Brad,
If you're not pulling our legs, someone must have anglisized his name at
some point. Watanabe is a Japanese name and I believe Wataname is too. I
think "wataname" means "balls of steel"... which is what you'd need with a
name like that...'-)
Gerard
At 9:14 PM -0700 8/7/00, Brad Pace wrote:
> John
>I should introduce him to a fellow that I was in the Army with, his
>last name was "What A Name",
>spelled just that way too. He was a Japanese fellow and he said it was
>pronounced like this,
>Watt Ah Nawm Ee. Made no difference, he still got razzed.
>Brad
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
>To: "Ron Soave" <soavero@yahoo.com>; "Brad Pace" <britclas@ior.com>;
>"Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 5:17 PM
>Subject: RE: Not Richard either
>
>
>Hi Guys
>A couple of years ago when I was teaching Vehicle Restoration in the
>UK I
>had a student in my class with a strange name. It was so strange that
>I
>assumed that another staff member was playing a joke on me by adding
>this
>name to my class list. So I duly read out the list on day 1 of the
>school
>year leaving this name out, and of course, I once I had finished
>reading I
>had more students than names I had called! I asked the kid his name he
>replied "Battery Charger Sir" Sure enough this was the name on the
>register!
>Mr Battery Charger. The whole class just about fell over upon hearing
>his
>name and tried to poke fun at him. One or two black eyes over the next
>two
>weeks and the others did not say much more. BTW he also turned out to
>be the
>best student in the class!
>I guess some parents have a sense of humor??????
>Regards
>John J Black
>Waterloo Drivetrain Systems
>http://www.waterloo-dtr.com
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ron Soave
>Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 2:42 PM
>To: Brad Pace; Peter C.; spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Not Richard either
>
>
>OK, due to my extreme dislike of this "Heady" thread,
>I have resisted any response, but i will mention a
>professor I had in grad school - Muzzafer Shaikh, or,
>as he preferred it, Muz Shaikh. I nicknamed all the
>profs, and he wanted to know what his was. I told him
>only after I got my "A" - Muz Shaikh After Peeing.
>
>
>--- Brad Pace <britclas@ior.com> wrote:
>> GREAT SCOTT, NOT ANOTHER "RICHARD HEAD"! I'LL
>> GIVE HIM A HAND,
>> PUSHING HIS TINY HEAD BACK IN AND ZIPPING UP, THAT
>> IS!
>>
>> Brad
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
>> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 11:05 AM
>> Subject: Not Richard either
>>
>>
>> Maybe some of this list can..... lend a hand?
>> peterc
>> ----
>> >X-Originating-IP: [203.197.202.27]
>> >From: "Awini Ambuj Shanker" <alviss@hotmail.com>
>> >To: british-cars-pre-war@autox.team.net
>> >Hello listers,
>> >i have been offered a car and im wondering how much
>> should i offer
>> for it...
>> >hope someone can help me here,
>> >it's a 1939 lagonda V12 Rapide,with a factory two
>> seater convertible
>> >body,it's low milage,complete and
>> roadworthy,nothing is missing and
>> >everything exept the built in jacks work, but that
>> can be sorted out
>> easyly,
>> >it's not concours,but has a lovely patina to it and
>> could do with a
>> little
>> >cosmetic and mechanical work.
>> >i hope someone can give me an idea of what
>> approximately should be a
>> fair
>> >price for the car?(in us$ or GB pounds)
>> >thanks for your help
>> >regards
>> >Awini Shanker
>>
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