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From: Reasa Briggs, 29, commodity analyst, Cypress, Texas, reasa.briggs@hp.com

Date: 2/17/03

My mother was watching the final round of "Jeopardy" on TV while she was in the hospital about to give birth to me. She hadn't decided on a name for me yet, and she says the Jeopardy winner was named Risa — and she was smart and beautiful. So there's a Risa out there who is a Jeopardy winner.

I’ve been called Reese's pieces for a nickname. And I always get asked if that's my full name (everyone thinks it’s really Theresa). I never found anything (hair clips, magnets, etc.) that was personalized so my mom would paint my name on hair clips and other stuff so I wouldn't feel left out.

How cool is this Web site? I was very surprised to find it.