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    Quote Originally Posted by wombat2u2004 View Post
    When we were booking in, the innkeeper asked our names.....John replied "John Smith", I replied "John Browne".....we got some pretty weird looks from the innkeeper....LOLOL
    My brother-in-laws name was Bill Smith. My sister was 15 years younger than he. She said they always got the "Oh suuuure" look when they registered at a motel on vacation as "Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smith". LOL
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    My SO's pediatricians were named Dr. Cutting and Dr. Burns! He had a professor named Dr. Brain.
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    Quote Originally Posted by smokey the elder View Post
    My SO's pediatricians were named Dr. Cutting and Dr. Burns! He had a professor named Dr. Brain.
    And Igor was the receptionist.

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    How come the famous bowel surgeon Dr. Hoo Flung Dung doesn't get a mention here ???

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    Where was it, I think Twickenham, Middlesex, England, I saw a funeral home with morticians named Wake and Paine, as the sign in front said.
    I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?"
    Death thought about it.
    CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.

    -- Terry Pratchett (1948—2015), Sourcery

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    There was a pet grooming salon in Milwaukee allegedly owned by a Mr. G. Howard Barks, or G. Howie Barks.
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    Years ago, my dad had a physician by the name of Dr. Coke.

    I always wondered if they had a son named Ryan....
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