Hey Cuz!

posted by jangro on (3 years, 6 months ago)

My vanity google search on "jangro" turned up a really strange result this morning.

My last name is unique. There aren't that many of us because the name mutated from the name Gingras only about 5 generations ago right here in Massachusetts. I've studied the genealogy of my name back to the late 17th century when they came from France to Quebec.

Barring the possibility that someone just changed their last name to Jangro (well that would be understandable, it is a cool name), anyone with that name is my cousin.

When this Google search alert isn't about me, it's usually about one of my athletic cousins breaking some touchdown record for their prep-school, or it's the janitorial supply company in England who would probably love to get their hands on this domain.

I know personally many of the Jangro family members out there, and from my research and otherwise paying attention, I feel like I know OF just about all of them. But I guess I really don't. Because every once in a while I get a surprise like this one:

The Billerica Lions Club Youth Speech Committee is pleased to announce the winner of its Youth Speech contest Meaghan Hardy, a sophomore at Billerica Memorial High School. Meaghan competed against Sara Pietila, a senior at Shawsheen Tech, and Ravina Jangro, a senior at Billerica Memorial High School as well as a member of the Billerica Leos Club (a youth club of the Lions).
from: Lions Youth Speech contest winner - Billerica Minuteman

Dear Ravina Jangro, nice try against Meaghan Hardy I'm sure. But how have you managed to get to 18 years of age without me knowing about you or your family?

And she lives just 15 miles away or so in Billerica, MA. (that's pronounced bill-rick'-a, btw, so you can say it correctly in your head.)

Aren't the Interwebs fun.


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  • jangro saved this to Fun 3 years, 6 months ago
  • Posted by StephARC 3 years, 6 months ago

    You should name you next child Ravina def.

  • jangro

    Posted by jangro 3 years, 6 months ago

    no can do. clearly the name's taken.

  • Posted by TrishaLyn 3 years, 6 months ago

    I actually used cuil once as a goof and found that someone else out there is actually named Trisha Fawver. I was astounded since both my first name and surname are fairly uncommon.

  • jangro

    Posted by jangro 3 years, 6 months ago

    OMG! you used cuil? ;)

    The evil Trisha Fawver was probably manufactured by that horrible search engine.

  • Posted by Sam Harrelson 3 years, 6 months ago

    so you're that person who used Cuil. i was wondering who that one person happened to be.

  • Posted by TrishaLyn 3 years, 6 months ago

    I used it once. Once.

  • Posted by TrishaLyn 3 years, 6 months ago

    Like Bizarro Trisha Fawver.

    With a moustache from a portal at the pet store.

  • Posted by Sam Harrelson 3 years, 6 months ago

    that's what she said.

  • Posted by TrishaLyn 3 years, 6 months ago

    Thank you, Michael Scott.

  • Posted by James Spinosa 3 years, 6 months ago

    One thing I am quite guilty of is Googling myself, I love seeing my website in the number one spot over soem random water commissioner from San Francisco.

  • Posted by Pat Grady 3 years, 6 months ago

    Jangro's got some fun rhyming action to it... the ending O is a tickler, gotta leverage that.

    Scott, you're a French dude, if you have a girl, i suggest Bordeaux Jangro. Sure, she might end up a drinker, but Bordeax is really a region, not just the name of a type of wine.

    There's also a cool french word, Rondeau, it's France's version of a Haiku, a structured verse, and it also refers to the last part of a sonata (mom's a pro musician)... so I'm thinking Bordeaux's little poetic sister is Rondeau Jangro...

    Of course, you all live in this little house in the French countryside, growing some grapes... Chateau Jangro.

  • jangro

    Posted by jangro 3 years, 6 months ago

    All great ideas, Pat. But we're done!

    I do like the chateau in the French countryside idea, though.

  • Posted by Michael Nunez 3 years, 6 months ago

    Googling yourself is fun until you get confused with someone who commits assault with urine: http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/053007...' href='http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/05300702mgr.pdf">http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/053007...'>http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/05300702mgr.pdf">http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/053007...

  • jangro

    Posted by jangro 3 years, 6 months ago

    uh huh...confused, sure.
    All part of your campaign to make people think that's not really you. ;)

    that's hilarious!


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