Tino Donderwinkel, will you marry me?

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I got an e-mail a while ago, a question about a braindump site, that has me doodling hearts and humming Pachelbel's Canon. The e-mail came from a customer named Tino Donderwinkel. Now, is it just me, or is this Cupid's work: Mrs. Trika Harms zum Spreckel-Donderwinkel.

The truth is --Tino, maybe you shouldn't read this-- the truth is that my first name-love was one Ravi Bahamidapati, with whom I spoke briefly at a supply chain re-engineering seminar in Philadelphia, years ago. Try this on for size:

Mrs. Trika Harms zum Spreckel-Bahamidapati

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I've never quite gotten over it.

But Harms zum Spreckel-Donderwinkel; I could live with that.

Comments

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  • Anonymous
    September 11, 2008
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  • Anonymous
    September 11, 2008
    Oops - disregard that mis-post to the wrong area! :)

  • Anonymous
    September 14, 2008
    Trika, now I am disappointed. I thought, you'd marry ME! Martin

  • Anonymous
    September 15, 2008
    Martin, these things don't always last. There's still hope!

  • Anonymous
    September 16, 2008
    He is an dutch guy (so am I). So, If you marry Tino, you will gain the dutch nationality :). Hope you like the dutch people :D.

  • Anonymous
    September 16, 2008
    Guido, That is unfortunate. I loathe the Dutch. Trika

  • Anonymous
    September 16, 2008
    Guido, I take it back, I do not loathe the Dutch. I love the Dutch! I loathe the Canadians. Trika

  • Anonymous
    November 13, 2008
    Kiss from Vienna (Austria) ;-) PS: "Donderwinkel" sounds "funny" for German speaking people lol