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Funny Name and JobHave you ever received a letter where the signature at the bottom of the page accurately reflects the profession of the person writing? Or perhaps in a newspaper you have come across an appropriate name which matches the type of job the person has. For example an editor of the Christian Science Monitor had the name of Silence Bellows.
∇Funny Name and JobGuy and Will have researched some more which may make you smile. Where possible we have shown where the names come from. Sadly we cannot guarantee their accuracy: Bankers, Wallowa County, Oregon: Cheatham & Steele Chorister, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey: Justin Tune Gynaecologist, New York Hospital, New York City: Dr Zoltan Ovary Chairman, Tetley Tea Company, London: Tetley Ironsides Tetley Jones Dentist, Roslyn Heights, New York: Dr. E. Z. Filler Phlebotomist, St Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth, UK: Lavinia Blood Plumber Worcester UK: Mr Turner-Heaton Lloyds/TSB Bank Manager, Waterlooville, UK: Mr F. Knox Mr. Vice, Malefactor, New Orleans, Louisiana. Arrested 890 times and convicted 421, probably a record (International Herald Tribune) ®More Funny Name and JobInterior decorator, Reading, UK: Derek Paynter Municipal Tax Collector, Brazil (Financial Times): Cardiac Arrest da Silva Funeral Director, Sydney, Australia: C. D' Eath and Sons [Will once knew a Mrs Pine-Coffin from Devon, UK but she was an owner of holiday cottages not an undertaker] Landscape Gardeners from Salisbury, UK called: Budd and Bush Silent Movie Organist, Rochester, New York: C. Sharp Minor Central City, Kentucky automobile salesman: Henry Ford Carr Never Fail is a builder in Tulsa, Oklahoma This one does fit in at all with the others but we couldn't resist it: Charles Adolphe Faux-Pas Bidet, Commissaire de Police, Paris, France in the 1930's
Footnote: Here Are Will and Guy's Top Ten Favourite Names Which Fit The Job Perfectly :An aptronym or aptonym is a name aptly suited to its owner. They can often be hilarious, amusing and funny. Will and Guy have researched these examples for you to enjoy.
Ones for luck: Roy Grout is a bricklayer who has a mate named Morris Glaser who does the windows. Funny, Clean Aptronyms or AptonymsFictional examples of aptronyms include Mr Talkative and Mr Worldly Wiseman in John Bunyan's classic book "The Pilgrim's Progress" written in 1678.
®Here are Relatives of AptonymsToponymy - The Study of Unusual Place Names
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