness showed 487.
If I was to personally introduce Hank to Theo in a lame sounding German accent, it’d go something like this,
“Hank Goodness dis is Theo Eind!”
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