Here's an interesting comment that I encountered this week:"It isn't really necessary to specify 'The Clown' after the name 'Bozo'. I mean, what else would he be? Bozo the gynecologist?"
Point well taken. I immediately thought of several other unlikely possibilities, including:
Bozo the neurosurgeon
Bozo the physicist
Bozo the mortician
Bozo the librarian
Bozo the accountant
Bozo the hit man
Constable Bozo
Special Agent Bozo
...and so on.
Let's face it. People have been contemplating the importance of names at least since Shakespeare. I'm of the opinion that one's name does colour peoples' perceptions of the person. That's why Norma Jeane Mortenson changed her name to Marilyn Monroe, and Bernie Schwarz became Tony Curtis. Then there are those who employ reverse psychology, such as Arnold Dorsey, who changed his name to Engelbert Humperdinck.
One of my favorite Bloom County comic strips reveals Berke Breathed's take on the subject (click on it to make it larger):
One last thought: Just as it's not necessary to append "the clown" to the name "Bozo", it is probably equally unnecessary to add the name "Bozo" before "the politician".
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