I got a letter in the mail today addressed to Marion. Not remembering that name (as it is not one that the people who regularly receive our accidental mail have) I asked about it. Apparently I have stumbled upon the joke that keeps on giving. Years ago my grandfather decided to use the name Marion as a joke and test to figure out where he was getting spam mail from. He used the name on an "anonymous" survey to see if it was in fact those very surveys that were the source of his getting more and more junk mail. As it turns out he was right. He chose the name Marion because it was so unusual and obscure that it would be, beyond a doubt, that this was his doing and not just a mis sent letter. Today a letter came to Marion concerning Medicare benefits, apparently we receive mail for Marion on a regular if not weekly basis. It's been almost 9 years now since Grandfather passed away, but Marion is still going strong... and is eligible for medicare!
Get this though, apparently the name Marion is both male and female, and comes through the french to the english. It was originally a form of the name Mary as in the mother mary, and means star of the sea. Now the real cool fact is, its used in less than 1/1000 cases and best of all it was John Wayne's real first name (Marion Morrison). The things you learn, and the impressions you leave are certainly amazing.
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