[Joe 6-pack]

"...after the other inmate, who has the last name “Burns,” attacked him with boiling water."

I once had a friend I've been out of contact with for a few years who kept a list of people with ironic surnames, usually related to their professions or respective claims to fame.

I once contributed to his list when I pointed out to him that the Louisiana relief coordinator for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita was named, "Paul Rainwater."

I'll have to look him up and let him know about Mr. Burns lol.

[NorthMountain]

Back in the 1990s, I read of a fellow in Australia, convicted of an armed heist at a financial institution, successfully appealing for a new trial under a pseudonym. He asserted that the jury was prejudiced against him on account of his name:

Rob Banks.

[JBW1949]

Several years ago, I had a prostate exam (finger wave) and, I kid you not, the doctor’s name was Dr. Heinie...