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To Be Batman or Not to Be
Greetings funny names fans! For those of you who’ve been around for a while, you know I have a penchant for comics and their authors. I spent a wonderful weekend with my better half at the Emerald City Comic Con. … Continue reading
Posted in Funny names in History
Tagged australia, Batman, history, Melbourne, Photography
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
School’s, school’s, school’s out and our local library kicked off its summer reading program including the “Teen Challenge”. Which in no way influenced this post. Wink, wink. Let’s talk about Edgar Rice Burroughs, first of all, I’ve always wondered how … Continue reading
Posted in fictional funny names, Funny Names in Literature
Tagged bio, biography, entertainment, history, humour
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Galusha Pennypacker
Who’s the dapper Union general in a double-breasted coat, you ask? Why, it’s none other than Galusha Pennypacker in his Civil War days. Pennypacker (unlike many hard-to-pronounce names on this blog) is a jubilant joy for the tongue, like pedalpusher or Miss Moneypenny. … Continue reading
Arthur Lee Samuel, Three First Names?
Today I am standing on my soap box—because I’m too short for you to see me otherwise—and whispering, because if you want people to pay attention, you whisper. And have a slice of Chocolate Bourbon Cake. I understand it’s one … Continue reading
Posted in funny name theory, funny names in science, humor, humour
Tagged bio, biography, funny, funny name, funny names, history
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Grover “Ugly Honest” Cleveland
What happens when Sesame Street meets Betty White? You get, Grover Cleveland. One tough cookie. Stephen Grover Cleveland, mentioned twice on this esteemed blog, here and here, a native son of New York. He served as Governor of New York, … Continue reading
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Tagged bio, funny names, history, humor, humour, politics
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