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Speaking of names that sound like other things... when I was a freshman in college, my roommate and another buddy and I went out for a late-night snack one evening, and he wound up playing a Donkey Kong video game at the fast food joint. I was watching him play, when I asked what the name of the little character was. My roommate answered "Mario". For some reason I then asked, "Does he have a last name?" and my roommate responded without hesitation, "Yeah, Speedwagon."

Took me a while to figure that one out.

17,360 posted on 01/27/2004 10:30:15 AM PST by Bear_in_RoseBear (But fear not the ob-stackles in your path, for Fate has vouchsafed your reward.)

LOL...Jess got me this old-school arcade-style controller box thingy that plugs into the TV's a/v input, and lets you play a whole bunch of the old arcade games. Donkey Kong, Kung Fu, Dig Dug, Pac-Man, Centipede, Galaga, etc...it's quite a trip.

"Mario" Speedwagon rules!

17,366 posted on 01/27/2004 10:34:04 AM PST by ItsOurTimeNow ("By all that we hold dear on this Earth I bid you stand, men of the West!")