There are those who say that our fates are regulated by our names. According to those who believe in self-fulfilling prophecies, if you name your child Rocky or Duke he’s not likely to become a professor of philosophy, and naming him Schuyler or Nigel will not create a path to the Heisman Trophy. I assume this theory also has some implications on surnames, given that … a Columbus man named Butts has been accused of indecent exposure for allegedly baring his buttocks in front of an elementary school.
He also exposed his genitals, but unfortunately for this story, his first name is not Dick.
Harry also would have been good.
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Joking aside, one of the richest men in Texas is the chairman of the H-E-B supermarket chain. His name is Charles Butt. The chain’s name is short for Howard Edward Butt, Chuck’s dad.
Texas specializes in unfortunate names. One of the Lone Star State’s most distinguished citizens was Ima Hogg, heiress and daughter of Governor Big Jim Hogg.
How soon we’ve forgotten Dick Butkus. 🙁
And the Butt Sisters: Bertha, Betty, Bella, and Bathsheba. (Jimmy Castor)
No question!
What an ass…
I once worked with a photographer named Harry Butt.