Bertha Venation
And Hundreds of Other Funny Names of Real People| By: | Larry Ashmead |
| Publisher: | Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. |
| Print ISBN: | 9780060817152 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780061873737 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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"Expectant parents are always looking for inspiration about names, and might be glad of a warning." — Financial Times An ideal gift book with personality and charm, Bertha Venation is a legendary editor's lifetime collection of the amazing names of actual people, with his own inimitable wit, commentary, and stories. Roger Gotobed . . . Ida Slaptor . . . Formica Dinette . . . Honeysuckle Weeks . . . Gay Beach . . . Sappho Clissit . . . Dimple Mystery This colorful collection of extraordinary names, sure to please every lover of miscellany, features: Celebrity Children, Weirdest Names in Sports, Aptly Named Professionals, Literary Highlights, Funny Name Marriages, Places and Houses with Strange Names, Long and Meaningless Names, and Pets. Barbara Fatt Heine . . . P. Enis . . . Razzle and Dazzle . . . Moondog . . . Casa Enima . . . Phydeaux . . . Phat Ho . . . Fitz Funfrock . . . Mone't Elysea Ann . . . and Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg