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I Don't Exist At least according to this web site, which says that there are zero people with the first name Rand, and zero people with the last name Simberg, in the US. This implies, of course, there are also zero people with both. I guess I'll just have to disappear in a puff of logic. Posted by Rand Simberg at October 25, 2006 07:10 AMTrackBack URL for this entry:
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Congratulations! You've become the definition of "very unique." :> Posted by Jay at October 25, 2006 09:02 AMSame here. I don't exist. All my snippy remarks about pseudonymous and anonymous commenters have been nothing but hypocrisy. On the other hand, April 15th should be a much more pleasant day from now on ... Posted by Jay Manifold at October 25, 2006 09:06 AMI join you in blissful last name anonymity. You would think this would cut down on our junk mail. Posted by JJS at October 25, 2006 09:10 AMHrmmm, Karl Hallowell seems rather uncommon at 1 overall. It'd go up to 130, if I were named Carl Holloway. Posted by Karl Hallowell at October 25, 2006 09:28 AMLooks like I don't exist either. Posted by taoist at October 25, 2006 10:23 AMHmm. There are 1756 of me. Posted by Kevin at October 25, 2006 10:32 AMNearly 500 of me. I'll bet this thing is based on phone databases. It is proabally missing me as I am cell only. Posted by Mike Puckett at October 25, 2006 10:55 AMI'm completely unique as well! Except a simple google search turns up two of me, so the "HowManyOfMe" search isn't very accurate. (Or maybe Google knows everything? Creepy...) Posted by KeithK at October 25, 2006 11:48 AMThe problem with Google Searches is they do not distingush mutiple instances from multiple persons. You know the other is not you but an outsider would not without a prohibitive invenstment of time and resources. Posted by Mike Puckett at October 25, 2006 12:46 PMI figured out the most popular name (not that hard) Do "James Smith" and see the results. More than 50,000 people in the U.S. with that name. Geez! Posted by Dennis Ray Wingo at October 25, 2006 01:00 PMApparently I do not exist either - even though I have a great-uncle with the same name who has been living in California for 40 years. Posted by Ed Minchau at October 25, 2006 02:21 PM10,286 -- well at least for "William" As an aside, Robert Zubrin does not exist either. Posted by Bill White at October 25, 2006 02:39 PMHeh! My wife kept her maiden name and when I inquire about her, the answer is exactly one (1) -- 1 in 300,000,000 -- I know she'd agree with that. Posted by Bill White at October 25, 2006 02:42 PMHmmm, how about the most sexually ambiguous name? Jamie is the best, I've found with 69.86% female. Posted by Karl Hallowell at October 25, 2006 03:13 PMThere appear to be 262 of me. Relatedly, I sometimes check out those free 'people finder' sites by trying to find myself (having done nothing in particular to conceal myself...even my magazine subscriptions follow my moves, after no more effort than a USPS Change of Address card) Yet I almost never find myself. Doesn't say much about their ability to find someone else, I must assume. There was even a 'frankglover.com' web page (belonging to an Indianapolis musician) but it no longer works. There are over a million "Barbaras" but zero "Skolauts." Not only do I not exist, my relatives around the country don't either. They do say, "This name is not found in our database, this means the name is relatively uncommon." True, it is. But I've lived at the same address and had the same phone number for 25 years. My mom (who lives in a different state) has had the same phone number since 1970. You'd think someone would have noticed. Posted by Barbara Skolaut at October 25, 2006 05:05 PM125 people stole my identity. Posted by Leland at October 25, 2006 08:50 PM295 John Doe's but only 22 Jane's. Posted by Leland at October 25, 2006 08:52 PMThere are "zero" of me, which is odd, as I am F.P. Kiesche III! Posted by Fred Kiesche at October 26, 2006 07:58 AMPost a comment |