Dear Abby

[Family Ties Forever!]

In an e-mail:

Dear Abby by Abigail Van Buren
03/15/07

NAME GAME GIVES PLEASURE TO THOSE WITH EAR FOR IRONY

DEAR ABBY: I have enjoyed the columns you've printed about
people whose names matched their professions, and wonder if
you would be interested in an incident that happened to my
sister. Her name is Dragony, and she works in a pharmacy
located in a medical building. Her license plate reads
DRAGONY. Well, someone went into the pharmacy and asked the
girl at the counter, "Who is Dr. Agony?" I still laugh when
I think about it. -- KATHI IN CALIFORNIA

DEAR KATHI: Funny! Your sister's license plate reminds me of
one that belongs to my neighbor, who happens to be an
anesthesiologist. Her license plate reads: EPIDURL.

I am still hearing from readers offering names -- and some
of them are a hoot. Read on:

DEAR ABBY: Years ago, I was office manager for a printing
company that did work for the American Tobacco Co. in North
Carolina. The purchasing agent's assistant there was a woman
by the name of Flicka Ashe. Can you believe it! -- DOLORES
IN SPARTANBURG, S.C.

DEAR ABBY: I have sold real estate for 18 years, and no one
ever forgets my name. It's ... BETH NEWHOUSE, MAYVILLE, N.Y.

DEAR ABBY: My grandma fell and broke her hip last summer and
had to have surgery. Her surgeon? Dr. Mark Cutright! --
KATHY IN TENNESSEE

DEAR ABBY: Shame on you! How could you forget your fellow
member of the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry -- Dr.
John Looney? -- FRANCES ROTON BELL, DALLAS

DEAR ABBY: Here's an item that might qualify. It's from the
Jan. 16 edition of our local newspaper: "Charles T.
Sprinkle, 27, of Sandpoint was cited on a charge of
urinating in public at 11:52 p.m. in the 200 block of Main
Street." -- LARRY S. IN IDAHO

DEAR ABBY: Would you like more names that match? My optician
was named Ralph Glance, my daughter's allergist was Dr.
Eitches, and my children's dentist is Dr. Spitz. -- SUSAN
K., HAYWARD, CALIF.

DEAR ABBY: When I was in high school, there was a family
with the last name "Braa." Guess what the mom's first name
was? "Iona"! My initials are "B.S.," but this story is not.
-- B.S., FARIBAULT, MINN.

DEAR ABBY: When my sister and I were children, we'd play a
game called "I Spy" during road trips from Georgia to
Alabama. On one of them we spotted a septic tank
installation and maintenance company named "Seth Poole and
Sons." -- LARRY IN DOERUN, GA.

DEAR ABBY: I used to work with a young woman named Linda
Snow. She met and married a wonderful man. When she did, she
became Mrs. Snow-White! -- A FAN, SUN CITY, ARIZ.

DEAR ABBY: My salesman husband was dealing with a
particularly difficult client who demanded to speak to the
boss. The reply: "I'll be happy to transfer you to him. His
name is Robin Hood; if he isn't in, you can speak with his
secretary -- Marian!" True story, real people. -- JENNIFER
IN HOUSTON

DEAR ABBY: This isn't occupation-related, but I thought you
might get a kick out of it anyway. I went to school with
twins Esther and Lester Chester and their big brother,
Chester Chester Jr. And no, I'm not kidding. -- L. LEGGETT,
MAGNOLIA, MISS.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as
Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline
Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box
69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Copyright 2007 Universal Press SyndicateN

[PZelda]

I feel sorry for the Chester Chester guy. Now THAT is a name you wouldn't want to get stuck with.

[Janice]

I read those recently. Hilarious.

[Ohio8]

I really like these!