I once knew a guy who was asked if there were any jobs going in the elderly people's home that he ran. He told the enquirer that he'd take her details and get back to her, then asked for her surname. 'Siddybo Tom', she told him, blushing awkwardly. Baffled, he asked her how it was spelled. Back came the reply - 'S-i-d-e-b-o-t-t-om'
The worst one was a guy who lived at the bottom of our old street who was called Brian O'Brien. He was a bit of a weirdo, but I think that most people would be if they'd had to spend their entire lives walking round with that for a label