If not for Santa Claus's big sister, the twinkly-eyed man in the white beard might be just another Mike. But Wanda Claus Peschel had her way, and today Santa Michael Claus of Mesquite, Texas has a sackful of stories about his unusual name.
http://lubbockonline.com/stories/122400/sta_122400097.shtml
Just before I moved to Texas in 1986, a family I knew from church bought the house across the street from my parents.
The husband was a dentist.
His name was Dr. Payne. :o ;) ;D
Quote from: dbaldock on July 25, 2012, 01:01:10 PM
Just before I moved to Texas in 1986, a family I knew from church bought the house across the street from my parents.
The husband was a dentist.
His name was Dr. Payne. :o ;) ;D
:o
Dr. Gerald Payne
Dr. Gerald G Payne Jr, MD is a male with 26 years of medical experience and practices in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Perinatal Medicine Associates LLP
1600 W College St Ste 210
Grapevine, TX
http://www.everydayhealth.com/doctors/perinatologist-texas-garland-258
I really wanted something more feel good to contribute, but ....... there was a doctors office in a strip mall out in Vegas - He had his name in large orange molded letters on the side of the building that as you were driving out tropicana you could only see his last name between other buildings, his last name being Ursick but as you drove along it looked like U R SICK
Oh and we have a local dentist named Kervorkian. He doesn't play it up, but he doesn't play it down either.
There are a lot of amusing but harmless name and occupation combinations.
A R Naylor & Sons Ltd. 815 Upper Wortley Road, Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham S61 2PN (Joinery and Carpentry).
We have a urologist on staff named Pisters.
I've read about a very talented New Orleans Chef named Susan Spicer ;)
There is (or was) a vet in Little Rock named Dr Fish
Back in the early 1980's, I went to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with several of the kids in the family that owned Petz Pets. (Their last name actually was Petz.)
The store was on the corner of Geyer Springs @ Baseline Rd. They sold it in 1995.
My mom had a dr name Dr Butcher. Not sure, but I think she was an orthapedic surgeon.
Dentist in Ottumwa Iowa named Dr. Hammer
Dentist named Dr. Peter Siemen has a shingle in Old Town.
Seriously, you can't make this up.
Law Office of Kim W. Cheatum
101 W Broadway #1700
San Diego, CA 92101
The oral surgeon who removed my younger brother's wisdom teeth was named Dr. Carver.
I grew up in Hunt County and the Justice of the Peace was named Fonda Peters
Quote from: Rowen MacD on July 30, 2012, 12:22:59 PM
Dentist named Dr. Peter Siemen has a shingle in Old Town.
Seriously, you can't make this up.
I guess that's better than having
the shingles...
Our county sheriff is named Doc Holladay
My great uncle was a butcher with the last name of Burger. You can imagine some of the orders that came over the counter, such as "Gimme some ham Burger."
Did he still have all his fingers?
Quote from: Merlin the Elder on July 30, 2012, 04:27:53 PM
Our county sheriff is named Doc Holladay
I had to look that one up. It was too good; but it is also true. Pulaski County voters will p0robably keep him in office as long as he wants.
LOL! You doubt my veracity, DC? White County, Arkansas had a sheriff Pat Garret up until a couple years ago.... You can't make stuff like this up!
I did not doubt your veracity. ;) I couldn't believe my eyes. ;D
But Oregon still has a Sheriff Pat Garret
http://www.co.washington.or.us/Sheriff/YourSheriff/sheriff-pat-garrett.cfm
While we're on the subject, I would be curious to know if a person's name has any effect on what they choose their life's work to be, or if it's simply a matter of chance?
I don't know in general; according to Bud Nailer, who does business with my company, he became a carpenter because his dad was one.
My husband went to see Dr. Richard Chopp, M.D. an urologist with in the last year. Very nice man and the staff was great.
Dr. Richard Chopp, M.D. is board certified by the American Board of Urology and joined The Urology Team in 1983. He attended medical school at The University of Minnesota. His internship and residency were both at the University of Southern California, where he served in various capacities, including adult service, general urology, and renal service. He was Assistant Professor of Urology at the U.S.C. Medical Center. In addition, he has served as a Special Fellow in Urology Oncology at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
http://www.urologyteam.com/
Dr Chopp should have been a surgeon. Now, Peabody would make a good urologist!
While not his actual occupation, my loves last name is Bierbrauer and we are brewing beer. Now if we just got some sheep I could live up to my last name.
Dr. Stopp has been performing vasectomies in Rochester NY for over thirty years, and has done around 39,000 operations.
He's responsible for between one third and one half of the vasectomies in Rochester in any given year during his time in practice.
Bickers & Bickers is a Murrysville, PA husband and wife law firm. I drive by it on the way to work.
Gina
My personal favorite is a local retired OB/GYN, Dr. Harry C. Beaver. I kid you not.
We have a vet in Stuart, FL named Dr. Katz