Re: OT Jeopardy Winner 12/15/2022

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On 12/21/2022 9:10 PM, Jim Davis wrote:
> On Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 11:12:28 AM UTC-5, Bob La Londe wrote:
>
>> Most of my cousins spell their names as one word, but I can assure you
>> their dad's were born La Londe, not Lalonde even if they allowed
>> bureaucrats to change it at the DMV or just decided it was easier. I
>> know both of my La Londe uncles now mispell their name for public use.
>> Its just easier. I'm a bit more of a rock. I'll refuse to do business
>> with people who won't let me spell my name correctly and I took my birth
>> certificate with me to make sure my name was correct at the DMV 40+
>> years ago.
>>
>> One lady who runs an air gun parts store online said "I don't see why
>> its a big deal for you to just take the space out."
>>
>> I told her, "That would be fraud. That is not my name."
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> So as it turns out Bob, we just may be distantly, indirectly related.
> Seems my uncle (Donald Nugent, mothers brother) Married a Carmen La Londe. They lived in a small little city in upstate NY called Ogdensburg, Right on the St Lawrence River. (Across from Canada) They had (I think) 3 kids ( 2 boys and a girl) Lived in Niagara Falls of all places right down the street from the Love Canal. Which, if you remember, was the subject of a huge media water pollution scandal back in the 70's.
> .
> My uncle, a prisoner of war during the WW II Battle of the Bulge, doing a hundreds of mile forced walk, survived that and died of cancer late 80's . (Hmmmm) My aunt Carmen ( if I remember the family history correctly) went on and got re-married to a catholic priest who gave up the ministry to marry her.
> .
> I haven't been in contact with those cousins since before my uncles death so I don't know anything about them. But I do have another cousin in Ohio who says she occasionally talks to my cousin Kenny the youngest boy.
> .
> By the way, my father was born in Canada, (1916) in a log cabin far up north in a logging camp in Winnipeg  , My grandfather was a lumber jack. I think I've mentioned that here before. My father told me some really great stories about living in the lumber camp. So anyway, I'm half Canuk.  Eh?


It is truly a small world!!!

BTW Ray's winnings are over $100k!!!
I can't imagine the activity on his door bell when he gets home!!!