Unfortunate names
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Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
On a porn-star names tip, I work with someone called Les Honey. Who is not, sadly, a ravishing brunette with a taste for carpet, but a middle-aged bloke. There's also a woman called Arwen, who I can imagine might actually have looked kind of elfin when she was younger (guess she's about 40 now) - the whole thing would be a bit nauseating were it not for the fact that she speaks with the thickest Essex twang imaginable.
Also, I have a new housemate called Calypso. She's French.
Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
"Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan sworn in as president"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8664150.stm
I daresay he'll need it!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8664150.stm
I daresay he'll need it!
blackpixie
Well-known member
my good friend from high school is named benjamin bohning... we call him ben though
Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
Not so much unfortunate as appropriate: Jamaican drug kingpin Christopher 'Dudus' Coke. 
Not so much unfortunate as appropriate: Jamaican drug kingpin Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.
Is that his actual real name?? I assumed it was a nickname he had because of his job, but if that's his real name that is brilliant.
Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
There's no indication whatsoever that it's a nickname - I mean, obviously the "Dudus" bit is a nickname, but not his surname. He's officially Michael Christopher Coke, according to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Coke (and the son of famous drug lord, Lester Lloyd Coke!)
A classic case of nominative determinism, then.
Oh God, I just remembered the other day, a friend of mine was telling me about a real-life urologist they know called Dr. Dick...
A classic case of nominative determinism, then.
Oh God, I just remembered the other day, a friend of mine was telling me about a real-life urologist they know called Dr. Dick...
Maybe he just decided to go with the flow.
Slothrop
Tight but Polite
Ness Rowlah
Norwegian Wood
Is there a thread with "fortunate names"? Where the name fits the job just perfectly.
Here's Grace White - paper conservator http://www.inklingmagazine.com/articles/qa-grace-white/
Good, but not perfect, there must be better.
Here's Grace White - paper conservator http://www.inklingmagazine.com/articles/qa-grace-white/
Good, but not perfect, there must be better.
someone spotted this one elsewhere on dissensus
The Lord Chief Justice and President of the Courts of England and Wales is called Igor Judge. He's referred to as Lord Judge
IdleRich
IdleRich
I'm suspicious but I'd like to believe that Sepp Blatter's middle name is Bellend.
http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/orders_list.asp?show=482
http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/orders_list.asp?show=482
Ness Rowlah
Norwegian Wood
Here's a few from the Sunday Times letters section (so The Times must have had a piece on this)
- Mr Butcher - dentist
- Mr Chissell - surgeon
- Miss Taylor - crafts (sewing) teacher
- Miss Southern - geography teacher
- Mr Payne - dentist
- Linda Musika - ballet teacher
- Fillingham - dentist
- Feltwell - pharmacist
- and my favourite - Willy Waterfall urologist
slowtrain
Well-known member
I recently saw a kid on the news here in NZ that had a woman and her nephew whose name was Metallica, they (the news) didnt make a fuss about it though