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Ok, so I know that I'm, according to my wife, terminally 14, but after a night of drinking Rolling Rock I woke up to find a preacher on TV named Peter Popoff.

Now that's funny!
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Anyone remember 60s gubernatorial candidate Peter D. Beter? Ran against Arch in the '68 primary, I believe. More proof that the internets can find anything: Here's a quote from the legend (who, it appears, wisely later referred to himself as Peter David Beter):

"As I speak to you, the ante has gone up due to the leakage of radioactive plutonium-239 super poison from the Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, and the government is doing nothing whatsoever to stop it! My previous information was that the region which has been primarily affected by the leakage over the past several years consists of a swath through Kentucky, my home state of West Virginia, and Virginia with a combined population of over 9-million people. But on November 8, 1975, a secret meeting was held in the White House..."

And so on. I was thrown in junior high detention for singing his campaign theme song in the hallway.
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An obituary in today's Columbus Dispatch for Dick Butt.

How would you like to go through life with a name like that?

I'd rather be a Boy Named Sue.

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There was an acutal woman in this part of the world years ago named Ada Roach. I think she eventually committed suicide.
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I went to high school with Dale Raper from Logan.

That count?
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I went to high school with a guy named Bucky Beaver.

There used to be a summertime youth center in downtown West Hamlin that was run by a guy named Jack Hyanright (high-an-right).
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genlock wrote:I went to high school with Dale Raper from Logan.
How about the nationally known Tom Raper RV Sales in Richmond, Indiana.

What a last name.

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From Wikipedia:

Dick Trickle. With a combined total of up to 1,200 wins in all racing forms to his credit, he has been called "America's Winningest Driver."

Ima Hogg. Daughter of Governor of Texas James Stephen Hogg.

Lucious Pusey - Linebacker for Eastern Illinois University, legally changed his name to Lucious Seymour.

Tu Morrow, daughter of Rob Morrow and his wife Debbon Ayer.

Harry Baals, mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana from 1931-1947 and 1951-1954.
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From right here in Logan County...

True Life Story.

Goes by the name.....T.L.


'Course, also from here in L.A. Penny Nichols and April May.
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Growing up, there was a mean old lady down the road named Icy Buzzard. Went to school with Jim Shorts. Dad worked with Harry Dickey.
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When I was at Parris Island, we had a couple of guys who enlisted via the 'buddy system'. You can imagine the grief these guys got for 3 months....'What's you name, stupid one?' 'Private Head, SIR!!!' 'Whaddabout you, dumbass???' 'Sir, the private's name is Private Gay, SIR!!!!'

:lol: Poor fellas; it was misery for 'em. The DIs did that to them EVERY DAY for 3 months. 8)
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A guy in Sistersville named Harry Peters.
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A friend of my acquaintance is a telemarketer and swears that he got (from Elkins, WV, no less!) the following name on his screen:

Jack R. Goff

(Good Day! May I please speak with Mr. Jack Goff?) 8O
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I know a guy named Richard Dick. We call him Rich.

Swear to God. :lol:
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Played a year of baseball with a guy named Dick Swisher. And the funny thing is (in all seriousness): his uniform always looked funny...
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