Brown Motion

Readers Digest has or perhaps still does a few pages of jokes titled 'Humor in Uniform' which gave me the idea of the title for this write up. Some first or last names that people carry around or more appropriately get referred to when used in another context can sound silly, humorous or scary.. The language can do wonders or confound depending on your perspective. Some examples - 1. Lance - a prominent contemporary first name but when used to describe - the doctor decided to lance the boil - makes it lose its charm? Separate blog on how some of these word associations came to be - I have never heard of anything else being lanced other than boils. And what the hell are boils anyway? I thought liquids boiled? 2. Stone - another hollywoody incarnation or perhaps more profound but used to describe - they found a stone the size of a golf ball in her kidneys - puts a different slant to the name. 3. Guy - You might wonder if this person had any self esteem growing up? He...