I'd like to apologize to everyone for the recent very inappropriate threads staying up for so long. I had a busy day watching the kids, and I just got home from work to see the DL forum totally polluted. I think everything has been taken care of.
Don't be silly Bruce. We thank you for all you do. We are all grown adults here. The troll in question was just trying to rattle everyones cage for this own amusement. No harm, no foul. Have a great weekend! Abner
Thanks Bruce, for not dressing me down. I got a little carried away with some of my posts. I will have to watch myself in the future and will use the "Ignore" option more often to insure I more faithfully abide by the rules of DI. BTW, I am curious, is your last name pronounced "Tate" or "Tay"? I have heard it both ways in this area.
Bruce's last name, in most areas, is pronounced "Tate" - with both T's pronounced. Rumor has it, however, that if Bruce decides to go for a doctorate, he's going to start pronouncing it with two distinct syllables (accent on the latter) and a French flair - like "Tah-tay." (In fact, since becoming a moderator on this prestigious academic forum, the only thing that has prevented him from doing so already is the ribbing he would receive from his fellow law enforcement professionals. "Officer Tah-tay" just wouldn't sound right.)
If they're not laughing at "Brew chay" then that shouldn't matter. My mother was from Billerica and was, on her mother's side, Irish-French. There's a story that the established French weren't crazy about the hooligan Irishman marrying into the family.
As usual, Steve is correct, it's pronounced "Tate". The way I spell it is the most common spelling in Scotland, where all four of my grandparents hailed from. Funny story....when I first got out of the Army, I was living in my first bachelor pad, and had my phone number listed. However, the phone company screwed-up, and listed me as "Tai, Bruce". For months afterwards, I was deluged by phone calls from Chinese telemarketers. I'm going one better....I'm going to legally change my name to something that rolls off the tongue better, like Rick Malibu or Mike Valdosta.
