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melm00se

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14. People will ask

Reply to Xavier Breath (Reply #8)

Sun Nov 24, 2024, 09:44 AM

Nov 2024

when my wife and I are out and about "Are you the Bossman?".

Being married for as long as I have been, I keep my mouth shut and let her reply to that one.

As another anecdote about my name, I attended a Jesuit Catholic high school and Fr. God's (picture what you think God looks like, put him in traditional Jesuit attire and you'll get the picture) 1st words to me as a scared freshman was "Mr. Bossman, you name smacks of hubris, we'll have to look out for that".

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For years I have kept my real name hidden behind my DU user name. [View all] melm00se Nov 2024 OP

Thank you, Matt. nt Dear_Prudence Nov 2024 #1

Awesome response! MaryMagdaline Nov 2024 #2

Your words and the video are what I thought we were..what I've known for 77 years. Deuxcents Nov 2024 #3

77 here as well!! bluestarone Nov 2024 #17

Heartfelt and poignant, Matt. summer_in_TX Nov 2024 #4

That was a good read. calimary Nov 2024 #5

Matt is a great name mr715 Nov 2024 #6

Yes, but we agree that whole "Bossman" name is totally made up, right? Xavier Breath Nov 2024 #8

Solid mr715 Nov 2024 #10

People will ask melm00se Nov 2024 #14

You could have said "No, that's a typo, I'm Mr. Bassman" and broke into the '60s novelty song. Xavier Breath Nov 2024 #15

A 14 year old Catholic boy melm00se Nov 2024 #16

You do know I wasn't seriously suggesting you should have done that, right? Xavier Breath Nov 2024 #18

thank you. and that video -- orleans Nov 2024 #7

Excellent! I also live in SW Florida - in Naples! Glad to see another blue person in this sea of red. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 2024 #9

I live just north of you and have been wanting, for years now, to visit The Holocaust Museum in Naples Deuxcents Nov 2024 #19

Hi, Matt BonnieJW Nov 2024 #11

Thank you Matt! lucca18 Nov 2024 #12

Your post was very good and I agree. Prof. Toru Tanaka Nov 2024 #13