Nils,<br> <br> My name is Donovan, my brother's name is Tige, and my sister's name is Reenie. Nobody, until we were in high school, could get all of our names right. We grew up with 100 different spellings and mispronunciations of our names all of our childhood--and even today. But overall, I am glad I have a name that is different. <br> <br> My biggest problem is that people confuse my first name and my last. My three names can be put into any order. Donovan James Arnold, James Donovan Arnold, Arnold James Donovan, Donovan Arnold James, etc. <br> <br> I almost didn't get into college because the state filed my high school transcripts under Arnold James Donovan. <br> <br> To me, your name seems pretty normal. You should be proud to have a name that is different then most the others.<br> <br> Best,<br> <br> _DJA<br><br><b><i>Nils Peterson <nils_peterson@wsu.edu></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);
margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> Tom,<br><br>Growing up, especially in high school, I resented that my parents gave me an<br>unusual name (even if it is Swedish and I was born in Minnesota). However, I<br>have come to see the wisdom, if not actually enjoy, the name -- given how<br>many people manage to mis-hear it on the phone or mispronounce or misspell<br>it (Nil, Niles, Nels, Niells, ......) Its Nils like Pills (or if you prefer<br>Pils).<br><br><br><br><br>On 7/10/06 1:59 PM, "vision2020-request@moscow.com"<br><vision2020-request @moscow.com=""> wrote:<br><br>> Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 12:02:24 -0700<br>> From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen @moscow.com=""><br>> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Googling Myself<br>> To: "Joan Opyr" <joanopyr @moscow.com="">, "'Moscow Vision 2020'"<br>> <vision2020 @moscow.com=""><br>> Message-ID: <002d01c6a453$676faa50$631aa8c0@D5L3R191><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br>> <br>> Yeak. OK,
Nils.<br>> <br>> But . . .<br>> <br>> Are you a Republican state senator of South Dakota?<br>> http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2005/mbrdt549.htm<br>> Tom Hansen is.<br>> <br>> Are you the PAC-10 Commissioner?<br>> http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120703aae.html<br>> Tom Hansen is.<br>> <br>> Are you an acoustic guitarist form Charlottesville who also volunteers for<br>> the Peace Corps?<br>> http://www.geocities.com/AcousticCharlottesville/Bios/tomhansen.html<br>> Tom Hansen is.<br>> <br>> Are you a sophomore place-kicker for the Purdue Boilermakers football team?<br>> http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hansen_tom01.html<br>> Tom Hansen is.<br>> <br>> Are you a sports anchor for an NBC news affiliate in Minnesota?<br>> http://www.kbjr.com/NewsTeam/bio.aspx?bioID=67<br>> Tom Hansen is.<br>> <br>> Are you in the Foosball Hall of Fame?<br>>
http://www.insidefoos.com/node/59<br>> Tom Hansen is.<br>> <br>> Are you a well-known Hollywood set designer?<br>> http://www.mrtomhansen.com/<br>> Tom Hansen is.<br>> <br>> I also received some rather interesting, and very "complimentary", responses<br>> from some porn sites. Suffice it to say that "Home of the Whopper" DID NOT<br>> originate from Burger King.<br>> <br>> Yes. Tom Hansen is all that . . . and more. And it's only Monday.<br>> <br>> Now, I know that many of you are simply "chomping at the bit" for your<br>> opportunity to add to the "Tom Hansen is" List. Heck. I can almost hear<br>> you breaking chairs and doors to get to your keyboards. I will not keep you<br>> waiting any longer, as I am also eager to read your responses, especially<br>> those of you whose vocabulary is restricted to mono-syllable, four-letter<br>> words.<br>> <br>> Have at it, guys.<br>> <br>> The Other Tom
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