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    ACUACU Posts: 9,104
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    Drew Peacock was in the papers a long time ago
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    TerraCanisTerraCanis Posts: 14,099
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    The whole "laughing at foreigners with funny names" thing was parodied in Alien Nation, in which the human cop's name "Sykes" resembled the Newcomer words "ss'ai" (excrement) and "k'ss" (head).
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    Eddie BadgerEddie Badger Posts: 6,005
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    Elyan wrote: »
    There's a German skier called Fanny Chmelar (the 'ch' is pronounced as 'sh').

    Many German names are amusing to the puerile mind of the average Brit.

    Classic moment from The Chase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmwGFX5pgXw
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    seventhwaveseventhwave Posts: 4,967
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    I've known a couple of Jokes (pronounced yo-ke), which is a legit Dutch name but makes me laugh

    Fanny is still a fairly common name in some parts of Europe, I know a French one and can't help giggling behind her back about it because I have the maturity of a four-year-old
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    PhilH36PhilH36 Posts: 26,302
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    Years ago there was a "Sex, D.J." in the residential listings in our local phone directory.

    I also remember seeing an "Oral Roberts" preaching on one of the religious channels. What on earth would make any parent decide to name their kid "Oral"??
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    MoodlesMoodles Posts: 97
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    Many years ago I worked with a divorcee named Coral Spencer. She remarried a man called Bob Ireland and thus became Coral Ireland.
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    jrmswfcjrmswfc Posts: 5,644
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    When I worked at the Home Office, there was a work permit application for a USA citizen called Jennifer Bland Minge.

    And on our University system there was an African former student with the unfortunate name of Wankie Wankie.

    I don't waste my working hours...
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    JT2060JT2060 Posts: 5,370
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    jrmswfc wrote: »
    When I worked at the Home Office, there was a work permit application for a USA citizen called Jennifer Bland Minge.

    It is a neverending shame that Ralf Minge and Stefan Kuntz did not play for Germany at the same time.
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    BeecosyBeecosy Posts: 2,743
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    My OH has worked with a Chew C*ck On, during a short stay in Singapore. :o
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    Eddie BadgerEddie Badger Posts: 6,005
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    PhilH36 wrote: »
    Years ago there was a "Sex, D.J." in the residential listings in our local phone directory.

    I also remember seeing an "Oral Roberts" preaching on one of the religious channels. What on earth would make any parent decide to name their kid "Oral"??



    He often asked his brother Anal that question :)
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    QwertyGirl1771QwertyGirl1771 Posts: 4,472
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    I've worked with a Phillip MacCraken years ago. We weren't allowed to call him Phil though.
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    Misanthropy_83Misanthropy_83 Posts: 2,561
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    Pete Zahut

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XbcUlN5ing

    I suspect his name coming up at a graduation is a joke though. In Macolm in the middle Francis said it was his alias
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    Madridista23Madridista23 Posts: 9,422
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    Although fictional, there was the bond girl.... 'Chew Me' in The Man With The Golden Gun. :D
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    Misanthropy_83Misanthropy_83 Posts: 2,561
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    Madridista23 wrote: »
    Although fictional, there was the bond girl.... 'Chew Me' in The Man With The Golden Gun. :D

    If we're including fictional names in here
    Fook yu and Fook Mi from Austin Powers: the spy who shagged me
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    TiggywinkTiggywink Posts: 3,687
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    I used to have a friend called Helen Battey - her boyfriend was Gordon Nutter. Honest.
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    Eddie BadgerEddie Badger Posts: 6,005
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    I had a teacher at school called Mr Jolly who was a miserable, bad-tempered, permanently angry tyrant.
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    floogfloog Posts: 981
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    The old editor of the Beano comic was called Euan Kerr. I suppose his parents were considerate enough not to use the alternative spelling for his first name though.
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    bratwurztbratwurzt Posts: 2,707
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    I can't believe after Googling that there are actually real people called Isaac Hunt.
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    MAWMAW Posts: 38,777
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    Eddie Badger wrote: »
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    He often asked his brother Anal that question :)

    It's a wonder that they had any kids at all, really:o

    There was, back in the 80's, a French international rugby player called Condom.
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    ElyanElyan Posts: 8,781
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    MAW wrote: »
    It's a wonder that they had any kids at all, really:o

    There was, back in the 80's, a French international rugby player called Condom.

    Was he a blind side flanker?
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    MAWMAW Posts: 38,777
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    Elyan wrote: »
    Was he a blind side flanker?

    sadly, no:D The commentary was quite funny though.
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    JT2060JT2060 Posts: 5,370
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    MAW wrote: »
    sadly, no:D The commentary was quite funny though.

    Bill McLaren trying every foreign way of pronouncing it when commentating. :)
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    Madridista23Madridista23 Posts: 9,422
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    Tiggywink wrote: »
    I used to have a friend called Helen Battey - her boyfriend was Gordon Nutter. Honest.
    There was/is a celeb chef called Andrew Nutter. :cool:
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    SaturnVSaturnV Posts: 11,519
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    gregrichards wrote: »
    There are 19 Eileen Dovers on LinkedIn

    And a Dick Ayres
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    ElyanElyan Posts: 8,781
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    There was a racing driver called Dick Trickle.
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