What's in a name...

[Angel Tarragon]

In middle school I befriended a guy by the name of Bush Nut.

He's a doctor now.

 

[Villano]

I once had a dentist named Dr. Coole. The town I grew up in had a Dr. Payne (I think that's how it was spelled). I can't imagine there were many kids who were anxious to go to a dentist named "Doctor Pain".

My mom knows lots of people with funny names like Tony Zamboni and Beverly Heverly. And I went to elementary school with a kid whose last name was pronounced "lasagna". I remember we used to call him "Garfield" because Garfield likes to eat lasagna (we were kids, what do you want?!).

When I was younger, there was a birth announcement in the paper for a little girl named (first and middle name) "Leather Princess". Why not just name her "Stripper"?

And I'm related to the Siko family. It's pronounced "psycho". It was originally "Sojka", but it got shortened and rearranged at Ellis Island.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

In middle school I befriended a guy by the name of Bush Nut.

He's a doctor now.

Urologist? Fertility expert?

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Urologist? Fertility expert?

DDS; dentist.

 

[paradox42]

DDS; dentist.

Well, one could go with the beard angle for that at least.

I forgot to mention in my post above, a guy at work is named Richard Long. Use the short form of "Richard" (particularly the version commonly used with Nixon) and you get a name I wouldn't have wanted in high school... though at least it makes for something a little flattering.

 

[freyar]

Once met a doctor by the name of Natasha Sane. Pronounced San-ay, but her signature still looked like N-Sane. And, yes, she was a psychiatrist.

 

[Umbran]

For many years, on a frequently traveled route near my home, you could pass a funeral home that proudly called itself "Long Funeral Services". Mr. Long seemed to miss the fact that this wouldn't be a selling point.

Today, that building has been converted into condos. I'm not sure how well they sell, considering the building's previous use...

 

[Angel Tarragon]

For many years, on a frequently traveled route near my home, you could pass a funeral home that proudly called itself "Long Funeral Services". Mr. Long seemed to miss the fact that this wouldn't be a selling point.

An s followed by an apostrophe would have been the smarter way to go: Longs' Funeral Services.

 

[Richards]

I've seen a dentist named Dr. Fang, and I went to school with a Chris Cross. I also knew a kid in school whose first name was Dick, a name he shared with his father. So when you called his house and asked to speak to Dick, you were always asked, "Big Dick or Little Dick?"

Johnathan

 

[Ranger REG]

If we're doing famous people, my favorite is race car driver Dick Trickle.

Why on earth would you go by "Dick" with a last name like that?

Some parent with a cruel sense of humor.