These are real APTRONYMS... names that match the occupations.
Dr. Harry Beaver is a Virginia gynecologist.
Ray Ferrie is a retired ferry boat captain.
Linda Toot was the principal flute and William Basson
was the bassoonist in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
The current Florida Bar direcectory lists eight lawyers whose surname
is
"Law." They outnumber the Justices, of whom only four are listed. One
Just. One Juster. Two Judges, neither of whom is a judge. One Council,
but no Counsel.
Miss Cashdollar was the treasurer of a gradeschool.
Mr. Sues is a lawyer.
A soldier was spotted at a San Francisco military base with
the nametag "Mankiller."
The 2001-2 Membership and Referral Directory of the American
Urological
Association includes 9 Dr. Peters, 11 Dr. Wang, 4 Dr. Wiener, 4 Dr.
Cox,
1 Dr. Dick, 3 Dr. Philpott, 1 Dr. Urich, 1 Dr. John Thomas and 1 Dr.
Insoft
The lead bass singer in the group *NSync is Lance Bass (but he
pronounces it like the fish).
Richard Seed is a pioneer of reproductive technology.
Cardinal Jaime Sin is former head of the Catholic Church in
the Philippines.
Prof. Martin Braine is an American cognitive
psychologist.
Prof. John Wisdom is an American philosopher.
Dr. Mishe Feinmesser (which means knife), is an Israeli surgeon.
Dr. Fingers is a well-know gynecologist in Australia.
Lake Speed is a NASCAR driver.
Dr. Dick Bone is an osteopath.
Patricia Feral is an animal rights activist in Stamford, CT.
A guy name Hooker runs a bait shop.
George Hammer used to own a hardware store in Louisville, KY. His son,
Pete Hammer, now owns it.
The expert on deformed frogs (a problem in Minnesota) is Professor
Hoppe
of Southwest University of Minnesota.
In Maine, there is a veterinarian named Dr. Beever and a physician
named
Dr. DeKay.
Bruce Payne and David Swett are authors.
There is a law firm in California called Payne & Fears
who represent employers in employment litigation.
At the British Guards Depot, the chief medical officer
was a Captain Blood, his assistant was Lieutenant
Butcher; the Dental Officer was a Major Savage.
Dr. I. Doctor, Eye Doctor, is an opthalmologist.
A used car dealership was owned by Karl Krook.
At the Oscar Mayer plant in Madison, WI, the FED meat
inspector is named Mr. Carrion.
Dr. Metzger is an orthopedic surgeon. The name
translated from German means "butcher."
Jared Wooley raises sheep and Dr. Bone is an orthopedist in Buffalo,
NY.
Back in the '70s there were two urologists in Rochester, NY named Dr.
Cocky and Dr. Wee. Dr. David Toothaker is a dentist in Arkansas.
There is also a Dr. Coffin, Dr. Fearing, Dr. Sorrow, Dr. Pray and Dr.
Death (pronounced Deeth) who should probably change his name or his
profession.
And not to be outdone by Yanks, Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada, boasts
of
an optometrist named Gord Looker, an electrician named Bruce Sparks, a
heating contractor named Mr. Freeze, a sawmill operator named Jordan
Plank, and Jim Crook manages the local penitentiary while his
assistant
is Susan Penwarden.
Dr. Tom Fillar is a dentist.
Sir Russell Brain is a famous English neurologist.
