ivansc Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Virginia Longanese Fred Fish Monica Messias All from when I worked at Barclays Bank as a kid. There were also a lot of unrepeatably smutty ones. Plus the chief clerk (who was in overall charge of the ledgers) had an evil sense of humour when it came to dividing up the ledger sections. Ones I can remember are BIG - BRA and TIT - VEE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1499068533' post='3328856'] I have a mate who is known to all and sundry as Queasy. For a long time, I never actually knew his real name, it was always Queasy. Real name? Phil Pawley. [/quote] Genius. I had a uncle called Thomas Thomas and I went to school with a kid called Christopher Christopher. You have to blame the parents... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibody Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Old man was at Denstone College with Miles Twogood and Tudor Crumb. True story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 When I was teaching I had a student called Wayne King. Fortunatey he was about 8 ft tall and about the same across. No one seemed to rip the p*ss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Wishbone Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 In the jungle, the mighty jungle..... [URL=http://s36.photobucket.com/user/JohnnyWishbone035/media/Mobile%20Uploads/AEE1F1D2-370E-4FBE-8B0F-CFCFF5C7682C.jpg.html][IMG]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e39/JohnnyWishbone035/Mobile%20Uploads/AEE1F1D2-370E-4FBE-8B0F-CFCFF5C7682C.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 I used to work for an IT company in Bournville - MD was Brigitte Blow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkandrew Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 (edited) I remember some "church" guy who was a regular on the news a few years ago, his name was Cardinal Sinn. Edited July 7, 2017 by darkandrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepb24 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 We work with a few Chinese lawyers who've adopted western first names... one is Unique, haven't worked out whether the one calling themselves Fairy is male or female... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b7l4s Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I used to call a supplier regularly and ask for Phil Schofield, which isn't that remarkable. What tickled me was when he wasn't available the other guy I could talk to was Mohammed Ali Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivansc Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Forgot a local singer back in the seventies Wayne Kerr. And I am another one who hadn't noticed the Jenny Taylor thing. MY J.T. was the drummer for local band The Chequers, featuring "big fat Bubs from Cambridge" (Bonzo Dog Doodah Band) on guitar. http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/lifestyle/nostalgia/bubs-look-bonzo-dog-band-3117612 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Years ago I had a client in Croydon, one of the office girls was called Electra Peachy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I worked with a guy a few years back by the name of Andy Bunce. He got married but his wife didn't really want to take his name (I wonder why?). So he did that modern thing of hyphenating their names... and became Andy DeCastro-Bunce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashweb Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Working freelance, I've met many people with 'unusual' names, the ones that spring to mind immediately are: Daniel Spaniel, Julie C Hicken (that's how she always signed off emails - and Hicken was her married name), David Essex (not THAT one) Ian Anderson (or THAT one either) Luke Walker (to be fair, when he was born that was a perfectly good name until a few years later and George Lucas came along) John Thomas. Circumstances have not been kind to a few people, but you do wonder what the thought process of some parents are when choosing names for their offspring; perhaps they're all Johnny Cash fans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Went to school with twins called Emma and Dale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I was working on a project a few years back, and had to ring around to make some enquiries about a particular part of the job, so, I rang one place up, asked for the Estimating Dept. only to hear, "Yes, you need to speak to Roy Rogers". I like think I managed to conduct the enquiry conversation professionally, however, I'm not sure I pulled it off too well for sniggering most of the way through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivansc Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Skybone - how do you think the guitarist by the same name feels? http://www.roy-rogers.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 He's just a cowboy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpy Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 There's a school near me with a girl called A-ha, which leaves mostly people doing their best Partridge impersonation or if they are slightly more original singing Take On Me. It's pronounced A-dash-a. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Does she do Roadside Recovery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painy Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 (edited) I briefly had the misfortune of working in a call centre some years ago (soul destroying outbound sales stuff). One of the girls there made a call to someone who's records appeared to have been completed with a made up name. Except when she spoke to him it turned out that the details were correct and his name really was Mr Quentin Plipperty-Knickers! I have also seen a record of an individual named Mr Ramjam Funkeyboogaloo. Obviously this has been changed by deed poll though (the file shows that his previous name was actually Ramjam Funkeyboogaloo-Smythe). Edit:- I should also point out that as my first name is Richard I am myself Dick Pain. Edited July 30, 2017 by Painy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 A former colleague was called Ivor John Thomas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I was in school with an Alister McAllister, which tickled me. And my careers officer's name was Hugh Pugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 [quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1498935744' post='3328143'] Used to work with Mary Christmas... it was her married name so she only had herself to blame! [/quote] And her husband! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 [quote name='scalpy' timestamp='1501444159' post='3344723'] There's a school near me with a girl called A-ha, which leaves mostly people doing their best Partridge impersonation or if they are slightly more original singing Take On Me. It's pronounced A-dash-a. [/quote] Some people must really hate their kids....That is ridiculous!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 [quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1501454438' post='3344817'] And my careers officer's name was Hugh Pugh. [/quote] Presumably the guy in the next office was called Barney McGrew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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