Australian sailor Patrick Cooper, where are you?
In the spring of 2002, I received an e-mail from an Australian girl.
Hey whats happening, i got your address from a navy site. Ar you involved with the navy? Iknow a "pat cooper" that has left for the naval base in victoria recently this year. Well i would apreciate it so much if you could get back to me and tell me a bit more about you if you dont mind!
thanks heaps
catchya later!*!
karen!
We exchanged a couple e-mails. Karen! followed up:
i think i got ur address from the australian or the american navy site, im not real sure now, i will find out again. i am a 15 y old student (near 16 i hate being 15), by the way! this guy that used to work with my brother has gone to the navy has the same name as you and is 21 this year. blow out hey.i will write back and telll u why ur name was there remember email me at…
Blow out hey! What a phrase. No idea what it meant. No idea what it means. Anyway, I never heard back from Australian teen Karen. But I never forgot her. She was my first run-in with Other Patrick Coopers.
So, that's how she came to mind this July when I received an e-mail from an Australian e-mail address with a subject, "Why are you me?"
Hey,
Odd thing for one to do but I googled me/you and found your web site. Just wanted to let you know we have the worlds greatest name.
Patrick Cooper
An Australian Patrick Cooper! Australian Karen's long-lost naval friend! I wrote him back immediately. I asked him if he was ever in the navy or knew a girl named Karen. My other questioning: "Do you want to write a blog post with me? Like a Q&A where I ask you five questions about being the Australian Patrick Cooper? I think that would be awesome."
I haven't heard anything back. It's too bad. Australian Patrick Cooper, if you Google yourself again and find this post, e-mail me. We have so much catching up to do, starting with a (love-lorn?) girl named Karen.
December 30th, 2010 at 11:52 PM
She meant a "blow out" party for Australian Patrick Cooper turning 21 and the "hey" is tacked on for extra enthusiasm. I work with some young girl who talks just like that email reads.
January 4th, 2011 at 4:09 PM
Ah, there we go. Thank you for the interpretation! I am always a fan of extra enthusiasm.