Unfortunate names

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Unfortunate names, Want to hear about real ones...

LovelyDriftPosted: 24 Nov 2005, 11:02am

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Given enough time, The M, Torque and I will find a way to pervert even the best of names into something you wont like. Be warned >:|

GRADYGPosted: 25 Nov 2005, 12:46pm

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dont know if its bullshit or not, but i heard that a family in america 'the Peacocks' named their newly born son 'Drew'. Drew Peacock... droopycock. hehe
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SzymonPosted: 25 Nov 2005, 12:59pm

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QUOTE(Jim @ Nov 24 2005, 10:25 AM)

How do you pronounce your first name? I remember when I sent you those CDs and I wrote your name as 'Simon' because I thought Szymon was just your name on RA..ooops, sorry! :grin:

haha thats cool :grin: basically it's pronounced shimon ... :) as for the surname i wont even bother going into that hehe :crazy:

TurbulencePosted: 25 Nov 2005, 1:23pm

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fwded on a bill once to a guy named Mai T Hung.. Waitaminute - thats not unfortunate at all.. Oh well :tongue:

meercatPosted: 25 Nov 2005, 1:25pm

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i was at work and a chicks name was jenna tool i didnt think anything of it until i had to call her
i felt inapproiate giggling was in order

baileyboiPosted: 25 Nov 2005, 1:26pm

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Dorothy, Gladis and Betty

End.

baileyboiPosted: 25 Nov 2005, 1:27pm

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Oh, there was a client at my old old work called Suke Kum Kwok

I thought it was funny

DallieDogPosted: 25 Nov 2005, 1:32pm

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there is this girl that comes into my work called Ting Ting - what were her parents thinking

GanderPosted: 25 Nov 2005, 1:37pm

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Just had to ring a Cafe to make a booking, asked to speak with the owner Jack, but he was busy so I was put onto his wife: Jill!

LovelyDriftPosted: 25 Nov 2005, 2:16pm

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QUOTE(DallieDog @ Nov 25 2005, 01:32 PM)

there is this girl that comes into my work called Ting Ting - what were her parents thinking

Are they Chinese? Chinese are big on single syllable first names x2 as one first name

TurbulencePosted: 25 Nov 2005, 3:53pm

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QUOTE(LovelyDrift @ Nov 25 2005, 02:16 PM)

Are they Chinese? Chinese are big on single syllable first names x2 as one first name

Does that mean her actual name would be <surname> ling ling, or would it be something else and ling ling is sorta the nickname?

got a mate and his parents call him dung dung :|)

NTrancePosted: 25 Nov 2005, 4:22pm

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Back in the UK I dated a girl called Andrea Hoar ... poor girl

Nic BorrelliPosted: 25 Nov 2005, 4:37pm

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Teresa Green ... bound to be someone out there called that :lol:

DrosPosted: 17 Dec 2005, 9:02am

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i remember a restaurant in thailand called phat phuc.

also one called gaylord.

haha...

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DozePosted: 17 Dec 2005, 10:21am

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Iva Smalone (prenounced sma-lone-e)

but funny on paper.

KingeePosted: 17 Dec 2005, 11:55am

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I know a girl called Terry Daktal put thos two together and you have a dinosaur.
I kid you not!

Also a guy called William Williams, his parents were really original.

DrosPosted: 17 Dec 2005, 12:27pm

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QUOTE(Doze @ Dec 17 2005, 10:21 AM)

Iva Smalone (prenounced sma-lone-e)

but funny on paper.

any relation to iva ugkok?

-strobe-Posted: 17 Dec 2005, 1:55pm

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i've heard of someone by the name of Willie Stroker... and my mates next door neighbors last name is Binnie

march EPosted: 17 Dec 2005, 2:57pm

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2 at my high school

abir kaise (a beer case)

abir katon (a beer carton)

both were absolute champions

BollocKsPosted: 17 Dec 2005, 3:54pm

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I used to work in a pizza bar one of our regular customer's name was:

Aho

and i shit you not, best of times calling out ''Pizza for Aho''!! :gimme: :lol:

BettermanPosted: 17 Dec 2005, 4:00pm

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in my high school there was this indian kid his name was annaruhah george. pronounced anna roo ha but everyone seemed to prefer to call him anal rooter!

ASTRALEXPosted: 17 Dec 2005, 6:17pm

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i went to school with a girl named carissa dick... wouldn't you just love your parents for that one

BurgiePosted: 17 Dec 2005, 8:07pm

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QUOTE(Crystal_woo_hoo @ Nov 23 2005, 07:52 PM)

Poor guy that comes into my work, short dude, mid 50s with coke bottle glasses... name's WAYNE KING - no shit

Had another dude, initials were A FREAK - nuff said

Had a guy in school named wayne carter. he was a bit of a tool as well.....

BollocKsPosted: 19 Dec 2005, 9:31pm

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and now i work with Katie Blowes.....
i remember going to skool with an adam kerr, his name wasn't too funny but his father's, wayne kerr, now that was a good one :lol: :w00t:

DJ BenPosted: 25 Dec 2005, 6:09am

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There sure seem to be alot of Wayne Kerrs and Wayne Kings in adelaide...

How's this poor lady - meet Gaye Males :lol:

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BollocKsPosted: 28 Dec 2005, 9:37pm

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then there's the two brothers - Harley and Daytona
Some people just don't know what they're doing, like celebrities

Irken elitePosted: 1 Jan 2006, 11:03am

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I once sold a computer to a guy named Hatstand Pincer Movement.

his parents actually named him that way :fear:

tweakPosted: 2 Jan 2006, 11:59am

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i work with a Robert Roberts, one of our clients is Gregory Gregory. Another couple of clients, Michael Hunt (DO NOT CALL HIM MIKE - found out hard way) and Thomas Bone, or as we call him T-Bone or Steak. the dude at our local bottle'o name IS Peanuts.

courtzbvcru87Posted: 2 Jan 2006, 12:01pm

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Mike Hunt :lol: :lol: thats gold

Irken elitePosted: 2 Jan 2006, 7:02pm

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I once knew a girl who changed her name by deed poll to Willow Willow.

Apparently she had a nervous breakdown and couldn't be arsed remembering two names.