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But according to the "background" story he was born and baptized in Munich* and then immigrated to the US!

> Keep in mind, this is America.

My eldest brother was named Roy and my mum considered calling me Bruceš. ATM one of the most popular names for little boys in Germany is Kevin.

But certainly NOT 1904! Believe me, if this guy exists he never got German papers with this name, not even the "short" 35 letters version!

IMHO this is an April joke going wild.

For comparison for decades now there is a running gag with a faked parliamentarian in Germany. The parliament even lists him in official papers and websites and journalists published plenty of faked interviews.

Some newspapers are even fooling new colleagues to go and get an interview... =)

Cheers Rolf

(*) or Hamburg, thats like confusing Chicago and LA

(1) a live full of Willis-jokes ...horror ...

In reply to Re^8: Do you have a middle name? by LanX
in thread Do you have a middle name? by ambrus

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