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Jerry Fochtman wrote:
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> Some of you may remember the TV show "I've Got A Secret".... (am
> I dating myself... :) )
>
> I recall a show whereby there was a group of unrelated people that
> the panelists was unable to guess their secret (which was actually
> fairly unusual...they were pretty good).  Seems the people were all
> pulled from the New York City telephone and their last names made-up
> the words to the song 'In the Good Ol' Summertime...'.  Of course
> the hit was the 90+ year-old lady whose last name was Summerstein.... :)

There was a guy near us named Fenton Quenton Farkenlarker, III.

Ever try to do genealogy on hispanic names? it's nuts. Prior to 100
years or so ago the son took the father's first name as his last name -
so you would have Jose Garcia's son named Juan Jose, and Juan Jose's son
might be Torrero Juan.

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