Graham Smith Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Just recalled a few more: In the Army, I knew a Lt. Bozo - you can imagine the kind of respect this poor guy got. Then there was the Air Force Sgt I knew whose last name was Clapp. He went to the pharmacy one time and asked to pickup a prescription for Clapp and there was a very long pause... In high school, I knew a guy whose initials were K.K.K. We'll skip the names that made it clear the parents couldn't spell. But there are all the names that can be used with both genders with different spelling and the parents didn't know which was which. All of which makes it easier for a guy like me with two last names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGH Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 When I was in High School I worked in a Grocery store with a guy who must have been in his seventies, working as a bag boy for extra income. His name was Richard Weed, and he did go by Dick. His name tag was amusing to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-shot Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 This thread makes wonder about the fate of that poor soul, Michael Hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
target1911 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Oh yeah......... I have an aunt with the married name of Auflick.......yeah you guessed it, pronounced Off Lick. Its a good thing her first name is not Ofillia.....(O-feel-ya) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallgrass Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 There is still one worse than all of these. Mike Fagg!!!!!! Used to work in a bonk around here. Also used to have a customer named Ray Diekoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David.Hylton Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 One of the guys in my ROTC unit was named Karl Marx. He caught grief everytime we had a new NCO. I went to high school with the Trout brothers Lake and Brook. My first girlfriend's sister was named Burline after her father, Burl. He really wanted an heir. Just have to wonder what people are thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wsimpso1 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I heard one a long time ago - Family name Cox, and they named their little girl Fonda. Sadistic clowns... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Had a secretary where I used to work named Sandy Beaver. I can't see going through school with that name. Sounds like that would be rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 The Des Moines medical community currently has a Dr. Dick (and yes, he is a urologist) and a Dr. Bahls. They do not practice together, unfortunately. In our federal court system, we also have retired judges with the unusual last names Fagg and Longstaff. We also have a whole slew of attorneys with the last name Lawyer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Man Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 This thread makes wonder about the fate of that poor soul, Michael Hunt. I have a good friend from college that was a Mike Hunt...we nicknamed him HP Smoothie following some drunken foolishness. I think there are probably still folks we hung around with that still think his name is H.P. Hunt. One of the worst I've seen is Abcde...ab-see-dee and I've seen it several times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpowe Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 A girl it the school system here was named: T9C You guessed it... she weighed about 300lbs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atbarr Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Grew up with a girl, born on Easter, last name Butt and they named her Bunnie. Bunnie Butt...hopefully she's married by now. I had a boss who's name was Al Butt. I told him his first name was missing the second l. He laughed. Stay Safe, A.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impala ss Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I remember a chicken farmer in my area years ago named Egbert Hatch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigpops Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 we had a gal that worked here a few years back......"Ima Pigg". No joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Ho Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I was behind a girl at UPS yesterday. They asked her name. Cherish Payne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 High school student teacher - Anita Hed I also worked with a guy named Richard Holder, interesting that when I worked with him he went by Richard, but I've met other people that worked with him on other contracts where he went by Dick. Mother-in-law of a friend - Virginia Hamm from the parents with no imagination file - Eric Ericson, Robert Robertson, and John Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishy Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 One of my customers name is Richard Wacker. Every time he comes in I chuckle under my breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heiter Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Mine really isn't all that bad so I don't have much room to complain. It gets mispronounced fairly frequently but I'm used to that... but the telemarketing caller who asked to speak to "Mr. Hitler" still caught me off guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhgtyre Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Mine really isn't all that bad so I don't have much room to complain. It gets mispronounced fairly frequently but I'm used to that... but the telemarketing caller who asked to speak to "Mr. Hitler" still caught me off guard. Well they did fail to kill you in that movie...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Not as funny.. just cruel.. I went to school with a guyNamed Timothy Timm... and his middle name.. yes.. Timothy.. Tim Tim Timm That was just mean... Well ..... at least his first name wasn't RIN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38supPat Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Ok, this is probably a funny story only Canadians might get... I was at a girls softball game once, watching with my cousin. I commented that one of the girls was particularily...well lets say unpleasant to look at. My cousin shhh'd me and said "Quiet, her sister is right beside you" How did he know it was her sister I asked. "Well, it says Iga on both their shirts!" "Thats IGA, I replied" IGA used to be a large chain of grocery stores and apparantly the team sponsor. I have made lots of jokes about the Iga sisters ever since then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMcCracken Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 (edited) Im a Doc and my dad is an RN. Between the two of us, we've seen some doozies. The worst was a baby he was taking care of in the neonatal icu: Iamgod Jihad Allah Wilkerson Keep in mind that this is in GA. Can you imagine this kid getting pulled over: Officer: What's your name, boy? Wilkerson: Iamgod Officer: I'm going to give you one more chance to tell me your name before I stomp the everliving **** out of you... I have twins that I take care of named Heaven and Nevaeh. Nevaeh is very popular these days. Edited January 10, 2009 by Erucolindon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Yahoo news today Bizarre baby names have become a cliché. Lisa Bonet either didn't get the memo or doesn't gave a darn. The former star of "The Cosby Show" gave birth to a healthy baby boy this week and, along with her husband, Jason Momoa, named the child "Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa." An article from Us Weekly explained that the unusual name is a tribute to the father's Hawaiian heritage. Nakoa means warrior and Manakauapo is a combination of mana (spirit/strength), kaua (rain), and po (dark). Considering the baby was born on a stormy night, the name actually makes a lot of sense. Searches on Ms. Bonet soared 542% this week and related lookups for "bonet baby name" and "lisa bonet pictures" also surged. http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/92162?fp=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Man Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 A couple of years ago we had a transaction filed as "Cox to Seaman" Mr. Cox's first name is Harden. You can't make this stuff up! FM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkin Chunker Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 My sister in law informed us today that if she has a kid and it's a boy, they are going to name it Richard Cole....anyone see a problem? Guy I worked with in the Nav was named Harry Koch. I don't think there's a number high enough to count the number of times I heard him say, "That's pronounced COKE!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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