Make-a-List Monday: John in its various forms

October 3, 2016September 9, 2016Meaghan

Since last week I did a list of MPs named Mary or some nickname or international form of Mary, I thought I’d do John this week. Again, using Nameberry’s lists: John’s international forms and John’s nicknames.

Fun fact: the name “Jonathan” actually comes from Nathan, not John, but I’m adding it to the list anyway.

If there’s an asterisk, the MP is female. I didn’t count all the females named Jean or Jan, because almost all of them on Charley are female, or the females named Jackie, cause for women that’s short for Jacqueline.) The obligatory warning: I might have missed some people.

JOHN/JON

JOHNNY/JOHNNIE/JONNIE

JACK/JACKIE

JONATHAN/JONATHON/JOHNATHON

SEAN/SHAWN/SHAUN

SHANE

IAN

JUAN

GIOVANNI/JIOVANI

IVAN

HANS

Hans Harry Okelsrud

EVAN

Evan Allan Snider

JAN

Jan Ostrom

JEAN

Jean Marie Monfort

JOHAN

JENS

Jens Paeschke

michael w. October 3, 2016 / 2:42 am

I guess I don’t understand what the purpose of these lists are. Wouldn’t it be more constructive to tackle your massive backlog of cases that need to be added and things of that nature instead of spending vast amounts of time each week on a list that nobody could possibly use in any way, shape or form? Especially since most lists forget one, some or many entries and aren’t ever amended to include the omissions.

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- Meaghan October 3, 2016 / 10:06 am
  
  The lists are very popular with the blog readers. They serve a purpose for me too: an opportunity to look at the cases again, correct typos, check if people are still missing and purge them if they aren’t.
  
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- lz October 3, 2016 / 11:03 am
  
  They’re interesting! Also, a lot of them are useful when looking at UIDs (specific tattoos, pregnancies, possible medical things especially). The names are helpful when you get one where the killer says “her name may have been Dana or Diana” (like Shawn Grates first victim) or “his name could have been John”.
  
  Plus, it’s interesting to see how connected everyone is. Also, it sparks interest in old cases.
  
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- Deb October 3, 2016 / 10:59 pm
  
  I enjoy the lists- they are one of my favorite parts of the blog! It’s a great way to see cases I’ve never seen before, and it’s interesting to see them grouped together thematically.
  
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Kat October 3, 2016 / 3:31 pm

Wouldn’t you just like Meaghan to decide how to spend her constructive time? I know I would. And it does generate interest in cases some might choose to pass by.

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- aphra75 October 3, 2016 / 7:33 pm
  
  Yes, exactly. (on both counts) Meaghan runs this site by herself, in her spare time–who are you to tell her how to spend it, Michael?
  
  I’ve always been puzzled by Jens Paeschke’s case. You’d think he would’ve been pretty easy to track, since he was Germany
  
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  - aphra75 October 3, 2016 / 7:34 pm
    
    er….from Germany.
  - michael w. October 4, 2016 / 12:08 am
    
    That’s just it though. Numerous people have offered to help her over the years and she consistently and constantly turns them down for what she has described as her own “selfish reasons”. I think it’s even been suggested that some people could post tentative updates/new case files and give her the power to change it if she wants and she has even refused that.
    
    Last I knew, there were nearly a thousand case files (some that have been waiting for years) that needed to be added. I think it’s obvious the site is too much work for one person. I just had the chutzpah to say what a lot of people were thinking.
    
    And no, I’m not “concern trolling” or whatever. I have “donated” to Meghan in the past and plan to again. I love the site and don’t want it to go away. But I think we’re at a bit of a crossroads here and we have to decide what’s most important. There’s a massive back log of missing people that need exposure on here.
  - Meaghan October 4, 2016 / 12:41 am
    
    I’m reconsidering the whole assistance thing. I threw out my shoulders writing up all those Virginia cases; they froze up, felt like wood, I couldn’t sleep for the pain. I had to get steroids injected into the knotted up muscles. My own doctor is advising me to take on some help just for the medical reasons.
Kat October 3, 2016 / 8:11 pm

I actually shouldn’t have said that. I’ve been having a lousy few days and I took that chance to take it out here. That was wrong of me. And I apologize for being a shit starter. However, I stand by my statement. There were better ways to phrase it and go about it. So, sorry to all. Though I’m sure my days haven’t sucked as bad as Meaghans.

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- Meaghan October 3, 2016 / 10:23 pm
  
  I’m feeling better physically, but today sucked nevertheless. I got the police report and discovered the other driver DID NOT HAVE A LICENSE. No license means no insurance either. And here I’ve got no car, and I’ve got medical expenses, and I’d been counting on having her insurance cover all that, but nope. I am pretty angry about it and wish I could give her a piece of my mind. “Failure to yield” is a mistake. “Failure to get a license and driving anyway” is a crime.
  
  She spoke a mixture of Spanish and heavily accented English. The car wasn’t hers; it was registered to an Alfonso Z. Ruiz, and the report says the purpose of her driving was “farm/personal” which makes me wonder if she is a farm worker and Mr. Ruiz is her boss. I suppose he probably has insurance, but they might very well say “You lent your car to an unlicensed person, we’re not covering any of that.” Given all of this, I wonder if the reason she doesn’t have a license is that she isn’t supposed to be here. If this is so, that would make her the SECOND illegal immigrant who almost killed me. Sigh.
  
  I called my insurance company and told them all of this and they’re going to get back to me tomorrow. Fortunately I do have uninsured motorist coverage and I’ve got injury coverage. I suppose my insurance will cover me and then go after this other driver, and probably Mr. Ruiz, themselves.
  
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Lori October 4, 2016 / 12:11 pm

John Antinoro?

http://www.brennafuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1686727

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- MJ October 5, 2016 / 4:14 am
  
  The age/DOB would rule this guy out, I think.
  
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  - Lori October 6, 2016 / 10:36 am
    
    One disappeared and would have been 48 in 2012 (dob 6/15), the other died in Sept 2012 at age 49. Unless my math is totally off.