What's in a name?

[indigoiis]

There's a philanthropist by the name of C. Matthews ****.

He called his son C. Matthews **** Jr.

[mimitabby]

There's a philanthropist by the name of C. Matthews ****.

He called his son C. Matthews **** Jr.

so what do the asterisks stand for? you can spell it like t h i s .

[RoadRaven]

yeah...

What are the **** for please??? Even just a couple of letters to clue us if you can't type all the letters with spaces...


My partner thought it would be a good idea (tongue in cheek) to call a boy Mister or Sir...

then he would always be (if his surname was, say, McKenna)

Mr. McKenna, or Sir McKenna

[teigyr]

Ok...I just spoke to one of our agents named Shauna. Spelled Shauna. Pronounced "Shaw-Una" (the Una part sounds like Uno but with an A).

I don't get it. Why??

[indigoiis]

Wow, I didn't realize the mods would asterisk over a man's name! LOL.

It's the short for Richard.

C. Matthews D i c k and son C. Matthews D i c k Jr.

[mimitabby]

you can't even write the name Emily D i c k inson with out getting the asterisks. That's a silly part of this forum.

D I C K is just a name! I work with one. Come to think of it i work with several
aw, okay.

Sometimes funny names are an asset. We met a man recently and he said "My name is Ray Day. It's easy to remember!" Certainly was. I never forgot it; and it usually takes a lot of effort for me to remember a new name.

[RoadRaven]

LOL... too funny

I don't need to see Matthew's, thanks - I have seen plenty!


ROTFLMAO!!!

[Thorn]

My partner thought it would be a good idea (tongue in cheek) to call a boy Mister or Sir...

Eons ago when I was an x-ray tech in training, I had to rotate through the local children's hospital. The office staff there kept a list of "famous people" that came through. Mister and Sir were on the list.

I can't remember them anymore...just remember one of those pee-in-the-pants giggle fests amongst us while reading. Carrie Cash and Peter Pecker are two that stick out as did Mister and Sir.

We actually had a Dr. Love at the hospital, but my favorite was the orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Propsom (actually pronounced as in he props 'em up).

[IFjane]

I remember there once was a dentist in LaPlata, MD named Dr. Pain....

[mimitabby]

I remember there once was a dentist in LaPlata, MD named Dr. Pain....

and I went to a dr once called Dr Slaughter!!!

[teigyr]

There's a Dr. Toothacher (dentist) in California.

I also knew a D i c k Works and had the occasion to speak to a (and he was ever-so-pompous so it made me happy to make him repeat his name)
D i c k Rider. I was a receptionist at the time and this guy was not polite.

The worst one? I was having surgery and was nervous. The nurse that came to start giving me pre-op drugs had the last name of Stiff

[Dianyla]

I remember there once was a dentist in LaPlata, MD named Dr. Pain....

and I went to a dr once called Dr Slaughter!!!

If I manage to get in (and through) med school someday, I'll be a Dr. Graves. Perhaps I should be a coroner?