Come on Dr. Doom, it's just a name.

Ahhhhhh, if only I had a dollar for every time I have been asked, "is that your real name?"

Which got me to thinking about names.

"Maraschino cherries are not a type of cherry but a way of preparation!" But they sure make most everything taste better, including apple juice. (bonus points for knowing where that quote came from)

And dentists, what's up with their names? Let me give you a little word association game with some actual dentists I have had the pleasure of being a patient with. (and one dentist hopeful)
Dr. Pang = Dr. Pain
Dr. Mingus = Dr. Ming the Merciless aka Flash Gordon's nemesis
Dr. Savage = well Dr. Savage of course
Dr. Touhrian = Dr. Torturing
Dr. Wilde = Dr. Wild

I just did some quick calculating and to answer my first question I should have about $1,924 if I received a dollar each time I was asked that question.

And finally let's not forget the great Cinnamon Cumin Confusion of 2006. If it is 0530 and one is in a hurry, eyes blurry it really should be no surprise someone could confuse on fine ground, dark colored powders sharing the letters c, i, m, and n in their names. Easy mistake right?


A name is sometimes more than a name. Sometimes.
But let me tell you, cumin and cinnamon share nothing flavor wise AT ALL!