Do you know of a situation or a profession where the associated name is bizarrely and hilariously apropos? For example:
*my parents' dentist's name is Dr. Pearl
*when an FB acquaintance worked in the mental health field, she knew a doctor named Dr. Downer. Oh dear.
*another acquaintance had to get their blood drawn this morning: lo and behold the phlebotomist's name was Ms. Prickett, lol
*a fictitious one I grew up hearing was a book called Careful on Cliffs by Eileen Dover (Say it aloud if silently doesn't work.)
Such good chuckles.
Your turn!
EDIT: And does anyone know if there is a name for this phenomenon?!
Fun with words!
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johobbit - Posts: 16090
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Re: Fun with words!
My Mom and Dad's two heart doctors are Dr. Eaton and Dr. Bacon.
Eatin/Bacon heart specialists. . . . that sounds about right, doesn't it
Eatin/Bacon heart specialists. . . . that sounds about right, doesn't it
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DiGoRyKiRkE - The Logical Ornithological Mod
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Some time ago, my eldest daughter had a science teacher called Ms Learned (pronounced Ms Learnedd rather than the past tense of learn). And the head of one of the departments at that school was called Mr Head....
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My Mom was given a reference once for a doctor named Dr. Blood.
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I recall a teacher I had in elementary school named Mrs. Pain. This might not seem relevant to some, but at the time I was at that tender age to attend those grades, ( many years ago ), corporal punishment in school was not so frowned upon.
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Puddleglum, I'm pretty sure I've run across a Dr. Payne (or Pain?) as well.
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My mum said the two doctors in the town when she was young were named Dr killjoy and Dr. Death......
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I drove behind a van for the Gary L. Hasty Painting Co. this morning. He didn't live up to his name when it came to driving.
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If I recall it correctly, once when I was reading some criminal justice textbooks, I came across an important (I think?) law officer who had the last name of Lawless.
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