P.S. A Column On Things

By PAUL E. SCHINDLER JR. I am from Portland, Oregon, Beaumont ’66, Benson High ’70, MIT ’74. Some things are impossible to know, but it is impossible to know these things.

Puns Played On Family Names

November 1, 2026

This template is very close to the funny introductions, but I think there have been enough now to warrant a new humor template: Punny relatives.

You know Susan Stone, but do you know her brother Mill? The people he hangs out with just can’t get anywhere.

I like the work of Alexander Graham Bell, but prefer the work of his restaurateur nephew Taco.

You know Karl Marx wrote Das Kapital. Did you know his wife Anya invented the starting pistol?

Most people don’t know that Usain Bolt’s brother Thunder is a meteorologist.

Alan Turing’s wife Kay used to prepare meals for the staff at Bletchley Park, as well as other secret organizations.

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