I recently had a kayaking instructor named Mike Pond.
A liver transplant surgeon named Dr. Payne. I temped for him many years ago.
Will Power, IndyCar racer.
Lake Speed, NASCAR racer
Dick Painter, a handyman and friend of my parents
Rich Mann, but he wasn’t.
There was a baseball pitcher Rollie Fingers.
I heard NPR interview someone called Professor Nicholas Economides about the debt crisis in Greece. I kept wondering if I’d dreamed it, but I just looked him up and he is real.
There was a local Ear Nose and Throat doctor called Dr Nosall. He retired before I moved to this area but I always wondered if he was an arrogant type, too.
I had a job once that involved reading surgery patients’ charts. Several were released from hospital to the care of Dr De’Ath and some to Dr Coffin (their primary care physicians).
I don’t know him of course, but blindingly fast Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt has an awesome name. I feel like it should always be written in italics.
I knew about Dr. (John) Bush, OB/GYN because I used to see him back in the day. But when I was looking up the obligatory link of proof, I noticed he has another doctor in his practice now, about 30 years younger than he is. I suspect she may be his daughter. May I present…
Dr. C. Bush, OB/GYN. Priceless.
WhyNot, that has to be the best one of all! I just laughed out loud, really more of a guffaw. I don’t think I have ever made that sound before.
I just saw what her first name is and thought I’d heard the word before.
Thinking I must be mistaken, I looked up the meaning and here it is, courtesy of the Free Dictionary:
cerise - a red the color of ripe cherries . cherry red, cherry. red, redness - red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood. Adj. 1.
No. Way. :eek:
