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133 Days Lost at Sea on a Wooden Raft, the Poon Lim Story

Posted on June 26, 2018 by

November 23, 1942, 750 miles off the Amazon coast of Brazil: British armed merchant ship SS Benlomond traveled without convoy from Cape Town, South Africa, en route to Paramaribo, Suriname, six days from her destination. Accounts vary on the crew … Continue reading →

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Siblings: Season and Whip

Posted on November 7, 2017 by

For some reason talented people with amusing names are drawn to Hollywood. Take Volodymyr Palahniuk who became Jack Palance and his portrayal of villains or Ethyl Merman who belted it out on Broadway and landed a fair few movie rolls … Continue reading →

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Hans Conreid

Posted on October 17, 2017 by

Welcome new readers! Sometimes I like to stretch the limits of funny name-ology like a two-sizes-to-small-1974-purple-polyester-pantsuit because someone with a name that is not so funny gives life to fictional characters who are. Have you ever wondered who was the … Continue reading →

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Rave For Dave Campaign #6, by beth k

Posted on August 14, 2017 by

Today special guest blogger, Beth, from I Didn’t Have My Glasses On, is helping us get out the word. dave and i first crossed paths on his blog site, the blog of funny names, a few years back. since then, he … Continue reading →

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Mopsy Strange Kennedy, Ph.D.

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

For those of you in the U.S. welcome back, we hope you enjoyed a great holiday weekend. Last week, I experienced one of those epiphany moments of fabulous funny name finds. As Gru would say, “Light bulb”. While I researched … Continue reading →

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