[Ipg-smz] From a LinkedIn discussion

[Richi Jennings]

*Sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble.*

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On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 5:02 PM Stephen Satchell via Ipg-smz <
ipg-smz at netpress.org> wrote:

> Today I had a new connection presented to me in LinkedIn.  She works for
> $DAYJOB, with connections to all the other employees and contractors in
> my contacts.  So I told LinkedIn "yes", and sent a message to this person.
>
> I told her she was the third "Michelle" in my contact list.  I only know
> this because I dated a lady with that first name in high school, and
> "would have put a ring on it" (cf Beyonce, "Single Ladies") had I not
> moved away and lost track of her.  So the name rings a little bell.
>
> (Not that the song by The Beatles has anything to do with it.)
>
> So, my new contact accuses me of collecting Michelles.
>
> Not at all, I replied.  It's just a statistical observation, sparked by
> my fond memories of the above-mentioned date.  I opined that I had no
> idea "how to set Michelle bait."
>
> Her retort: "All you would need to do is bring up the debate about the
> spelling of my name.  I don't know a Michelle or Michele that doesn't
> have strong opinions."
>
> Now, there is a similar religious war between "Satchel" and "Satchell",
> both last names stemming from the occupation of "maker of little brown
> bags."  At one time in the past, my family name was "White", but in a
> community of too many Whites one of my ancestors decided to adopt the
> occupation-based name.
>
> Anyone here have stories of similar arguments about the spelling of names?
>
> (And why would I want to collect Michelles?)
>
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