Amusing names

bobo the clown · Post by **bobo the clown** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:10 am

When I was a teenager (sigh ... waits a short while as mind drifts ... snaps out of it, slowly) I used to collect unusual, stupid, strange & generally amusing names. I had a book full & then my brother 'borrowed' it, took it to school where someone nicked it & 3 years 'work' went down the pan.

So the Rev. Caanan Banana, Jesus Ponce, Arthur Quiller-Couch, the twins - Pat & Caerwys Meacock (you need to say it outloud), Peris Hughes (again, aloud for best affect) were lost to me.

I still find daft names amusing though & in my line of work I meet all sorts, however yesterday on Radio 4 ... for it has come to that ... some guy was being interviewed & his name was Dr. Patrick Devine-Wright.

Devine-Wright !!! I ask you.

Anyone else got any good ones ? I may restart my book.

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:13 am

Had 2 games teachers - Richard Head (parents must have hated him) and Charlie Lines.

David Lee's Hair · Post by **David Lee's Hair** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:15 am

Richard Head and his son Deacon Head - true people although I'm sure there's alsorts of confidentiality I'm breaking there - used too be covered by the insurance company I worked for

Little Green Man · Post by **Little Green Man** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:38 am

Phillipa Seamen is fairly amusing.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:43 am

I seem to recall reading somthing a while back about a couple with the surname of Peacock naming their son Drew. Idiots.

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:28 am

I love picking through our email list at work, with 60,000 names on there, there are some beauties, there's a Patricia Mycock and so on but I have to sat Diamando Pericles is one of my alltime favourites.

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:38 am

communistworkethic wrote:I love picking through our email list at work, with 60,000 names on there, there are some beauties, there's a Patricia Mycock and so on but I have to sat Diamando Pericles is one of my alltime favourites.

My old company used to have a lady in the states name Ringga Bell - that amused me, also the couple that used to live in my house are named Mr R Needle and Miss H Cotton

blurred · Post by **blurred** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:41 am

Used to have some regular belters that came up on my email inbox - among my favourites were Gaylord Almanzor (male) and Bong Regalado (female).

warthog · Post by **warthog** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:42 am

There was a Bolton police sergeant called Richard Balls. Use the abbreviation of his christian name.

I few years ago, trawling through the database of Lloyds Bank customers in their Tunbridge Wells office I found the name Mary Kitkat. Ho Ho. It turns out there are loads of them in that area. It was a member of that family who started manufacturing the choccy bar of the same name.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:45 am

warthog wrote:There was a Bolton police sergeant called Richard Balls. Use the abbreviation of his christian name.

I few years ago, trawling through the database of Lloyds Bank customers in their Tunbridge Wells office I found the name Mary Kitkat. Ho Ho. It turns out there are loads of them in that area. It was a member of that family who started manufacturing the choccy bar of the same name.

Give us a break!

Waaaay Heeeeeeyyyyyyy!!

warthog · Post by **warthog** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:48 am

Also working for Lloyds we had contact with a company who supplied an address and postcode database. The main contact was called Crispin Screwby and is assistant was Barney Craggs.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:55 am

I once had a meeting with the MD of a company in Deeside whose name was John Lennon. When I asked him for a card he asked "Why, are you likely to forget my name?" to which I of course responded "No, just your phone number". We never did do any business!

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:05 am

When I was a cashier we had a family called the Onions who'd apostropheed it to O'Nions and the Deaths who insisted it was "Dee Ath". Then there was the fantasticly hippy-named Nirvana Daze. Ido recall a Rugby League player called Green Vigo too.

Little Green Man · Post by **Little Green Man** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:07 am

My previous company has a couple of clients who go by the name of Roger Gently and Roger Quick.

I still waiting to have the pleasure of meeting Sophie Tidwank.

David Lee's Hair · Post by **David Lee's Hair** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:11 am

Jazz painist Dick Hyman

CrazyHorse · Post by **CrazyHorse** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:23 am

As always, there's a website:
http://www.funnyname.com

bobo the clown · Post by **bobo the clown** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:33 am

CrazyHorse wrote:As always, there's a website:
http://www.funnyname.com

spoilsport !

CrazyHorse · Post by **CrazyHorse** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:39 am

bobo the clown wrote:
CrazyHorse wrote:As always, there's a website:
http://www.funnyname.com
spoilsport !

I've got a link to a previous thread on this topic too.....if you like I can post that....

wovlad · Post by **wovlad** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:49 am

A customer of the company i used to to work forbwas one Mrs I Dunno first name Ida.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:54 am

CrazyHorse wrote:
bobo the clown wrote:
CrazyHorse wrote:As always, there's a website:
http://www.funnyname.com
spoilsport !

I've got a link to a previous thread on this topic too.....if you like I can post that....

More fun when people know them personally, I think.

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