"Z, as in zebra..."

It's really inconvenient that nobody can ever spell my last name. I call people and leave them messages to call me back with information -- when we both know that it would be easier for them to just e-mail me -- but it's virtually impossible for me to leave my e-mail address on a message.

"OK, it's S-Z as in zebra-U-L-T as in Tom, etc., etc." Most of the time people think my name starts with an 'S' or a 'C' and that's only the beginning of the real misspelling.

And it won't get any better once I get married. Then it will just turn into "Pavlov-like the dogs-but with a 'U'"...