People with unfortunate names

[zarniwoop]

I'm sure we've all heard them before - Micheal Hunt, Richard Head and so on - probably made up or apochriphal, the apartment owner named in the eighth paragraph of this Trumpet related article must have one of the most unfortunate surnames going -

I feel sorry for him

[Slasher]

No one has ever read my full proper name here. I sound like a bloody nursery rhyme, but not as bad as Rachel Meghan Markle who sounds like an agent of Dick Tracy!

[Cacophonix]

I knew a guy called Vince Uren. He was very pissed off by his name.

Caco

[Cacophonix]

I'm sure we've all heard them before - Micheal Hunt, Richard Head and so on - probably made up or apochriphal, the apartment owner named in the eighth paragraph of this Trumpet related article must have one of the most unfortunate surnames going -

I feel sorry for him

It would have been better for the good doctor if his surname had been Monstacock or something like that!

Taking the proverbial out of names is so adolescent but such fun. I knew a David Fitzpatrick but to me he was always David Titsfatprick.

When will I grow up?

Caco

[Capetonian]

There was a chap.on TV in the US called Mike Litoris.
I worked in India with a group of people. One was called Hemkunt, and another was *****.
And a Greek I knew called Chris Papachristou whom I called Crap and Piss Too, unfair as he was a nice bloke.

[Hydromet]

Once worked with a guy called Dudley Sledge, known to one and all as Deadly Sludge. Unfortunately, the nickname suited the personality.

[Cacophonix]

A friend whose mom, a lecturer at the University of Natal, was submitted a rather bizarre essay by one of her Indian students. When she questioned the nature of his work, very politely calling him Mr Bugarath, he immediately responded "No, my name is Bugggerit, Buggerit Mrs Webb!"

Caco

[unifoxos]

Richard Head and so on - probably made up or apochriphal

Not so in that case - years ago my salesman was sent on some sort of gung-ho motivational session, featuring a leading trainer from the states. This guy came bounding on the stage, full of beans, and proudly told the assembled delegates that he was "Dick Head". Apparently at that time this was not a recognised expression stateside, but it certainly was here in UK. Took him quite a while to restore order.

[ian16th]

This guy insists that he is called Richard not Dick.

[Sisemen]

When will I grow up?

Growing old is compulsory Caco - growing up is optional.

[Boac]

Richard Head was a pilot on RAF 48Sqn Hercules in the 70's

[dubbleyew eight]

I am going to be crucified if she ever finds this post.....but.....
there is a lovely talented captain by the name of robin, unfortunately her real name.
she married a lovely german guy with the surname Bitoff.
now it was the custom in her family to hyphenate the names so as not to lose the fame of the family name.
however robin would have been known as robin bitoff-dicks so she called barlees on the tradition.
she is actually a rather lovely lady. sadly that is her real name so I have no defense in court other than insanity.

[dubbleyew eight]

my brother once interviewed a guy for a computing position.
erm...what is your surname?
Arthur
ok....what is your first name?
King
....so your name is actually ....King Arthur.
Yes.
thank you sir we'll call you if we need you.....

[FD2]

I knew someone years ago called Hunt. His first name was not Michael but it took me a while to work out why he was called Isaac by his chums.

A wartime FAA pilot by the name of Richard Douglas-Boyd had the misfortune to be interviewed by Spike Milligan (bizarre eh?) and was promptly referred to several times as Doug Dickless-Boyd. Needless to say the joke quickly wore thin. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... -Boyd.html No points for spotting the error in describing the Barracuda as American - no one else was to blame for it!

As Caco says, mickey taking about names is school stuff but can be very funny at times.

My parents had a friend called Iris Heyes whose parents took a while to understand why she was called Irish by her friends.

[Slasher]

[zarniwoop]

No one has ever read my full proper name here. I sound like a bloody nursery rhyme,

Are you Brian Eno by any chance - Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno

[Slasher]

Put it this way Mr Woop: if a butler announced my entrance at a big hoi polloi gathering using my full name, everyone would ask whether or not I was named as one of the joke pwisoners by the cwowd to be weleased by Thaether.

This why I ask the Purser to simply say "captain Rod" when making the welcome PA. Last time one let my full name* slip there was a bit of a raucous titter among the Western pax -->

Also I'm the father of one child that I know of. Spruking my entire name might cause some 45-50yo Swedish/Swiss/Pommy/French hag down the back hitting the hostess call button yelling "Aha! I've found the father of my 20yo daughter!" No joke. I've heard this has happened to others in the past.

* Common among Asian and raghead cabin crew culture.

[ribrash]

Head of P.E at my comp school'small of stature'black belt in jap slapping'went by the name of Albert Hall.

[Capetonian]

A friend of mine claims to have been driven by a taxidriver in Singapore called Wan Long Kok. I doubt if he verified.

I often make up silly names when I write back to my scammers, for example Yu Wan Ker, Uyar Akunt, Iyam Askamma, Yoma Sepoes (Caco will understand), Ayfuk Gotes.

I must find the audio files of the guys who had announcements made at LHR and LGW for people with names like Arnid Apiskvik and Malexa Krost to 'please come to the information counter'.

FOUND IT :

http://www.hendess.net/london.htm

[ian16th]

Nothing at all exotic, but my surname is also a common Christian name, and that causes enough trouble.