Good with first names

This photo was taken by Time-Life photographer David Scherman in 1943. According to the caption, it shows a local businessman in Kerry, Ireland who "claims to know everyone in Ireland by their first name."

If he knew everyone in Ireland by their first name, that means he must have met everyone in the country, which would have been an impressive feat. Or he was lying. Or he called everyone by the same name.

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Posted By: Alex - Sun Mar 16, 2014
Category: 1940s

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My Dad was from the deep south. He always told me that when you are in the south and forgot a man's name you should just call him Bubba. You will be right about 70% of the time! :lol: :coolsmile:
So, When in Ireland do you change Bubba to Patty? :lol: :coolsmile:

Posted by Tyrusguy on 03/16/14 at 08:38 AM

Note to business man: You were only supposed to KISS the Blarney Stone not suck on it!

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/16/14 at 10:46 AM

FYI -- just about any man will answer to "Hey Handsome!" (or these days "Hey Gorgeous! ")

Posted by girlgeniusNYC on 03/16/14 at 10:56 AM

When I can't remember someone's name, I just use the universal initials, "A. U!"
Works every time. 😊

Posted by captain DaFt on 03/16/14 at 02:53 PM

Yep blarney it is, the gift of gab, just enough exaggeration to make a good story great.

Or Paddy which sound the same and you'd be right 50% or so of the time sweetie!

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/16/14 at 03:18 PM

My grandfather called every Irishman the same name, but my mother told me I should never use that word.

Posted by tadchem on 03/17/14 at 08:19 AM

Hmm ... according to Wikipedia, the electoral turnout in the 1943 election was 1,816,142.
58r

Posted by Cougar Allen on 03/17/14 at 07:47 PM

That "58r" at the end of my last comment was part of the captcha. If anything odd appears at the end of this comment, you can assume it happened again....

Posted by Cougar Allen on 03/17/14 at 07:49 PM

Even in the 1940s the population of Ireland was a couple of million. I too call blarney, but if we're choosing between Irish blarney and New York reporter blarney, my vote is on the latter.

Posted by Richard Bos on 03/18/14 at 10:42 AM

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