Names

gracesmum

I bought a gardening book a few years ago from a charity shop the author and I share the same christian and surname.

gracesmum - well spotted.

A work colleague of mine is called Ian Beale.

I taught James Stewart.

tattynan That's awful!

I was at college with Henrietta Bullock. really!

There used to be a dentist in Chiswick called Dr Phang.

DH saw a gastroenterologist who sounded as if he belonged in a James Bond film - his name was Dr Despott.

There was an engineer working for the Rover car company a some years ago and his name was Austin Healey - I thought they were pulling my leg till he answered the phone.

In his time DH has been under the care of a Dr Bone, Dr Gore and a Professor Sells.

We have an unusual surname which used to make people laugh in disbelief when I was a volunteer events co ordinator for a dog charity. I remember ringing our local council to book a flag day for April 1st not a problem until I mentioned the dog charity and my surname. I heard a lot of laughter at the other end of the line and then they hung up on me. When I rang back and explained that I really was Mrs X they were full of apologies as they thought it was another member of staff playing a joke.

My favourite was a novelist I used to like who was a qualified doctor who turned to writing. His name.
Frank. G. Slaughter!

Was that a real name or a nom de plume?

Well his fathers surname was slaughter. So?

There are Estate Agents in the Cotswolds called Dolittle and Dalley.

I like the imaginative names that hairdressers come up with. I saw one called 'The choicest cut'.

Mine calls itself 'Headlines'

I've seen a hairdressers called 'Curl up and dye' and a fish and chip shop called 'The Codfather.'

I drive past a glaziers called 'Classical Glass.' In San Diego I saw a flower shop called 'Florist Gump.'

Opposite one of our hospitals, is a chip pie called 'Cod all mighty '

When I was teaching I had twins in my class called Albert and Victoria Hall but you probably had to be an old fogie like me to find it amusing.
Usually only first names were called out when taking a register but at the beginning of a new module I liked to call out the surname as well because it helped me remember who was who. I had to supress a giggle when I read down the list and realised that Jonathan Lester was followed by Suzanne Piggott

Ah yes and I taught Russell Hobbs too! poor little chap was the youngest in a big family and his teenage brother & pals called him Jug Kettle ..poor kid!

on our seafront we have an " upright tower " now named " the vertical pier"!

Theres a shop near here called Phuk Low.