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Can you believe this?
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The Ego | Report | 13 Aug 2006 23:09 |
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To avoid hot matches with John smith...I substituted the surname with the words 'commonest name'.......and got a personal mail from some one with a whole host of names and dates,totally unrelated ,in a desperate attempt for me to shed some light-the message was entitled John commonest name so must have been prompted from hot matches??.... |
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NicolaDunbyNocula | Report | 13 Aug 2006 23:12 |
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lol ego sorry just couldn't help laughing lol think I must have the giggles tonight am finding a lot of things amusing lol Nicola |
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An Olde Crone | Report | 13 Aug 2006 23:17 |
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Ego I once posted a reply on here which said something like 'If your Joe Bloggs married twice, it should say so on his marriage cert' Poster replied - 'but my Grandad wasnt called Joe Bloggs' OC |
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The Ego | Report | 13 Aug 2006 23:17 |
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rofpmsl |
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Merry | Report | 13 Aug 2006 23:19 |
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If you do a name search on here for the surname, ''Name'' you get some unusual forenames, such as: Guessed Forget Her Guestimate Made Up Awaiting Cannot remember and the attractive, Dunno Merry |
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NicolaDunbyNocula | Report | 13 Aug 2006 23:21 |
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lol too funny |
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An Olde Crone | Report | 13 Aug 2006 23:22 |
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Merry LOL! Anything to avoid the dreaded Unknown Unknown I suppose. OC |
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Merry | Report | 13 Aug 2006 23:36 |
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Never mind....they all go into GR's melting pot of names.....have we reached 80 million yet? Merry |
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Carole | Report | 14 Aug 2006 12:50 |
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One thing I do to avoid too many hot matches with 'Unknown' as a surname is to make the surname 'Wife of Joe Bloggs'. It also helps me when I am looking at my own names so I know who Ann, Ann, Ann etc actually are on my tree until I track down their maiden names. Carole |
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Mandy | Report | 14 Aug 2006 12:52 |
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I'm so glad this was added to again, as i would have missed it otherwise. Really and truly laughing out loud! |
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Gordon | Report | 14 Aug 2006 12:55 |
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I tend to use (mother), (father), (wife) and (husband) for unknown surnames. Doesn't throw up any hotmatches, whatsoever! I'm thinking of changing my name to Living Unknown... I need to be more unpopular... Gordon |
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Mandy | Report | 14 Aug 2006 12:57 |
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Now we all know your secret Gordon, you may find you have more hot matches than before! |
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Kate | Report | 14 Aug 2006 13:00 |
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I came across a GR member whose first name is listed as 'your first name' when searching for matches this morning! Kate. |
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Jess Bow Bag | Report | 14 Aug 2006 13:02 |
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I'd believe anything of GR these days! my lastest hot matches ( on my no paying membership where i build my tree) had a whole load of nearly -spelled--the -surname-right matches - Oh and someone sent me a message that ''My GGrandfather was called william BOW- do we have a match?'' No, dont think so! Jess x |
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