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* Real life [[Inverted Trope|Inversion]]: The 2000 US Presidential Election. The Democratic candidate Al Gore is now mostly known for his dedication to stopping global warming, while the Republican candidate George Bush is now known (among other things) for involvement in the war on terrorism. One would think that the man who promoted the environment would be named Bush (you know, a plant) and that the man who promoted defense would be named Gore, but that isn't the case.
* The leader of the Ontario Conservative Party from 2004-2009 is named John Tory. (As of 2014, he's mayor of [[Toronto]]. For those who don't know, "tory" is common slang for "conservative" in Canada and the UK.)
* [[Amelia Earhart]]: Who had a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|heart]] for the [[Incredibly Lame Pun|air.]] Ok, hart is a deer and ear is a sound detection organ. But that's what it sounds like.▼
* Roger Tory Peterson is best known for his popular field guides to birds. Tori is the Japanese word for bird.
* Bernie Madoff (pronounced '[[Ponzi|made-off]]') with your money.
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** A legend says that once he was visiting a slaughterhouse and quarreled with a cowboy for some reason or other. The cowboy said, "If you weren't the richest man in Texas I'd fight you." Whereupon King said, "Forget that I am the richest man in Texas and let's fight." So they had a big fight which included rolling around in [[Blood-Splattered Warrior|slaughterhouse gunk.]] At the end they parted in mutual respect. No doubt it, [[John Wayne]] would have thought Richard King a man after his own heart.
* In 1874, a female prospector hit it big in the Cassiar gold rush, and spent most of the money on a relief effort to save the lives of other miners in the area. She hit it even bigger in the Klondike a few years later, and gave much of the money to charity. This miner who made fortunes and gave the money away was named Nellie Cashman.
▲* [[Amelia Earhart]]: Who had a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|heart]] for the [[Incredibly Lame Pun|air.]] Ok, hart is a deer and ear is a sound detection organ. But that's what it sounds like.
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