Comments | nallasenyt: The "W" Against My Name Story.

nallasenyt

The "W" Against My Name Story.

Jan 19, 2010 11:03

Many years ago, about 1971 to be exact, our son was born. In and around this happy time, finances were tight for a young couple in Memphis. I was making the princely sum of $135.00 a week holding down the morning shift on WREC radio and, before her pregnancy was too far advanced, my wife was working as a salesperson in a curtain shop for $65 a week ( Read more... )

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Ha! ktynes January 19 2010, 17:09:54 UTC

I am so glad *I* wasn't that guy on the other side of the desk!

iamnikchick January 19 2010, 19:48:53 UTC

You're a man after my own heart, Mr. Tynes.

auntconi January 19 2010, 22:24:10 UTC

I don't blame you for not backing down.
Now, I have no idea what "W" means ~ against your name ~ "wacko" ??? ~ :)

"W" nallasenyt January 20 2010, 00:42:22 UTC

Amazingly enough, over the years I've come to know various folk who work at First Tennessee and I've asked them if they had ever heard of the infamous "W" being applied to someone's account.

To this day no one I've spoken to has had any knowledge whatsoever concerning this or any other letter of the alphabet being used as a flag of some sort.