I was listening to Radio 4 tonight when they were discussing the Chancellor's announcements and they introduced a former Managing Director of Waitrose whose name was Mark Price.
I know a carpenter called Mr Board. On TV/radio there's a gardener called Pippa Greenwood. A customer of my husband's was called Mr Birdseye. I joked that he was probably a Captain, only to find out that he actually WAS! But my favourite was a girl at school, Theresa, who married a Mr Baggs. She became T. Baggs.
Many moons ago my best friend was called Linda Bacon, her dad was Arthur. I’ve no idea what his job was but he used to answer the phone with “Arthur Bacon” and had no idea why we howled with laughter.
I had a lump removed from my breast many years ago. The surgeon was called Sir Anthony Grabbem. (I don’t think I’ve spelled it correctly but that’s how it was pronounced!)
LadyBella Fri 25-Sep-20 19:56:24 But my favourite was a girl at school, Theresa, who married a Mr Baggs. She became T. Baggs.
Our neighbour in London married Jeremy Berne. She became Helen Berne. How I would have loved to work with her so that I could tell a pernickety client to go to Helen Berne.
My religious knowledge teacher was called Mr Sinnott. I used to live near a little village called Upham and the Village bobby was called PC Bunker and he always answered the phone with “Bunker, Upham”. My landlady was called Miss Apps.