How to run for Congress, apparently. Yes, Samuel Wurzelbacher, who played the part of “Joe the Plumber” on the 2008 sitcom “The Presidential Election,” has filed papers to run as a Republican in Ohio’s Ninth Congressional District. In the interest of capitalizing on the “Name, followed by the definite article ‘the,’ followed by an occupation” [...]
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Hey, Joe, whaddya know?
Posted: October 16, 2011 in Is this thing on?, Uncategorized, What's in a name, WTF?0
What’s in a name?
Posted: August 2, 2008 in What's in a nameTags: cool names, public radio, Rusty Gillette
I was listening to a story on Marketplace the other day and heard what is probably one of the coolest names ever. Rusty Gillette. With a name like that, this guy could have been a 1930s or 40s era private investigator. With a secretary named Trixie and a third-floor walkup with only a desk fan [...]
