But I take it you have met your cousin? In which case that would disqualify you under the OP’s conditions.
No- and frankly, it DOESN’T surprise me that I don’t remember Obama. He was a transfer student from Occidental, so he was only there for 2 years.
In any case, it wasn’t such a small school that I’d expect to know everyone there. Heck, it’s entirely possible we WERE in a class together, and that we just never made much of an impression on each other. There are literally HUNDREDS of people who were in classes with me that I never really got to know.
No- and frankly, it DOESN’T surprise me that I don’t remember Obama. He was a transfer student from Occidental, so he was only there for 2 years.
In any case, it wasn’t such a small school that I’d expect to know everyone there. Heck, it’s entirely possible we WERE in a class together, and that we just never made much of an impression on each other. There are literally HUNDREDS of people who were in classes with me that I never really got to know.
There’s certainly no reason Obama would remember ME, even if we did meet at some point. Is that proof that I never really went there?
If this was when he was an undergrad, then you taught where I attended. I was a senior when he was a first year. My then girlfriend TA’d one of his classes. Another classmate of mine is the brother of the drummer from Warrant.
A former co-worker was attached to the Marine Air Corps in Korea and got to know both Ted Williams and John Glenn.
Too late to add - one more college pal ran Michele Bachmann’s campaign, and worked for Dan Quayle for a bit. According for Quayle’s bio, he was the aide who told him “they are only simple spelling words, no need to check.”
One of my best friends’ wife is related in some way to Ke$ha. Some kind of cousin or something. They went to a family reunion at her ranch a year or two ago and had a picture of their daughter with her. She (my friend’s wife) is also usually on the guest list for her shows locally here, I think, but I don’t think she’s ever gone.
A former co-worker (he’s recently retired) is Paul Allen’s brother in law.
Apparently, my first cousin once removed is Marshall of the RAF Graham Eric “Jock” Stirrup, Baron Stirrup [COLOR=black]KG, GCB, AFC, FRAeS, FCMI[/COLOR]
I have never met him but my grandmother, aunt, and many others have.
I knew two girls who were members of the harem in the royal palace in the Kingdom of Jordan. So I guess they knew some pretty famous people.
I know you’re wondering, so:
One was actually in the palace harem residence. She was recruited in London, her terms of service were explained to her, she had to commit to two years. Nothing really horrible ever happened to her, working hours were not overly frequent, usually with visiting dignitaries. Her employer fulfilled the terms of service that were outlined, and after two years she received a generous severance package.
The other was recruited while traveling as an artiste. She was placed in a very nice apartment in London, and given a nice car and a generous personal allowance. She was expected to be on call, sober and drug-free, at a moment’s notice for any visiting dignitary, and the rest of her time was her own. She could remain in her job for as long as she liked, or quit at any time.