Oh, and the guy who performed my husband’s vasectomy was Dr. Richard Paine (and yes, he went by Dick)…and the one who did the vasectomy reversal was Dr. Cockburn (pronounced coburn).
I can’t vouch for Paine, but Cockburn, at least, has a great sense of humor.
Sorry for the interruption (I’m not very good at harassing the bartender with fake names), but I just had to congratulate CrunchyFrog on being a fellow Brunching fan (I saw your sig and almost couldn’t contain myself.)
The “Wongs” when we go for chinese,
“Elmer” at Fuddrucker’s,
Dundee at Outback,
Angus at Steak and Ale,
Ahab or Gorton at Red Lobster,
Bubba at Cracker Barrel.
When we eat at new places it’s a game to see who can think up the best name to leave. Recently a pizza place opened up near our home with our real last name. We phoned in an order and they asked our name, when told the clerk didn’t believe him. We found it rather ironic that the one time we use our real name, we had to show identification to prove it.
In college - (some college - which college? Perhaps Carlton) there was a girl named Jenny Fletcher, which probably isn’t funny unless you remember Tom Lehrer’s Vatican Rag…