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Unfortunate Names

#1 Post by frostbite » Mon Nov 28, 2016 5:45 pm

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I was introduced to a lady named Phoebe today.

The name always makes me chuckle inwardly as we had a girl blessed with the name Phoebe Beaby in my class at school. What were her parents thinking?

The other one that springs to mind is a lad I used to pick up from the local junior school remedial section durivg my cab driving days. He never spoke. Not to anyone.

Mind you, I don't suppose I would have been too chatty if I had been called John Thomas !
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#2 Post by Slasher » Mon Nov 28, 2016 6:32 pm

I can't understand parents who look at a happy gurgling baby boy and decide to call it George or Herman. Same goes for christening an infant with a stoopid name from some bullsh!t Hollywood movie. They must really hate the kid or somethin'.

BTW has anyone seen Mike Hunt around here? :-?

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#3 Post by ian16th » Mon Nov 28, 2016 6:32 pm

Mind you, I don't suppose I would have been too chatty if I had been called John Thomas !


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#4 Post by Boac » Mon Nov 28, 2016 7:20 pm

There was an RAF 'diamond geezer' Hercules pilot who's father had chosen to call him Richard Head. He carried it well.=))

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#5 Post by om15 » Mon Nov 28, 2016 8:01 pm

Southend aviation entrepreneur Mr Hyde christened his daughter Heidi.

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#6 Post by Capetonian » Mon Nov 28, 2016 8:11 pm

I had two guys on a course I ran in India.
One was called Hemkunt, and the other was *****.

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#7 Post by Flame Lily FX » Mon Nov 28, 2016 9:03 pm

Yah Liddel Bollichs.

(overheard it in the supermarket)
Nasty Bitch bent over the kitchen sink!
I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.

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#8 Post by Stoneboat » Mon Nov 28, 2016 9:16 pm

Some comedian - I can't remember who - has written a book titled I'm The Adam You Wouldn't Know Me From. One of the chapters was titled Phoebe B. Beebe In Her New Canoe Canal In Saugatuck, Near Naugatuck, Connecticut.

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#9 Post by Capetonian » Mon Nov 28, 2016 10:00 pm

Somewhere there's a list of unfortunate place names, like Slippery Knob, Wet Beaver ..... and so on.

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#10 Post by jimtherev » Mon Nov 28, 2016 10:47 pm

One once was offered a house in a village not far from Angel-land: Pratts Bottom. One declined.

Oh yes, and there was a bloke at college same time as me: R.A.T. Curry. Wonder what happened to him.

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#11 Post by BackToAllNightLights » Mon Nov 28, 2016 10:49 pm

Mohammed.
If it's sacrilegious to draw a picture of him, the same should apply to naming your kid after him.
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#12 Post by k3k3 » Tue Nov 29, 2016 12:18 am

A girl at school was called Gail Windebank.

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#13 Post by 500N » Tue Nov 29, 2016 1:45 am

Many years ago the papers ran an article on strange names.

One I always remember from the US was Appledumpling Appledumpling.

Poor girl who was named that.

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#14 Post by Capetonian » Tue Nov 29, 2016 3:40 am

There's a signpost in Yorkshire that points to Beverley Wetwang.

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#15 Post by Slasher » Tue Nov 29, 2016 5:07 am

There's a signpost at a junction in England that says 'To Mavis Enderby and Old Bolingbroke'. Underneath someone scrawled "its a boy!"

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#16 Post by Sisemen » Tue Nov 29, 2016 6:51 am

"Hello Mr Registrar. I would like to change my name by deed poll please"

"It's a complicated process sir and not to be undertaken lightly. What's your present name?"

"John Twatface"

"Ah, yes. I understand. What would you wish to change your name to Mr Twatface?"

"Kevin Twatface please"

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#17 Post by Fliegenmong » Tue Nov 29, 2016 7:02 am

I thought you'd chime in with Mike Hunt Slasher!

Wasn't there a girl in NZ initiallly named "Talula does the Hula from Hawaii'

Ah tes ....here https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... newzealand
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#18 Post by Fliegenmong » Tue Nov 29, 2016 7:04 am

There were some girls (sisters) named 'April' 'May & 'June' when I was growing up....
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go... Oscar Wilde

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#19 Post by Capetonian » Tue Nov 29, 2016 7:14 am

I once worked with a Michael Hunt. At one trade show, we had a PA announcement made : "Would Mike Hunt please come to the front desk to meet a visitor".
There was also the story of a miniskirted girl who stood on the steps of an office building and shouted down onto the floor : "Has anyone seen Mike Hunt?", to which someone replied : "We will if you move a little higher."

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#20 Post by OFSO » Tue Nov 29, 2016 8:26 am

Hugh G. Rektzion ?

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