> I know how you feel Howard. People haven't really gotten my name wrong, but it really confuses people to meet someone named Buddy. "Yes Buddy is my given name. It's on my birth certificate and everything. I *know* that Buddy is usually a nickname, but not with me." Why is that such a hard concept to grasp.
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> And another thing. That &%$# My Buddy doll is satan in red overalls! The stupid doll came out when I was a kid. It had the same name as me. And to make matters worse, it looked just like I did. Same color hair, same hair cut. Same face shape, everything! I had to live with that stupid song day in and day out for years. I vowed to never own one, and I never did.
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> Drac "My me, my me, wherever I go, I go" imas

I had similar experiences in school. On the first day, the teacher would call roll, get to my name, and if I didn't answer quick enough, would say "Kelly...is she here?"

The only good thing about it was in high school gym class. At the beginning of the semester, everyone was given a locker number to use. Mine was in the girls locker room. Unfortunately, they corrected it the first day. ;-)

I do remember one teacher, after making the standard mistake with my name, asking me if I would go by Matthew (my middle name) so that he wouldn't make that mistake again. I said that if I could remember that he was a guy, he could do the same for me.

Kel"still get mail addressed to Ms. Kelly K."ly