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guty · Joined: 10 Apr 2003 Posts: 365 Location: on holiday

I once worked with a guy whose family name was Head.
I didnt know his parents, but they decided that Richard would be a nice name for their first born son, and soon cut that down to Dick.

Calling him at home once I aksed for 'Dickhead' and his mother said "He is in the garden, l'll just get him.

Has anybody else known people whose parents have inflicted preposterous names on them?

zorro · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 1:37 pm Post subject:

bit of a cliche but a lad at my school was called wayne king. honest.

Guest · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 1:50 pm Post subject:

I knew a guy in Australia once called RICK O'SHEA - I kid you not!

Ben Round de Bloc · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1946

I had a great-uncle named Pete Maas (pronounced moss.) The first time my younger cousin heard mention of his name at a family dinner, she snorted milk through her nose.

I grew up in Midwest USA where girls' basketball was (still is) an extremely popular high school sport. During state tournaments at that time, there was a girl on one of the teams named Fonda D�cks. First round of play-offs one of the radio sports announcers made an aside comment to the effect of What were her parents thinking of? when he read the starting line-ups.

A student where I teach goes by the name of Lady. Her whole name is Lady Diana Garcia Lopez. There's another student named Freddy Mis May (Mayan names pronounced very close to miss my.) The first time I took attendance when he was in my class, I read off the names the way they were printed on my official class list with last names first: Miss My Freddy. (I could've called him Miss Freddy, I suppose.) He raised his hand and said, "Present," without batting an eye.

basiltherat · Joined: 04 Oct 2003 Posts: 952

An English guy I worked with in Jakarta. The parents' family name was Thomas. He was given the first name 'John'.
basil

Lanza-Armonia · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:24 pm Post subject:

I went to school with a guy named Paul Hisco-ck and everyone was always on his case. Two years later his brother came to the school; his name was Phil.

Their parents were evil bast4rds!!!

LA

rj · Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 159

Check out the funny names of people thread further down the page, lots of interesting (and sometimes cruel) names mentioned there.

joncharles · Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Posts: 132 Location: Beijing

Then there is "Ima Hogg."(1882-1975) Daughter of Fmr. Texas Governor Stephen Hogg. Contrary to popular belief she did NOT have a sister names Ura.

Can you imagine going through school with a name Ima Hogg?

I went to jr hi school with a guy named Ted Ebare...

Capergirl · Posted: Sun May 09, 2004 11:57 am Post subject:

A friend once told me she knew of a girl by the last name of Lear whose (very immature) parents thought it would be 'cute' to name her Chrystal Shandle. Rolling Eyes

Lanza-Armonia · Posted: Sun May 09, 2004 1:22 pm Post subject:

I think the Light joke is shi-te but the Ted Ebare one, a round to you. En mi opinion, it's real cute Rolling Eyes

LA