> Yes, these are all people I know, and most of them know each other. It's not unusual for me to be out at a pub with 5 or 6 Daves. OK, it's not the world's rarest name, but it's not that common, surely...
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> winter"we were running out of nicknames when Tim turned up..."mute

My real name is Andy (Gasp! He admits his name!) I was in a pub once sitting at a table with seven other people, two of whom I knew and were also called Andy. Someone else came in, loked at our table and called, "Andy!"

Seven of the eight people at our table turned round in response.

Bea"The other one was called Dave"sty