Monday, February 8, 2010

Occupations

Somtimes a name or nickname sounds like a word whose meaning is associated with an occupation. Example: Banker -------> Bill

1. lawyer ---------------> ?
2. illustrator ----------> ?
3. thief -----------------> ?
4. disk jockey ---------> ?
5. athletic teacher ---> ?
6. barber --------------> ?
7. fisherman ----------> ?
8. baseball player ----> ?
9. nun ------------------> ?
10. meteorologist -----> ?

21 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

1st cut at it

1. lawyer ---------------> ?
2. illustrator ----------> Art
3. thief -----------------> Rob
4. disk jockey ---------> ?
5. athletic teacher ---> Jim
6. barber --------------> Harry
7. fisherman ----------> Bob
8. baseball player ----> ?
9. nun ------------------> Mary (too obvious?)
10. meteorologist ---->

Cam

February 8, 2010 1:42 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

2nd stab

1. lawyer ---------------> Bill (? as they become laws later) Frank (for how they speak?)
Victor (you hope if it's your lawyer)
2. illustrator ----------> Art
3. thief -----------------> Rob (Mark, for name of victims)
4. disk jockey ---------> Collin (for call-in show?)
5. athletic teacher ---> Jim
6. barber --------------> Harry
7. fisherman ----------> Bob
8. baseball player ----> Rod (for the bat?)
9. nun ------------------> Mary (too obvious?)
10. meteorologist ----> Aaron (Air-on for weather?) Eddie ? Wade ?(if it floods?)

Cam

February 8, 2010 1:55 PM  
Blogger DualAspect said...

Lawyer - Sue?

Barber - Shaun? (Shorn)

Meteorologist - Sonny?

February 8, 2010 1:57 PM  
Blogger Zaux said...

illustrator ... maybe DREW

February 8, 2010 1:58 PM  
Blogger Zaux said...

lots of things work .... thus far, here are the ones you guys gave which match the published:

1. Sue
2. Art
3. Rob
5. Jim
6. Harry
7. Rod

still looking for 4-8-9-10

February 8, 2010 2:04 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Lawyer...Rich!
Thief...Nick
Fisherman....Rod
DJ.....Mike

regards, Curtis

February 8, 2010 2:06 PM  
Blogger Zaux said...

Hi Curtis ...
still looking for 4-8-9-10

February 8, 2010 2:08 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Baseball....Homer
Meteorologist...Wayne

regards, Curtis

February 8, 2010 2:08 PM  
Blogger Zaux said...

Mike is correct Curtis ... still loking for 8-9-10

February 8, 2010 2:09 PM  
Blogger Zaux said...

Curtis ..
Homer is correct ... looking for 9-10

February 8, 2010 2:10 PM  
Blogger DualAspect said...

Nun - Serenity? (or is that too "New Age")

February 8, 2010 2:10 PM  
Blogger Zaux said...

not Serenity ...

February 8, 2010 2:12 PM  
Blogger Zaux said...

you guys have them all except 9 and 10

February 8, 2010 2:13 PM  
Blogger Zaux said...

hint: "there but by the ..."

February 8, 2010 2:17 PM  
Blogger DualAspect said...

Nun - Grace!

Thanks Zaux, that helped.

February 8, 2010 2:18 PM  
Blogger Zaux said...

another hint: ____ force

February 8, 2010 2:21 PM  
Blogger Zaux said...

Grace it is ... stoll looking for 10

February 8, 2010 2:22 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Gail....

regards, Curtis

February 8, 2010 2:24 PM  
Blogger Zaux said...

yep ...Gail is the last one

February 8, 2010 2:25 PM  
Blogger Ragknot said...

Zaux,
Cool, I wanted to collect these


1. lawyer ---------------> Sue
2. illustrator ----------> Art
3. thief ----------------> Rob
4. disk jockey ----------> Collin
5. athletic teacher -----> Jim
6. barber ---------------> Harry
7. fisherman ------------> Rod
8. baseball player ------> Homer
9. nun ------------------> Grace
10.meteorologist --------> Gail

February 8, 2010 4:02 PM  
Blogger Zaux said...

my pleasure Ragknot

February 8, 2010 4:29 PM  

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