> > > > Last night I told Fred, and there was some general confusion. He asked me something (maybe your last name, I'm not sure), so I was confused, and he was confused just from the randomness of it all, I think. . . anyway, after a little while of confusion, I explained what was going on. He didn't seem nearly as impressed as I was. :)
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> > > Yeah, he's a pretty sedate guy like that. My last name is Sumner, in case you were wondering or he still doesn't believe you or whatever.
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> > I'm so glad. I thought I was going crazy. You see, I thought that was what he said, but there was a guy who used to go to school here whose first name was Sumner, and I thought that was who he was talking about last night. Then I realized that didn't make any sense, and I figured I'd heard him wrong. Guess I didn't!
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> Geez... like that wasn't confusing enough *without* having two guys with the same name involved. This could make an interesting premise for a farce... I'll have to think about it...

On Nth thought - had you mentioned the name "Darien," he likely also would have known who you were talking about.

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