During one of the many Chinese wedding banquets I attended in my younger days, I was sat at a table with folks from among other countries, Hong Kong. We went around introducing ourselves, including how we knew the bride or groom, and then it came to the lady next to me. She said her name was Zero and she knew the bride from their university days in England. Most of us didn't hear the last part of her introduction because we were still stuck at her name wondering if we'd misheard. I was about to clarify when someone else at the table beat me to it.
"I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch your name. You're...?"
"Zero."
"Like the number? Z-E-R-O?"
"Yes, Zero."
Over the years, I've come across many unexpected names, Zero was one of them. The other unexpected name I came across happened when I was on a hash run in one of Malaysia's national parks. Normally, after a hash run where we run through the jungle frightening every wildlife in sight, there would be beer and a noisy concert. I recall the makeshift stage had dance poles and briefly wondered "What the heck?" before the singing group pranced on stage. I was still wondering what kind of performance we were going to be treated to when the singing group announced themselves with the lead singer (presumably) stating "MY NAME IS APPLE!" and then they began to twirl around the poles.
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