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Old 10-22-2014, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Buffalo Jim View Post
I grew up in a very small town and was named after my Dad . He became called Big Jim and I was called Little Jim .
My immediate and extended family did and still do call me Jimmy .
My last name is Gately . My high school hockey coach called me " Fencely " . My friends in high school and college called me " Gator ".
But the best name I have is from my two grand-daughters who call me " Pa-Pa ".
Absolutely the best! My first grandsons, twin boys, named me Popeye, and that has been my name for all six.
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