[Phoenix Lazarus]

Gugliel-Mucci, I thought to be an amusing surname, when I read it as the name of someone else at my old school.

[Dai Clust]

Originally Posted by Phoenix Lazarus

Gugliel-Mucci, I thought to be an amusing surname, when I read it as the name of someone else at my old school.

Friend who used to work for the Inland Revenue told me that he once had a colleague called R Sole. One day a caller rang and asked in response to a letter if he could speak to R Sole. Wiseguy in the office rpeplied "which one mate, we've got thousands".

[rikstan87]

i remember a teacher called mrs lillycrap!

[konebyvax]

An old college lecturer was called Mike Hunt. One day he was late attending a lecture, there was general pandemonium at the lack of discipline (we were only 18) and all hell broke loose when a young, pretty French exchange student teacher popped her head round the door to speak to him, realised afore-mentioned lecturer wasn't there and asked the class in her best English:

'Has anyone seen Mike Hunt?' You can imagine the reaction....

[Takae]

A non-Japanese acquaintance was proud to inform us all that she had named her non-Japanese daughter Katori after her favourite Japanese actor, Shingo Katori.

I didn't know where to put myself because 'katori' is loosely translated as "strong smell", "strong scent" or "strong aroma". You know those Oxo adverts with that wave of smell from a gravy train? That wave is 'katori'.

Naturally, the name (as surname or first name, although rare) generates a lot of jokes. Generations of children were teased mercilessly at school for 'katori' as their surname. For example, when dressed in brown clothes, other kids would cry: "Pooh! *flaps hands* There's a smell of shit around here!" Or when in love, "Lala! *flap hands* There's a heavy smell of wet dreams in the air! Need a clean pair of pants, Katori?"

She didn't believe me, though, because she felt if it was all right for Shingo Katori, it was all right for her daughter. Weird.

[MRSgotobed]

I had a friend growing up who was called Gay Pratt.

[Simone17]

Originally Posted by esfa

I've always enjoyed Fenella Fudge, myself

Me too, as for a while I kept mishearing it as Vanilla Fudge.

[Golfbird]

In my teens I used to visit my orthodontist regularly as I had braces - his name was Mr Tartar, how apt!

[macsmurray]

I went to school with a Sunflower Snodgrass

[indie.star]

There was a story in the paper a while ago about a couple who'd named their baby son Drew when their surname was Peacock and hasn't realised the connotations.

[miaow]

Have known of a woman with the first name Dumps

When I was at school there was a boy whose surname was Blake, but the rumour was that his dad's actual surname was Bonkers and he'd changed it because he was a policeman and thought PC Bonkers might not get taken seriously sadly it probably was just a rumour

[Takae]

Originally Posted by miaow

Have known of a woman with the first name Dumps

When I was at school there was a boy whose surname was Blake, but the rumour was that his dad's actual surname was Bonkers and he'd changed it because he was a policeman and thought PC Bonkers might not get taken seriously sadly it probably was just a rumour

That really has me laughing loudly. It would be fantastic if the rumour was true.

[Rhumbatugger]

Mr Spock.

But then he's only half human.

So his name isn't a biggie.

[flashgordon1952]

thomas wank he is a well know ski jumper.

[Mr Dangerous]

Originally Posted by haphash

I noticed an accountancy firm the other day called 'Crook and Son'. That made me laugh.

I can do better.....Shoe shop in the Kings Road Chelsea....R Soles....

As for people's names Sean mycock....

[alsmama]

My auntie had a sister in law called Rose Bush which I always liked.

[shmisk]

I know a Phil A Gash

[Nessun Dorma]

Originally Posted by flashgordon1952

thomas wank he is a well know ski jumper.

It's actually Andreas Wank.

[goldberry1]

Justin Casey

[Hassaan13]

Mike Litoris

Charley Willard Horse Dick

[EastEnders-1105]

Originally Posted by Nessun Dorma

I used to go to school with a guy called Peter Bennett. His mother re-married and she asked the school to list him with his new step-father's surname of, Ennis.

So he would be known as P.....eter Ennis

Didnt he win Big Brother one year?
and also a Peter Bennett was on classic mastermind yesterday!

The celebrity names are ridulous

[klendathu]

There's a guy used to work for BT called Barry Wankling

[BellaRosa]

Originally Posted by Hassaan13

Charley Willard Horse Dick

I had to look this one up

Then I looked at his FB page

[mrsmoose]

Alan Boobis He was on Bang goes the theory last week, made me giggle, I now call my cleavage Alan!

[TootlesTheTaxi]

Originally Posted by catherine91

In other branches of the company I work for there is someone with the surname "Hiscock" and someone else with the surname "Cockburn".

I have a customer called Mr Hiscock with the unfortunate first name of Rex.

Not rude, a couple of other customers' names that make me laugh are Morag Mole and John Dear, the latter being funny because on the database it's listed as Dear John.