Hitler Rd. Residents Get Strange Looks
By Marc • Jun 23rd, 2005 • Category: In Other News...., the WeirdoOK…So years before some bigoted shell-shocked Germany Army private took over almost all of Europe, there was this wealthy Hitler family in Ohio. There are roads with the name and even still some folks that have Hitler as their surname. What’s in a name really anyway. Right? I can understand. Take this quote for instance.
George Hitler Jr. says family members who moved away from Circleville faced harassment. His father became an executive at Firestone tire company in Akron and the company president asked him to change his name. He refused.
It kind of reminds me of that line from “Office Space“.
No way. Why should I change? He’s the one who sucks.
Read the full story here.
Marc is a Catholic technology geek living in Tennessee. He blogs at Wild Tangents and is the host of the Catholic Vocations Podcast.
Email this author | All posts by Marc