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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 02:40 PM
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Executive in Ohio refused to change his name from Hitler
http://isp.netscape.com/lcisp/home/story.jsp?flok=FF-APO-1120&idq=/ff/story/0001%2F20050623%2F0740617039.htm&sc=1120&floc=isp-15&related=off&from=news

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CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Larry Harris is used to the confusion when he tells people he lives on Hitler Road.

The Circleville resident says after 30 years, he's used to the weird looks and questions. But the three rural roads and the cemetery that bear the Hitler name were around long before the German dictator.

The Hitlers were a well-known farm family in Circleville. Longtime resident Idabelle White said she wishes the road names could be changed, but that she wouldn't want to offend the family's descendants.

George Hitler Jr. says family members who moved away from Circleville faced harassment. His father became an executive at Firestone tire company in Akron and the company president asked him to change his name. He refused.
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Nickster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 02:42 PM
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1. What about Hisler? Maybe Hilter?:-)
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MadisonProgressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 02:48 PM
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2. Or maybe douchebag?
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Kraklen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 02:52 PM
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3. How about Shitler?
Why not?
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 02:55 PM
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4. I can't say I blame him
The family was well established before WWII, it says.

So, its heritage.

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indepat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 03:09 PM
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5. Didn't Hitler change his name from Schicklegruber(?)
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pie Donating Member (782 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 03:24 PM
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6. He shouldn't have to change his name!
That is silly
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