The name game
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Has anybody worked with interestingly named people? Over the years, I have had the pleasure of working with a guy called Thomas and his wife Geraldine (Tom & Jerry) and some one called Warren Pierce (Sounds like 'War & Peace'). What about you guys? Paresh Solanki "To the world, you may be just one person, but to one person, you may be the world"
I heard of a Chinese lady who had the hardest time getting her co-workers to pronounce her name properly, so eventual she just asked every one to refer to her by her initials, and her last name: Q. D. Ho Ryan Johnston
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Was her first name "Miss"? Ryan Johnston
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I have a close friend named Peter Dragon. Lucky for him he is about 6'4" and big. Other names that come to mind Huey P. Long ( a real person ) I.P Freely Dewey Cheatum Semour Butts ( a real person ) Richard Monarchies, aristocracies, and religions....there was never a country where the majority of the people were in their secret hearts loyal to any of these institutions. Mark Twain - The Mysterious Stranger
what about Dixie Normous???:laugh: --------------- http://www.edovia.com
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Has anybody worked with interestingly named people? Over the years, I have had the pleasure of working with a guy called Thomas and his wife Geraldine (Tom & Jerry) and some one called Warren Pierce (Sounds like 'War & Peace'). What about you guys? Paresh Solanki "To the world, you may be just one person, but to one person, you may be the world"
My mother knew a person at her work by the name of "Ben Dover". Sad but true.
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Has anybody worked with interestingly named people? Over the years, I have had the pleasure of working with a guy called Thomas and his wife Geraldine (Tom & Jerry) and some one called Warren Pierce (Sounds like 'War & Peace'). What about you guys? Paresh Solanki "To the world, you may be just one person, but to one person, you may be the world"
I haven't worked with anyone with an interesting name, but a friend of mine used to use a travel agent named Justin Case (of the Case Travel Agency, Hudson, MA). Here are some gems from from "Remarkable Names of Real People" by John Train (ISBN 0-517-543036), one of my favorites on my bookshelf:
- A. Moron, Commisioner of Education, Virgin Islands
- Messrs. Bull and Schitt, Glaciologists, International Union of Geodesy & Geophysics, Switzerland
- Cardinal Sin, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
- Lawless & Lynch, Attorneys, Jamaica, New York
- Major Minor, US Army
- Newton Hooton (Newton, Mass.)
- Mustafa Kunt (Turkish Military Attache, Moscow, Russia)
- O. Hell (Contractor, Aldo Adige, Italy)
- Ms. Pensive Cock (Secretary, US Army Corps)
- Plummer & Leek, Plumbers, Sheringham, Norfolk
- T. Hee (restaurant employee, NYC)
- Warren Peace (Williams College, Mass.)
- Wyre & Tapping Detective Agency, NYC
- Dr. Zoltan Ovary, Gynecologist, New York Hospital, NYC
/ravi Let's put "civil" back into "civilization" http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com
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Has anybody worked with interestingly named people? Over the years, I have had the pleasure of working with a guy called Thomas and his wife Geraldine (Tom & Jerry) and some one called Warren Pierce (Sounds like 'War & Peace'). What about you guys? Paresh Solanki "To the world, you may be just one person, but to one person, you may be the world"
I've met a few. Family where I once lived where the Trees. Aptly they named their kids: Douglas Fir Tree Mary Christmas Tree and Paul M. Tree Also, my friend's dad dated a girl in high school named Sandy Butts. Everyone called her "Gravel Ass". Then my senior year of high school a new hippie family moved to town. Their kids: Sunshine Greenleaf RunningBrook the kids used their middle names instead as they were more normal. -- Ain't no lie.
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Has anybody worked with interestingly named people? Over the years, I have had the pleasure of working with a guy called Thomas and his wife Geraldine (Tom & Jerry) and some one called Warren Pierce (Sounds like 'War & Peace'). What about you guys? Paresh Solanki "To the world, you may be just one person, but to one person, you may be the world"
I new this guy whos name was Issac Dick. His nickname was Itchy. Sucks to be him
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I've met a few. Family where I once lived where the Trees. Aptly they named their kids: Douglas Fir Tree Mary Christmas Tree and Paul M. Tree Also, my friend's dad dated a girl in high school named Sandy Butts. Everyone called her "Gravel Ass". Then my senior year of high school a new hippie family moved to town. Their kids: Sunshine Greenleaf RunningBrook the kids used their middle names instead as they were more normal. -- Ain't no lie.
Tom Welch wrote: Also, my friend's dad dated a girl in high school named Sandy Butts. Everyone called her "Gravel Ass". That's fuckin hilarious!! ROFLMFAO! "Gravel Ass" - LOLOLOLOL ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends
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Has anybody worked with interestingly named people? Over the years, I have had the pleasure of working with a guy called Thomas and his wife Geraldine (Tom & Jerry) and some one called Warren Pierce (Sounds like 'War & Peace'). What about you guys? Paresh Solanki "To the world, you may be just one person, but to one person, you may be the world"
Rowan Forwood. Christian We're just observing the seasonal migration from VB to VC. Most of these birds will be killed by predators or will die of hunger. Only the best will survive - Tomasz Sowinski 29-07-2002 ( on the number of newbie posters in the VC forum ) Cats, and most other animals apart from mad cows can write fully functional vb code. - Simon Walton - 6-Aug-2002
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Was her first name "Miss"? Ryan Johnston
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I had a teacher (Mr. Case) in HS who named his son Justin Case. I knew a girl who married and had a daughter she named April May Summers.
Mike Mullikin :beer: The daisies in my arse are better than the depressive so called reality you are sniffing and accepting. Paul Watson
Mike Mullikin wrote: April May Summers. That is actually quite a nice name. Of course that kind of name is just asking for trouble though. (lots of annual jokes) regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa
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I've met a few. Family where I once lived where the Trees. Aptly they named their kids: Douglas Fir Tree Mary Christmas Tree and Paul M. Tree Also, my friend's dad dated a girl in high school named Sandy Butts. Everyone called her "Gravel Ass". Then my senior year of high school a new hippie family moved to town. Their kids: Sunshine Greenleaf RunningBrook the kids used their middle names instead as they were more normal. -- Ain't no lie.
Tom Welch wrote: Greenleaf RunningBrook Those two are quite nice if you ask me. I will bet there are more than a few American Indians named that. Douglas Fir Tree Mary Christmas Tree and Paul M. Tree I fell very sorry for those three around christmas time. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa