"Loblaw" is the name behind Canada's largest grocery chain. That Bob Lowlaw
from the 1970s could be a zillionaire!
jh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Earl Dunbar" <edunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, 17 August, 2004 08:19 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: OT Re: What's in a name - really OT
>
> Actually, when I was working at U of T in the early 70s, I met and knew
Bob Loblaw. A very nice guy and had a good sense of humour about his name.
>
> Earl
>
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> On 8/16/2004 at 9:54 PM Gordon J. Ross wrote:
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> >Hi Piers:
> >
> >We have a huge grocery chain called Loblaw's, One of the owners kids is
> >named Robert but goes by Bob....
> >
> >Bob Loblaw
> >
> >Gord
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
> >To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 4:02 PM
> >Subject: [OM] Re: OT Re: What's in a name - really OT
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Reminds me of meeting a senior Japanes diplomat in Brussels. We did
the
> >> usual, exchanging business cards, but I tried to maintain eye contact
as
> >he
> >> said (I thought) "Dat eez my name". "Sorry, what is your name?" "Dat
eez
> >my
> >> name!". I had to resort to deciphering the card ... Which revealed
him
> >as
> >> Mr Date, pronounced "da-teh", who must have thought of me as
particularly
> >> slow witted. He probably is not alone.
> >>
> >> Piers
> >
> >
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