Comments on: The Nalls. http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-nalls one writer's daily download Tue, 22 May 2012 19:50:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bev http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-112366 Bev Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:28:32 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-112366 I found your blog some months ago while trying to find out who the heck Red Trabue was. I too, wondered if you were Nancy Nall from Riley H.S. - whose little brother was my first "boy friend, not boyfriend" as I said back in first grade. I figured out quickly you were too young to be 'Riley Nancy' but have been happily reading your blog ever since. Alas, I still don't know why they name roads and parks after Red Trabue... I found your blog some months ago while trying to find out who the heck Red Trabue was. I too, wondered if you were Nancy Nall from Riley H.S. – whose little brother was my first “boy friend, not boyfriend” as I said back in first grade. I figured out quickly you were too young to be ‘Riley Nancy’ but have been happily reading your blog ever since. Alas, I still don’t know why they name roads and parks after Red Trabue…

]]> By: ashley http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-112259 ashley Sun, 09 Sep 2007 16:27:31 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-112259 Well, <a href="http://ashleymorris.typepad.com/ashley_morris_the_blog/2007/07/in-an-existenti.html" rel="nofollow">there's this</a>. Well, there’s this.

]]> By: Julie Robinson http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-111904 Julie Robinson Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:52:53 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-111904 I grew up with a very uncommon name, Pigott; go ahead and take a minute to imagine the possibilities on the playground. Even so, when we were married I didn't immediately change my name; that didn't happen until we were starting a family and I came to feel we should all share a name. There still isn't a good solution to this--who gives up their family name, do you just pick a new name and make both sides mad? We have friends who both hyphenated, definitely the most equitable, but they both have unusally spelled and pronounced names. What happens when their boys marry? Especially if they find women who also have two last names. They shouldn't have any credit switch problems, though. I grew up with a very uncommon name, Pigott; go ahead and take a minute to imagine the possibilities on the playground. Even so, when we were married I didn’t immediately change my name; that didn’t happen until we were starting a family and I came to feel we should all share a name.

There still isn’t a good solution to this–who gives up their family name, do you just pick a new name and make both sides mad? We have friends who both hyphenated, definitely the most equitable, but they both have unusally spelled and pronounced names. What happens when their boys marry? Especially if they find women who also have two last names.

They shouldn’t have any credit switch problems, though.

]]> By: Jen http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-111893 Jen Sat, 08 Sep 2007 13:50:30 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-111893 Linda: I can actually relate. Same 1st/last name, same year of birth, and all her bad paper got mixed up in my file. Her FICO jumped 200 pts, and mine went down 300. I found out when my employer (a financial institution) sent a VP to give me the "bad kid" talk for not meeting conditions of employment. QUITE the rude awakening. At least it only took 6 months to fix... www.annualcreditreport.com Linda: I can actually relate. Same 1st/last name, same year of birth, and all her bad paper got mixed up in my file. Her FICO jumped 200 pts, and mine went down 300. I found out when my employer (a financial institution) sent a VP to give me the “bad kid” talk for not meeting conditions of employment. QUITE the rude awakening. At least it only took 6 months to fix…

http://www.annualcreditreport.com

]]> By: MichaelG http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-111594 MichaelG Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:54:44 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-111594 There have been at least three other Michael Goldens who worked for the State of CA. Wildest of all is that there was one with the same middle initial who worked in the same unit where I work doing the same thing that I do. We used to call him my dad. He retired several years ago. Imagine the problems with network log ons, email, messages, travel claims, etc., etc. It was endless. Worse still was that he was a bigoted, racist SOB. They used to call me the ‘good Michael G’ and he was the ‘bad' one. I still get messages and mail for the guy. Our people came from the same area in the west of Ireland so I assume we’re related somewhere way back. What a trip that was. I also ended up having to fix some jobs that he had fu I mean, messed up. I felt like a fool trying to explain how it wasn’t my fault. I’m lucky so far to not have had any credit or ID problems because of any of the others. There have been at least three other Michael Goldens who worked for the State of CA. Wildest of all is that there was one with the same middle initial who worked in the same unit where I work doing the same thing that I do. We used to call him my dad. He retired several years ago. Imagine the problems with network log ons, email, messages, travel claims, etc., etc. It was endless. Worse still was that he was a bigoted, racist SOB. They used to call me the ‘good Michael G’ and he was the ‘bad’ one. I still get messages and mail for the guy. Our people came from the same area in the west of Ireland so I assume we’re related somewhere way back. What a trip that was. I also ended up having to fix some jobs that he had fu I mean, messed up. I felt like a fool trying to explain how it wasn’t my fault. I’m lucky so far to not have had any credit or ID problems because of any of the others.

]]> By: Linda http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-111547 Linda Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:08:14 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-111547 Jen, you got off easy. When I tried to refinance my house, they mixed up my credit records with someone with a similar first name, born on the same day, in the same hometown, with a SS number 1 digit off from mine, who had bad paper everywhere. It took months to straighten it out, and one of the credit bureaus had the nerve to scold ME to be careful. And googling my name only reminds me of how many people with the same name are smarter and more accomplished than me. Jen, you got off easy. When I tried to refinance my house, they mixed up my credit records with someone with a similar first name, born on the same day, in the same hometown, with a SS number 1 digit off from mine, who had bad paper everywhere. It took months to straighten it out, and one of the credit bureaus had the nerve to scold ME to be careful.

And googling my name only reminds me of how many people with the same name are smarter and more accomplished than me.

]]> By: Jen http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-111516 Jen Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:53:01 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-111516 My doppelganger is a cousin by marriage, and "borrowed" my credit rating to buy her house. Gotta love those free market-driven credit bureaus and their commitment to accuracy. My doppelganger is a cousin by marriage, and “borrowed” my credit rating to buy her house. Gotta love those free market-driven credit bureaus and their commitment to accuracy.

]]> By: brian stouder http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-111494 brian stouder Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:42:08 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-111494 Way way way (waaaaaay) back in kindergarten, I sat next to a girl named Brighetta Ohzie - probably spelling that wrong, but her name was pronounced brigeetah (emphasis on the 'gee') ohzee. A very nice person, and I think her parents spoke German Way way way (waaaaaay) back in kindergarten, I sat next to a girl named Brighetta Ohzie – probably spelling that wrong, but her name was pronounced brigeetah (emphasis on the ‘gee’) ohzee. A very nice person, and I think her parents spoke German

]]> By: Connie http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-111485 Connie Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:11:56 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-111485 LA mary, I love it when people recognize my name as a "nice weird Frisian name." That is the reason I didn't change my name when I married. LA mary, I love it when people recognize my name as a “nice weird Frisian name.” That is the reason I didn’t change my name when I married.

]]> By: John http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-111474 John Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:08:31 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/07/the-nalls/#comment-111474 Just a slight correction (since you probably got the it from me), "virtually all Nalls in the U.S. go back to a single ancestor". There are a few families started from different immigrants and a couple of name changes (from Noll, Noul or Neal, for example). I truly hope you answered that you are The Talented Nancy Nall, but not the aforementioned actress. Just a slight correction (since you probably got the it from me), “virtually all Nalls in the U.S. go back to a single ancestor”. There are a few families started from different immigrants and a couple of name changes (from Noll, Noul or Neal, for example).

I truly hope you answered that you are The Talented Nancy Nall, but not the aforementioned actress.

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