There was a girl in Accounts once called Sarah Swindells.
Here in Holland they have some very literal names. Not uncommon is Naaktegeboren (Born naked), and my neurologist is called Dr Vroegindeweij (Early in the meadow).
Not met anyone with a strange name, but many moons ago dealt with a calibration company called Wayne Kerr, imagine the joy of being the receptionist working there, "good morning........."
The funniest name I have seen (and met)....I had a rep come to see me once (about 8 years ago).....his name was hilarious......he handed me his bushiness card for me to read......Mr Shaun Muff...............I kid you not.....but had to stay professional until he had gone as one does.
Here in Holland they have some very literal names. Not uncommon is Naaktegeboren (Born naked), and my neurologist is called Dr Vroegindeweij (Early in the meadow).
Reminds me of the joke about the american indian boy who asks his father, the chief how people get heir names.
His father explains that the morning after a child is born the flaps of the teepee are pulled apart and the child is named after the first thing that they see.
"For example" he explains "running water was born by a river, rising sun was born in the middle of summer"
There was a boy at School called Richard Sole and as was the way in those days his name was always read out as R Sole. My first dentist was Bruce Payne .. true to his name he never gave anesthetic for fillings.
Thomas Crapper, flush lavatory manufacturer, although I confess even I'm not old enough to have met him. But if you need a crap - well, that's the origin of the word.
notsuch a comedy name but i work with a hardened millwall fan named Minnie wellwet... thought she prefer bein called Lisa... i still crack up when someone says Minnie lol
There was a boy at School called Richard Sole and as was the way in those days his name was always read out as R Sole. My first dentist was Bruce Payne .. true to his name he never gave anesthetic for fillings.
Would that be the famous 'R Sole brown to tea, and all his family.......'
Bloke at work bought a brompton fold up bike and was invited to a brompton convention by the owners club organiser, Quinton Pullinger. Had to put Barry Turgoose intoa construction document this week. The same document already includes John Barnes and Andy townsend and a firm working on the same project are called Pottie Wilson. Not been a bad week for bizzarre nameage.
This is one I put up on the other thread, I worked in Orpington with a Wayne King back in the 80's. I used a lawyer here in Sydney called Atticus Busby.
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and works for the Centre of Adult Oral Health. You just couldnt make it up...
Here in Holland they have some very literal names. Not uncommon is Naaktegeboren (Born naked), and my neurologist is called Dr Vroegindeweij (Early in the meadow).
His father explains that the morning after a child is born the flaps of the teepee are pulled apart and the child is named after the first thing that they see.
"For example" he explains "running water was born by a river, rising sun was born in the middle of summer"
"Anyway, why do you ask 2 dogs f*cking?"
But if you need a crap - well, that's the origin of the word.
But he did invent ballcocks.
basically, Missalenius
Went to school with Marcus Glasscock, understandably he was a bit of a hardnut. ( No pun intended)
I used a lawyer here in Sydney called Atticus Busby.