Authors:
Gary Hirsch, Brad Robertson
We hear stories all the time. We tell stories. We are stories. Think about your own name, for example. Why did your parents give you that name? Does your surname have special meaning? Do you have a nickname, and if so, how did you get it? We have asked hundreds of people these questions and have been captivated by moving, funny, obscene, sometimes unforgettable stories. Here is one of our own: "When I was on the freshman basketball team at Lincoln high school, my teammates Rawlin Nolte and Eddie Peterson gave me the nickname 'Doof.' Mostly it was because…
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