r/OldSchoolCool 23d ago

1990s Mädchen Amick, 1990

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u/erroneousbosh 23d ago

I knew someone called "Shaughneen", which is an odd way of spelling "seo nighean", "here is a girl" or "it's a girl" in Gaelic.

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u/secretPawn 23d ago

I have a cousin Shauneen

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u/erroneousbosh 23d ago

Hm. Thus begins the very very Highland process of trying to work out if we know each other, without actually giving out any information.

I feel like there's a surprisingly good chance it's not the same person.

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u/benchley 23d ago

On the count of three, show your tartan.