The Name of the Day...

...is actually a tie, and can be found on the same page of the print edition of the New York Times.

Robert Youngentob, at top, is president of the Maryland-based real estate developer EYA, and Barry Swatsenbarg, above, is a senior vice president for Colliers International.

Neither name is particularly funny, just a mouthful.

Why didn't someone years ago, for example, shorten "Youngentob" to just plain "Young"? Gary Hart's last name was originally Hartpence. That's not as bad as Youngentob. Imagine:

"Table for four?"

"Sure; the name?"

"Youngentob."

"Youngen . . . [maitre d' looks up] what?"

"Never mind; Young."

"Oh, yes, right this way, sir."

Just sayin'.