India, Oct. 23 -- Every once in a while, the internet rediscovers an oddity so perfectly absurd that it becomes an instant meme. Back in 2012, one such story was about an Apple employee named Sam Sung, yes, you read that right. Working at Apple while carrying the name of its biggest rival brand, Samsung, was irony in its purest form. And the internet couldn't resist.

Today, 36-year-old Sam Struan lives a quiet life in Glasgow, Scotland, working as a consultant and resume writer. But over a decade ago, he was known across Reddit, Twitter, and news outlets worldwide as the Apple employee named Sam Sung.

Born Sam Sung, Struan recalls his early years being filled with light-hearted jokes about his name, but nothing prepared him for what cam...