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New Scientist called it nominative determinism. (on their feedback page anyway)Quote:
Originally Posted by joe greiner
There is an IOC official called Dick Pound.
Some more that come to mind
We had an IT guy named Richard Marks.
We would always comment " you have a good job when you get Dick Marks on the job.
Funeral Directors in Maitland NSW - Fry Brothers.
And add a spoonerism to Brad an Angelina's Baby Shilo Pitt
Pilo Shitt
I have it on good authority that this is true.
A friend of mine lived near the Dick family.
Named their daughter Ophelia. :o
New of a girl named Win Unwin
Knew a lady in Sydney who's name was Amanda and she married a guy who's surname was Amanda, so she became Amanda Amanda
Unfortunate names for Police:
I went to the NSW Police Academy with Constable Ray Constable, but he's broken the jinx & is now Sergeant Constable.
Spare a thought for Peter Shonk, last I heard an Inspector in the NSW Police.
brslee.
we had a pc bunny here in Paignton.
All the Allianz letters are signed by Mr Terry Towel.
Even shortened, it's still T. Towel
My name's Andrew Rose, so I cop ... "and then he sat down"
One job already had an "arose" computer account, so they dropped the "o" in the first account they offered me...
(and just as an aside, the Watanobbi residents are sick of the council calling referendums, polls, and surveys trying to change the name. They couldn't be bothered with it, they knew the name when they moved in.)
Cheers,
Andrew
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Never thought of it until just now almost 12 months after breaking my tib n fib my Orthopidic's Name was Dr Richard Walker ( Rigid Walker was how one nurse pronounced it)
My name is ok but my initials usually get the ladies going, initials are PMS :oo:
Phil
My Mother in Laws' ( lovely lady!) maiden name was "Virgin", she had a number of brothers whose wives married them and became Virgins....
I use to work with a gent
Last name KEY
First name HANK
I also new a lady who's maiden name was dragon
She was always telling people that before she was married she was a DRAGON
Some friends of mine name there son
RICHARD EDWARD
Didn't realize until I told them the name could be shortened to DICK ED
New a girl how married a fellow last name Dallas her first name Debbie
Just look at Federal politicians Abbott & Costello
I knew a bloke called Horace Morris. His wife's name was (no kidding!) Doris.
Also knew a Don Hancock. We called him Han.
My dentist in Glen Waverley when I was a kid was Dr Payne!
My woodwork teacher at Mt Waverley high was a Mr Fluck. kids gave him hell.
I went to primary school with a kid whose surname was Fluck... Got called Fluffy duck for some reason...Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaiser Soze
New an old chap named Max Ewer, he married a lady called Mignon.... fine except she was always called Min.....
There used to be a firm of lawyers in England called Doolittle and Dally and a real estate agent called Gascoigne Pees.
I used to go to a Dentist in Wellington, New Zealand, who was a Dr. F.A.Payne.
He was too much of a gentleman to use his initials to advantage.
My sister married a "Payne"I still laugh, always called her a pain.
Dentist near my work Dr Feng.
I came across a forum member with the name of R.T.Farty.:rolleyes:
I worked at an all boys school with an attractive young female teacher who married a guy whose name was Alcock. She had the sense to keep her maiden name.
Jerry
I met a girl once who's surname was Hunt, I couldn't believe it her parents had actually named her Safari, she went by her middle name, Annie I think it was but Safari is the one I remember.
I have a mate whose first name is Reg but his initials are R C James so of course he's simply known as RC James.
Two brothers who went to my daughter's school - Andrew and Peter Nuss. Always known by their initials and surname, of course. What were their parents thinking?
One of my son's mates at primary school was a kid named Jose (pronounced, of course: Hosay).
When Jose's little brother turned up at school a couple of years later, he was immediately named Hose B.
They're all in their 20s now. Hose B is still Hose B. They are all so used to it that most of them struggle to remember his real name (Manuel).
A friend of mine called Jorgen introduces himself and spells his name... little "J", big "orgen".
mmmm....
How about Colin Gates-aka Colgate; John Quill, Basil Uganda Munday (born in Uganda) initials proudly emblazonned on brief case- BUM. Another strange set of parents also named their son after the place of birth- Richard Adelong Cock!!!:C:C:C
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