Exaggerations

[joe greiner]

I'm putting this in the Jokes section, because it's less serious than it appears.:D

"The report of my death was an exaggeration." - Mark Twain, June 1897
( http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=191570 )

"The reports of my deaths were also exaggerations." - Joe Greiner, February 2009
( http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=653052 )
( http://www.odmp.org/officer/5728-police-officer-martin-joseph-greiner )

With assistance of Google.

I'm reasonably certain that I'm not related to either of them, except perhaps for a cross-over eons ago. In 1998, I visited Regensburg, Germany, whence my great-grandfather emigrated to America around 1860. I found over 50 listings of the surname in the telephone book. The total population of Regensburg is about 140,000.

Cheers,
Joe

[fenderbelly]

No good trying to hide it Herr Greiner:no:, you sound just like ... Sgt. Schultz.

Only joking:)

Cheers Fred

[wheelinround]

The State of NSW once had a Premier her Joe Nic Griener (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Greiner) he was always characterized as Kermit the Frog by cartoonists

http://healthcareaustralia.com.au/images/nick_greiner.jpg

[joe greiner]

Yeah, I found him a while back too, Ray. It's amazed me how many copies there are of such a strange name. It would make some sense if my name was "John Smith" or something more common.

Good to see you at least part way out of the woods.:2tsup:

All the best,
Joe