[Ipg-smz] From a LinkedIn discussion

[Gabe Goldberg]

Someone I know divorced woman named $Woman, married another $Woman. Not 
to his face, people call them $Woman 1 and $Woman 2.

And, of course: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Shop_of_Horrors_(film)

...with Audrey 1 and 2.

On 1/9/2020 12:01 PM, Stephen Satchell via Ipg-smz 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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