Breaking News: "Bigggggg Mike" On The Loose At Uconn

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UConn Police Department Safety Advisory

INCIDENT:  Burglary

OCCURRED:  February 23, 2013

LOCATION:       UConn Storrs Campus

BRIEF DETAILS:

The UConn Police Department is investigating the theft of credit cards from a
residential apartment.  The suspect was invited into the on-campus apartment
and then stole several items when the residents of the apartment were asleep.
The victims did not know the suspect.

OFFENDER DESCRIPTION:

The suspect has been identified as Michael Moses Tarpeh with a last known
address in Virginia.  Tarpeh is not a UConn student.

See attached photograph of Tarpeh.

Tarpeh is described as “heavy set “and refers to himself as “Bigggggg Mike”.
Tarpeh is 23 years old.

Here is my question with this email that Uconn sent out yesterday.  How did they decide how many “g’s” to put in Biggggg Mike’s name?   Or is it just an accepted fact that Bigggggg Mike is always is spelled with 6 g’s?  That’s it isn’t it?   It’s just common knowledge.  Fuck me.  I’m such a squid.