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jaganath69 · Joined: 17 Jul 2003

I now teach kids who go by the English names of Dark, Green and Black. Now today I am introduced to my latest student, Smurf. When I first heard the desk teacher say it, I thought she said "Snuff" OMG! How do you tell a 12 year old that the name he thinks is cool makes him sound like a dick? Do any of you have similarly foolishly named kids?

Cheers

Jaga

lush72 · Joined: 18 Aug 2003 Location: I am Penalty Kick!

Remembering my hogwon days� I had kids named Dyke, Chester, Cooch, Rere, Stank, Skeezer, PK (as in �penalty kick�), Tinkle, PeeWee, Tard, Twang�. The list goes on and on. The sad thing is that some of these kids keep their �English� names forever.

Mr. Pink · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: China

Funniest for me was Barbie. However other funny situations:

Mike 1
Mike 2
Mike 3
Mike 4

Um someone was on drugs making that class Shocked

Alkiwi · Joined: 22 May 2003

This mother at my last school wanted a name for her son that mean 'great' - scouring the name book we picked Julian, a nice normal name and all. Well, so we thought!!!!!!!!! She decided it was not good enough and called him Great instead Shocked

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rapier · Joined: 16 Feb 2003

There have been several i can't remember now... "tweety' is the most ridiculous one I have now.

jaganath69 · Joined: 17 Jul 2003

did I mention there is also a Korean teacher at our school called "Lime"?

Juggertha · Joined: 27 May 2003 Location: Anyang, Korea

Had one "class" that insisted on wrestling names. I wouldn't of minded so much.. but they changed them up ever week; couldn't keep up!

crazylemongirl · Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Location: almost there...

cleon

which I couldn't understand whether it meant klingon or clown. Either way he is one weird kid.

CLg

Ilsanman · Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Location: Bucheon, Korea

How about Milhouse, and Mario.

I had 2 kids named Jack once, so one changed to Jackal.

Ilsanman · Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Location: Bucheon, Korea

I forgot. We had 2 Andy's, so one changed to ET

just because · Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Location: Changwon - 4964

I've had a Sonic, a Pino and a Pobi. What is a pobi anyway???

Ryst Helmut · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 8:05 am Post subject:

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=11226&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Done.

I think I am a wannabe mod.....Sshaa!

Shoosh,

Ryst

Son Deureo! · Joined: 30 Apr 2003

Last hogwon:

Ding
Rabbit
Allen (a girl, she wrote it "Allen" and pronounced it "Ellen", her English was good enough to know better)
Star

Current hogwon:

Top
Captain
Rola
Shelly (but she pronounced it "Sally", her English wasn't good enough for her to know better, but that didn't stop me from trying)

I've had to fight tooth and nail to prevent a "Hulk" and a "Gogo".

endofthewor1d · Joined: 01 Apr 2003 Location: the end of the wor1d.

my last hakwon had boys named star, peter pan, and terminator.

Paji eh Wong · Joined: 03 Jun 2003

Chewbaca

ps. I had a set of male/female fraternal twins and their cousin in a kindy class. They were Ali (the girl), Frazier (the boy), and big George (the cousin). It only lasted until they got home, though.