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“I would fly as the wingman to my instructor, Mike Hoch”?

Great story, but this line gave me pause

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He's a legendary Canadian pilot. Known as "hokey" because he pronounces his last name like "Hawk."

Now read the name again.

If you re-syllabize the words and pronounce the last one like it rhymes with "tock" then it's obscene.

"Mike Hoch" -> "My Cock"

I see, thanks. If that's the case I wish they'd just say they're not willing to give out their name, but so it goes.

Mike Hoch is, in fact real[1], but that kind of word game is common. Heywood Jablome, Hugh Jass, Amanda Huggenkiss... There was a running gag on The Simpsons where Bart would prank call Moe's Tavern with names like these.[2]

[1] https://www.thoroldtoday.ca/columns/column-niagaras-own-top-...

[2] https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Bart%27s_prank_calls

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