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46 19th-Century Occupations That Now Double As Names for the Progeny of Upwardly Mobile Parents (Or Just Sound Like They Are)

by eliz on March 8, 2010

Taylor
Hunter
Cooper
Miller
Tanner
Walker
Ranger
Saylor
Porter
Ryder
Carver
Falconer
Mariner
Tucker
Harper
Thayer
Usher
Granger
Turner
Potter
Decker
Sawyer
Fletcher
Schuyler
Trevor
Skipper
Hollister
Conner
Bonner
Gardner
Miner
Asher
Mercer
Brewer
Warner
Oliver
Mayer
Keller
Lawler
Roger
Saddler
Mather
Proctor
River
Smythe
Smith

Read the day’s other lists over at Anna’s:

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Friday Quickies, Vol. 6

by eliz on March 13, 2009

1. Details about the U.S. remake of the Britcom “Absolutely Fabulous” are leaking out, and it looks like loyal fans of the show will be well-pleased. After a huge false start – Roseanne Barr once owned the rights to “Ab Fab,” quelle horror – shooting has begun with Kristen Johnston in the Joanna Lumley [...]

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