The Adventures of Having an Uncommon Last Name
On the phone with a company today.
Operator: And what's your last name sir?
Me: It's McAleer. M-C-A-L-E-E-R.
Operator: Okay, I've got it. M-C-A-E-R.
Me: No, it's M-C-A-L-E-E-R.
Operator: Sorry. I've got M-C-A-E-R.
Me: No, no. It's. M. C. A. L. E. E. R.
Operator: M-C-A-L-E-E-R. Okay.
Whew.
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Them: Can you spell that?
Me: J A M E S
Them: Oh.
And I've been called "Kelly" more times than I can count *eyeroll*
Hi Paul I found one of your pics and couldnt believe when I saw your name.
My own name is Anne McAleer and I am from a village in Scotland. We have an extended family of McAleers and