Three Ronald Legendres
When Ronald Legendre got married in 1995, his best man was also named Ronald Legendre, as was the judge who performed the service.
None of this was exactly a coincidence. The best man and groom had met years before due to having the same last name (but they were genuinely best friends), and then they deliberately sought out the judge for the wedding.
Like Ronald Legendre, I have an uncommon last name. Thanks to Google, I know there are other Alex Boeses out there, but I've never met any of them. In fact, I've never met anyone (outside of family) who shares my last name. Though I recently discovered that there's a Boese Brothers Brewery in Albuquerque. I plan to check it out next time I'm in that neck of the woods.
None of this was exactly a coincidence. The best man and groom had met years before due to having the same last name (but they were genuinely best friends), and then they deliberately sought out the judge for the wedding.
Like Ronald Legendre, I have an uncommon last name. Thanks to Google, I know there are other Alex Boeses out there, but I've never met any of them. In fact, I've never met anyone (outside of family) who shares my last name. Though I recently discovered that there's a Boese Brothers Brewery in Albuquerque. I plan to check it out next time I'm in that neck of the woods.
Athol Daily News - Aug 14, 1995
Comments
There are at least three other people, not just living, but active on the internet, with my name. Two of them are also computer programmers. One of them even works on the Linux kernel. I'm crazy, but not crazy enough to do that.
Posted by Richard Bos on 11/16/24 at 05:12 AM
My name isn't common, but Google finds a dozen or so people with the same first and last name. For seven years, I lived in the same Boston suburb as a professor with the same name as me, including the middle initial. Despite this, I only got a phone call for him once, from a student seeking a time extension or something.
Posted by ges on 11/16/24 at 05:56 PM
Category: Odd Names | 1990s | Weddings