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62. Commander Jesse Coward.

Sun Jul 17, 2022, 10:45 AM

Jul 2022

For the historical-minded. Later became an admiral, he was a great destroyer squadron commander in the Solomons campaign.

-- Mal

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Share some real life business and surnames that make you say, "Huh?" [View all] wnylib Jul 2022 OP

I know of a podiatrist named Dr. Foote. nt redwitch Jul 2022 #1

A massage therapist essaynnc Jul 2022 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author wnylib Jul 2022 #6

And there was one of the leaders of the Catholic Church, Cardinal Sin MerryHolidays Jul 2022 #3

Years ago, pdxflyboy Jul 2022 #4

Oh, no. Hope be was not a surgeon. wnylib Jul 2022 #7

There used to be a Dr in my town named Dr Slaughter. IjustDontlikeRepugs Jul 2022 #13

Zack Zilch kind of cracks me up still. nt BootinUp Jul 2022 #5

Dick Skinner doc03 Jul 2022 #8

I knew a gynecologist whose last name was Raper. Also, in our town there was a prosthetic Nay Jul 2022 #9

My childhood Pediatrician Dr. I. Ball. Boxerfan Jul 2022 #10

A co-worker once broke his nose grumpyduck Jul 2022 #11

Frankenstein is hilarious. wnylib Jul 2022 #16

Oh, I'm sure he did. grumpyduck Jul 2022 #23

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The veteran morning weatherman at WCNC Charlotte is Larry Sprinkle ms liberty Jul 2022 #14

The Goo Goo Dolls are from Buffalo. They had a song "Amigone" TexasBushwhacker Jul 2022 #15

Here is a link to the Amigone Funeral and Cremation business. wnylib Jul 2022 #20

How is "Amigone" pronounced? TexasBushwhacker Jul 2022 #21

The emphasis is on the first syllable. wnylib Jul 2022 #24

In Fort Worth we had a proctologist named Mal Rumph. broiles Jul 2022 #28

Haven't checked lately but there used to be a Grammy23 Jul 2022 #17

Used to be a plastic surgeon around here Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #18

I had a shipmate named Mastromarino. cloudbase Jul 2022 #19

Did they usually get seasick? whistler162 Jul 2022 #31

No. cloudbase Jul 2022 #32

There are a number of dentists in CT named Dr. Payne. Totally Tunsie Jul 2022 #22

In Afton, WY, in the late 1960s and early 1970s... jmowreader Jul 2022 #25

In two Idaho cities there are donut shops owned by the same family jmowreader Jul 2022 #26

There used to be a doughnut shop chain wnylib Jul 2022 #27

Let's not forget the ultimate junk stores - those named Totally Tunsie Jul 2022 #29

Red Light Spa in Camillus NY whistler162 Jul 2022 #30

Drs. Mader & Dye Higherarky Jul 2022 #33

There used to be a dentist in Central Austin RipVanWinkle Jul 2022 #34

I met a guy named Harry Reddick. Higherarky Jul 2022 #35

There was a set of identical twins in my high school. wnylib Jul 2022 #50

I dare not ask Higherarky Jul 2022 #53

Don't know. I never tried to. wnylib Jul 2022 #55

In Cagary there was once an alderman ironflange Jul 2022 #36

Alderman Alderman. Like the guy that I met who was Parson Parsons. wnylib Jul 2022 #51

The owner/GM of a nearby restaurant... Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2022 #37

made me laugh! rurallib Jul 2022 #46

He could have used Rick, Ricky, or Rich. wnylib Jul 2022 #52

Dick Liquors Higherarky Jul 2022 #38

Very respected woman's college in PA was called "Beaver College." malthaussen Jul 2022 #63

The Fudge Factory in Uranus, Mo. Higherarky Jul 2022 #39

They now have a second location in Anderson, Indiana on I-69. BluesRunTheGame Jul 2022 #60

I knew a Marine named Sgt Pepper. lpbk2713 Jul 2022 #40

When we drove by Hastings, England, Old Crank Jul 2022 #41

Good one for both name and location. wnylib Jul 2022 #54

At Stanford the head grounds keeper Old Crank Jul 2022 #42

Hey wnylib! Higherarky Jul 2022 #43

Jay Leno used to have a segment on the Tonight Show wnylib Jul 2022 #56

Anita Pu joemacdawson Jul 2022 #44

Dr. Cockburn, urologist dalton99a Jul 2022 #45

Don't know if it still exists, but there was a Chinese food... GReedDiamond Jul 2022 #47

Belpre, Ohio Dunaway Funeral Home Marthe48 Jul 2022 #48

I had an orthopedist named Dr. Bohne Danmel Jul 2022 #49

Dick Trickle Ptah Jul 2022 #57

Burnie's Funeral Home & Cremation Services cagefreesoylentgreen Jul 2022 #58

Chuck-A-Rama Buffet BluesRunTheGame Jul 2022 #59

Chiropractor named Dr. Pop in Kalispell, MT. BluesRunTheGame Jul 2022 #61

Commander Jesse Coward. malthaussen Jul 2022 #62

Beaver Liquors and Stoner Hotler Jul 2022 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author liberaltrucker Jul 2022 #65

Sofa King (furniture store) Disaffected Jul 2022 #66

girl named Fonda Dicks....... Jade Fox Jul 2022 #67

Dallas used to have a hospital named after businessman R H. Dedman imavoter Jul 2022 #68