Jeff, I feel your pain.

Anyone who can correctly pronounce "Tabe" on the first
try without having heard me say it gets ten points!

tabe johnson/87 westy

>Date:    Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:16:41 -0700
>From:    Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
>Subject: Re: mystery VIN - Now Names
>
>Most of you guys have got it easy.  Try getting someone to spell "Schwaia"
>write the first time.  No matter how slowly I spell it, the American mind
>cannot grasp the idea of "aia".  It's quite funny.
>
>And for those who've decided that "aia" just can't be right, I usually end
>up with either Schwala or Schwaig.  The spelling detectives analyse my last
>name and decide that the "i" is an "l" or that last "a" must be a "g".