Just reading a thread started by “Dammit” and thinking how amusing it would be if that were his/her real name. It reminded me of a fellow I used to work with. His surname was “Love”, and I often wondered what the guys at work used to call him given that fellas often call each other by their last names.
I wished I could be around when someone called out to him…. “hey Love, come here” etc. and then watch their faces when they realised how it must sound.
Anyone with other ‘funny name’ stories?I was in the Army with a young guy named de’Ath. Of course his name tag was block letters and no punctuation so he became the fearless Captain DEATH.
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Went to primary school with a guy named Wayne…. King!
yep he’s now a proud employee of hastings deering I beleive…
Cheers e x
This is not a ‘Gatsby joke’. A personal friend and work colleague’s gynaecologist’s surname is actually ‘Fiddler’. I think he has a practise in Wantirna (Melb) if anyone thinks I’m just making it up. If I was going to make it up, I’d use a name like ‘Dr.Pap Smear.’
‘On my bank manager’s grave, I swear!’
Cheers,
Gatsby.“Sometimes the hardest thing to do in life is often the best thing to do.”
I used to know a guy named Peter Enis. Looks harmeless enough till you Initial his name
P.Enis. You think his parents could have avoided that one.I used to get lot as of attention at parties when i was younger, i’ll i had to do was tell everyone what the names were of my brothers and sister
Alvin, Kingsley and Trixie. People had a good laugh.regards westan (my real name)
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Properties in the USA 15-25% returns- email to join our database [email protected]I still think the prize for the worst name goes to Frank Zappa for naming his child Moon Unit. That was just plain mean!
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I know an old guy called Neil low and oddly enough he has a great deal of trouble with his knees……..
You have to wonder what his folks were thinking of then
Shawn
HI All,
My mother bought a property in Spain and on all the paperwork she signed her name C A Jones…
Which is her initials and surname…
But in Spanish cajones is the word for testicles or balls…
Cheers, Nobleone. [biggrin]
“Making mistakes is just another another tool for learning.”
When my son was in primary school, he had a classmate [cap] called Ty d’Ferrier.
During rollcall, someone called out: “Gimme a rope”.
Awww, poor kid!
Celivia
Used to work with a guy called Richard Swallow and of course the Richard was shortened to Dick.
Pete
Hi all
I went to an all girls School and was friends with a Randy Smiley [biggrin]
Later on I lived in Batlow (NSW) where a guy there was called Anthony Nuss married Anne and had a son called Paul they always used their full names never gave initials [blush2] – Don’t know why do you???
Cheers
PS Bet I win so far!!
Jenny1
emcdonald Posted – 24/08/2005 : 19:00:40
Went to primary school with a guy named Wayne…. King!yep he’s now a proud employee of hastings deering I beleive…
Cheers e x
Mine is similar to yours: –
Went to school with a boy named Wayne….Kerr. Never sounded the same at assembly!My wife and I spent a lot of time looking at the combination of names and their abreviations – we didn’t want our children to go thru what I went Thru. My real name is Elmar…..don’t have to be a brain surgeon to see what I went thru. Glad I’m 6’2 and have big paws,.. erm, hands……
Once the initial joke was out and other kids seemd to get headaches from calling me names it soon stopped (to my face anyway!).Isn’t it good that we grow up!
Cheers
C@34Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is to always try something one more time.
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Before I was married my initials were KAB – and I was a taxi driver.
Glancing through a school year book one time, I came across a girl named Theresa Green.
I was in a Woolies shop when I heard an announcement for Michael Hunt to come to the enquiries counter. For those innocents who can’t figure it out (I had to have it explained to me when my partner nearly fell over laughing) combine the common abbreviation of Michael with the surname and say it fast.
komari
HI,
I knew a girl by the name of Maxine Organ and a guy by the name Laten Cumming.
Honest, Martin[biggrin]There are 3 types of people:1. People who make things happen.
2. People who watch what happens.
3. People who wondered what happened.One of the guys on the rigs was named Hugh Jars. He was as skinny as a skunned rabbit…so we didn’t get much mileage out of that one.
Originally posted by Jenny1:Hi all
I went to an all girls School and was friends with a Randy Smiley [biggrin]
Later on I lived in Batlow (NSW) where a guy there was called Anthony Nuss married Anne and had a son called Paul they always used their full names never gave initials [blush2] – Don’t know why do you???
Cheers
PS Bet I win so far!!
Jenny1
Yep, u get my vote, cringe factor 1000
cheers
brahms
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aka Mortgage Broker BrisbaneCan only think of two names, but neither seem that funny after reading the above names, a guy called Paul Noh.
Also had a guy who actually changed his name to Lone Sky McCloud. Can’t remember his first name, but it was like Chris “Something”. I think he wanted to be american indian.
Munjy
I worked with a nurse called Hazel Sanchez. She fell in love and married Peter Nutt. Yep, she kept her maiden name!
M Pope
Not sure if this is a true story or not..
My Wifes Maiden name was “Dear”, and she received no end of jokes, usually relating to deer, so was glad to change. Her father was a cruise ship officer, and he worked with two other officers on one ship, named “Love” and “Darling”. Naturally their PA announcements caused considerable mirth amongst the crew and passengers.
“Darling, Love here, would you come up to the bridge please”
“Yes Love, right away.”
“Coffee Darling?”
“Yes, thanks Dear”
True story.
I’d love to be able to say there was a funny ending, like “my surname is Mucus”, but it is more prosaic than that!
He He.
PS this is a great forum. Redwing has posted some awesome ones! I laughed and laughed. Clearly he doesn’t work for a living to have time to do this……?“If you look long enough into the void the void begins to look back through you.” Nietzsche
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