Bertha Venation: And Hundreds of Other Funny Names of Real People |
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| Authors: | Ashmead, Larry |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins e-books |
| BISAC/Subject: | HUM000000 |
| ISBN: | 9780061873737, Related ISBNs: 006187373X, 9780060817152, 9780061873737 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 176, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
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
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