Fred asks, "May I call you Adolph?"
Menjou responds, "I wish you wouldn't."
"Why is that?"
"A certain paper-hanger named Adolph has spoiled the name for all time," referring, of course, to Hitler.
We had a similar situation in our family. My wife's maternal grandfather's middle name was Adolph. He fought in World War I in the American army, and probably no one thought about the name. But I imagine he was glad he did not have to be in the army during the next war.
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