People Who's Names Fit Their Jobs

[Arbiter of Wyrms]

There was a traffic reporter on the radio named Paige Turner. I know it doesn't go with her job, but what were her parents thinking?

Certain names really should be avoided. For instance: "Ima." I once heard of a woman whose father's last name was Bunny. He and his wife named their daughter Ima. She grew up and married a man by the last name Belcher.

In our town, here, there's a car dealer named Larry Geweke. It's pronounced "give-a-key."

Translation of foriegn names makes a big difference, IME. Chevrolet was initially very unsuccessful when they first marketed the "Nova" to the Spanish-speaking world. Go figure.

Fun stuff on wierd uses of English, mostly in the far east, can be found at http://www.engrish.com

 

[jaerdaph]

Almost forgot: I went to college with a Justin Case.

Edit: And, I believe he's a lawyer now!

 

[d20Dwarf]

I think i've mentioned on here before the sign that hangs near my hometown:

Power & Dethrage, Attorneys at Law

 

[Uzumaki]

Once dealt with some big business guy with the last name Moneypenny. Wonder if it had anything to do with his success.

 

[Henry]

I used to know a Gardner who owned a plant nursery, now out of business for years.

And though it's not an apt name, one of my wife's favorite teachers at a local college is a social services teacher named Richard Puffer. That name always trips me out.

 

[Xath]

My last name is Barden, and I'm a theatre major...

 

[Psion]

Translation of foriegn names makes a big difference, IME. Chevrolet was initially very unsuccessful when they first marketed the "Nova" to the Spanish-speaking world. Go figure.

Urban myth.

This anecdote is frequently used to illustrate the perils of failing to do adequate preparation and research before introducing a product into the international marketplace. It's a wicked irony, then, that the people who use this example are engaging in the very thing they're decrying, because a little preparation and research would have informed them that it isn't true.

http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp

 

[Warrior Poet]

Power & Dethrage

Sounds like a feat. Particularly useful for Barbarians and Fighters.

Warrior Poet

 

[Blue_Kryptonite]

My vasectomy was prefromed by Dr. Stopp.

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

This doesn't really fit the criteria a name that fits the job, but there's a realtor in my hometown named Dick Longing.

Every time I see one of his signs, my inner Beavis struggles to be released.