I'd be surprised if thisn't what they call a YART in these parts.

The Gerber that first came to my mind was the knife manufacturer! And that really makes sense that a tanner of hides would specialize in making knives - particularly skinning knives.

I wonder -- did B. F. Skinner tanned the hides of his students? I wonder if the cooper is barrel-chested, and Fleischer is a meathead.

Carpenter (Mary Chapin), Cartman (Eric), Driver (Minnie), Gardner (Martin), Farmer (Fannie), Hooker (prolly a fisherman), <Edward Gorey is a pretty descriptive name>, Smith (Willam et al), Wright (Robert), Baker (Bob), Appler (family I used to know), eiler (the hurrier?), Jager .... hmmm i'm wondering about names like Bishop and Priestly and Pope ... Monk! I like that new show ...

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