What’s in a Name? Plenty to Laugh About
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012The authors of 1001 Things to Love About Military Life asked me if they could reprint a short passage from my first book, Household Baggage: The Moving Life of a Military Wife. Number 153 in their list was “The humor that rank combined with certain names results in- -Major Payne, Major Major.” They included this excerpt:
“Some Soldiers have the right name for the job. Who better than Chaplain Hart to spread the gospel message of love and forgiveness? There was also a Chaplain Meek, who was destined to inherit the earth. Once I met Private Love, who was, of all things, a chaplain’s assistant. He and his buddy, Private Eye, couldn’t wait to get promoted because they were sick of all the smart comments. You just can’t make this stuff up“ (Household Baggage, p. 130).
Since I wrote those words, I’ve continued to jot down quirky name/occupation combinations, of which there are an infinite variety from all walks of life. They always amuse. Here are a few of the recent discoveries:
A minister named Reverend Bliss
A Sergeant Major named Hartless
A Soldier named Sergeant Spear
An undertaker named Amen
A butcher named Stump
A Secretary of Education named Dr. Spellings
Dr. Bacon, Food and Nutritional Science Professor
Dr. Fish, Professor of Oceanography
A pediatrician named Dr. Hurtz
A house painter named Casa
An advertising executive named Mr. Motto
A physician named Dr. Life
A book author named Page
A writer named Prose
A divorce lawyer named Attorney Klaw
A dentist named Dr. Chin
A landscape architect professor named Dr. Green
A football player named Crumpler
An Olympic sprinter named Bolt
A pro hockey coach named Playfair, who was fined for having a hissy fit and smashing two sticks over a referee’s call http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrkR7ih6f3M
Rodney Cutler, a hairstylist
A quilter named Stich
A coach named Trainer
A physician named Dr. Eror (affectionately called “Doc Oops”)
A Navy Admiral named Starr
A Navy Admiral named Shipman
Bob Wheeler, CEO of an RV company
A church secretary named Mrs. Chapell
What funny name/occupation combinations have you heard?
HouseholdBaggage.com blog by Marna Ashburn Krajeski
