Hi @parus, you mentioned a comedy Mr. Ed which brought back some great memories for me. My name growing up was Ed and it stuck with me when I joined the Navy. When the Mr. Ed show started all my shipmates started calling me "Mr. Ed" and saluting me which caused our division officer to ask why are they saluting you and calling you Mr. Ed, you are not an officer? I had to laugh and tell him why:

A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
And no one can talk to a horse of course
That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed.

Then I had to admit they were mocking me and calling me a horse when they were saluting me which made him laugh. I even had a coffee cup made in Japan for my nickname.

John

@johnbishop Hey, as long as they were not referring the the south end ending north it is a compliment. Hard to beat a good horse and the sense that accompanies.
Thank you for sharing an interesting recall.
You may also appreciate this portrait I painted of Mr. Ed.
Mayhap I ought to have this placed upon my coffee cup...I do like the "who me" as well.
Again thanks for another smile in my day. My chronic pain doth lessen when smiling.

Love the portrait!