Help me solve the central mystery of my adult lifetime. It's about gmail.

Okay, so here goes nothing.

First thing I should tell you is, I got my gmail account in 2003 or 2004, during the stage when you needed an invite to sign up. And no, that doesn't make me special. But it does mean that I have a solid, clean and memorable email address that consists of my rather common first name and my very uncommon last name.

Anyway, for years now -- like, for years and years, practically for decades …

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