My name is unusual for my generation - so much so that in my extended social circle I have just one namesake roughly my age. One side effect is that I was memo

My name is unusual for my generation - so much so that in my extended social circle I have just one namesake roughly my age. One side effect is that I was memorable just by virtue of having such a name. I suspect that in the case of both of the John Goodenoughs people generally never forgot that first impression - and that goes a long way.