"Yes, ma'am, dat's her name," said the fond parent. "You see, she was named fer me and her father. Her father's name am Ferdinand and my name is Liza. So we named her Fertilizer."
LITTLE JOHNNY—"Dad, there's a girl at our school whom we call Postscript."
DAD—"Postscript? What do you call her Postscript for?"
LITTLE JOHNNY—"Cos her name is Adeline Moore."
GRIGGS—"When I don't catch the name of the person I've been introduced to, I ask if it's spelled with an 'e' or an 'i.' It generally works, too."
BRIGGS—"I used to try that dodge myself until I was introduced to a young lady at a party. When I put the question about the 'e' or 'i,' she flushed angrily and wouldn't speak to me the whole evening."
"What was her name?"
"I found out later it was—Hill."