Gretchen Whitmer
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You're just basically a polyurethane core.
You're just basically a polyurethane core.
You're just basically a polyurethane core.
So I'm named after both my grandmothers, Gretchen and Esther. And Grandma Gretchen always said, never let anyone call you Gretch. Your name is Gretchen. Gretch sounds like wretch. It's not pretty. So I've always had this aversion to being called Gretch. And I don't know many women that want big in front of their nickname.
So I'm named after both my grandmothers, Gretchen and Esther. And Grandma Gretchen always said, never let anyone call you Gretch. Your name is Gretchen. Gretch sounds like wretch. It's not pretty. So I've always had this aversion to being called Gretch. And I don't know many women that want big in front of their nickname.
So I'm named after both my grandmothers, Gretchen and Esther. And Grandma Gretchen always said, never let anyone call you Gretch. Your name is Gretchen. Gretch sounds like wretch. It's not pretty. So I've always had this aversion to being called Gretch. And I don't know many women that want big in front of their nickname.
So Big Gretch, when it first came to be during the pandemic, I was not sure what to make of it. And a woman who worked with me, Shaquilla Myers, who's from Detroit, said, you don't understand. This is a compliment. This is like the people of Detroit just gave you the key to the city. They love you. This is a nice thing. So now it's my favorite nickname, Big Gretch.
So Big Gretch, when it first came to be during the pandemic, I was not sure what to make of it. And a woman who worked with me, Shaquilla Myers, who's from Detroit, said, you don't understand. This is a compliment. This is like the people of Detroit just gave you the key to the city. They love you. This is a nice thing. So now it's my favorite nickname, Big Gretch.
So Big Gretch, when it first came to be during the pandemic, I was not sure what to make of it. And a woman who worked with me, Shaquilla Myers, who's from Detroit, said, you don't understand. This is a compliment. This is like the people of Detroit just gave you the key to the city. They love you. This is a nice thing. So now it's my favorite nickname, Big Gretch.
So he made it into a song. It started in the city of Detroit, but he made Big Gretch into a song, and that's really what blew it up.
So he made it into a song. It started in the city of Detroit, but he made Big Gretch into a song, and that's really what blew it up.
So he made it into a song. It started in the city of Detroit, but he made Big Gretch into a song, and that's really what blew it up.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Well, I'm a very accident-prone person. I'm a klutz. I run into things. I fall down. I mean, I was practicing in my state of the state last year, and I ran into one of the podiums. I had a huge bruise. It just happens all the time, but when I was in middle school, I went to church camp, and for some reason, it was out in Virginia or West Virginia of all places, and I was running to a base, and the
Well, I'm a very accident-prone person. I'm a klutz. I run into things. I fall down. I mean, I was practicing in my state of the state last year, and I ran into one of the podiums. I had a huge bruise. It just happens all the time, but when I was in middle school, I went to church camp, and for some reason, it was out in Virginia or West Virginia of all places, and I was running to a base, and the
Well, I'm a very accident-prone person. I'm a klutz. I run into things. I fall down. I mean, I was practicing in my state of the state last year, and I ran into one of the podiums. I had a huge bruise. It just happens all the time, but when I was in middle school, I went to church camp, and for some reason, it was out in Virginia or West Virginia of all places, and I was running to a base, and the
Other girl tagged me but pushed me really hard. And I went right into the cement and knocked out my front teeth. And so I came back from church camp in a wheelchair because I got 30 stitches in my knee. Both my hands were cut up. My face was cut up. And I was missing my teeth. And my father just looked at me and said, Gravity Gretchen.
Other girl tagged me but pushed me really hard. And I went right into the cement and knocked out my front teeth. And so I came back from church camp in a wheelchair because I got 30 stitches in my knee. Both my hands were cut up. My face was cut up. And I was missing my teeth. And my father just looked at me and said, Gravity Gretchen.