I always just assumed it was "Tahbeh" ... but then I lived in Hawaii for
35 years and it affected my thinking.

Mike

tabe johnson wrote:
> 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
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>>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".
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