Sorting through reams of paper each day means peeking into hundreds of people’s personal lives.
Names I’ve seen while working at a law office that I’m glad aren’t mine - first name “North,” last names “O’Crotty,” “Christ” (first initial was a J., no lie), “Pig,” and, by far the worst, “Hymen.” Yep, spelled that way, too.
The person with the unfortunate last name “Hymen” was a woman, which led me to two conclusions:
1. She’s single, and needs to drop everything and make marrying anybody with a better last name a priority, or
2. She’s married, and out of some sick sense of traditionalism she felt an obligation to change her name to match her husband’s.
On a side note, would you ever date a guy seriously with the last name “Hymen”? What about your poor potential kids? Calling attendance would be a constant source of shame…introductions during a job interview less-than-awesome. Ewww. You know how last names supposedly reflect professions/qualities of our ancestors? I wonder what her family was like…
2 years ago • Notes