To lighten the mood on names a bit: BBC: 'Most unfortunate names' revealed

[muriel_volestrangler]

From today:

What do you call some of the most unlucky people in Britain?

Justin Case, Barb Dwyer and Stan Still.

It sounds like a bad joke, but a study has revealed that there really are unfortunate people with those names in the UK.

Joining them on the list are Terry Bull, Paige Turner, Mary Christmas and Anna Sasin.
...
Retired airman Stan Still, 76, from Cirencester, Gloucestershire, said his name had been "a blooming millstone around my neck my entire life".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7909561.stm

And, on the subject of difficult-to-pronounce names, from 'Goodness Gracious Me', a BBC comedy show with South Asian writers and stars:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0oXPotfT_I

[billybob537]

1. Dick Hertz

[Hepburn]

3. Mike Hunt. n/t

[anonymous171]

5. Don't forget Mike Hawk. nt

[Canuckistanian]

10. Hugh G. and Ivan E. Rection

I think they're brothers.

[Hepburn]

12. LMBO!!

:rofl:

[Mrs. Overall]

17. I had to say this aloud several times before I got it! Ha!

[Hepburn]

19. LOL....

...I should have posted a warning to NOT say this aloud around your boss, mother or children!

:evilgrin:

[Initech]

33. Hugh Jazz

[BlooInBloo]

2. I knew a guy in high school named Brock Lee (not asian).

[billybob537]

35. Don't forget Phil McCracken

[mwooldri]

4. Mr. William Ankers.

Now that's unfortunate too.

Mark.

[sandyj999]

6. When I was a check inspector I came across Icy B. Hines. n/t

[Mrs. Overall]

7. One of my favorites in the article is Dr. Les Plack, a dentist in San Francisco.

Our family went to a physician named Dr. Slaughter and my sister later had an obgyn named Dr. Brewser.

[marybourg]

23. There was an ob/gyn named Dr. Falik. nt.

[LisaM]

8. How about the guy in North Carolina named Stanley Kupp?

They trotted him out in 2002 when the Carolina Hurricane was in the Stanley Cup finals.

[KamaAina]

37. It would be "Hurricanes" if they actually existed

rotten thieving little bastages.



P.S. Props to the Wings for playing the "Andy Griffith" theme music whenever the Whalers took a penalty in that series!

[bananas]

9. Fez

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fez_%28That_%2770s_Show%29

[eShirl]

11. a friend of my inlaws, Dick Manlick

actually his full first name is Richard; he could have stayed with that, or chosen Rich or Rick.... but no...

[bananas]

13. Spock

'In books over the years the "unpronouncable" full name of his Star Trek character is S'chn-T' Gaii Spock, son of S'chn-T' Gaii Sarek (of Skon and Solkar) of Vulcan.'
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000559/bio

[pipi_k]

14. Rabbi I. Kutchapeckeroff...

Circumcisions done cheap.


:7

[Jackpine Radical]

15. I knew a guy in the Army named Peter Abbott.

[OnyxCollie]

16. I had a physics professor named Bob Sleds. nt

[B o d i]

18. Art Hanger and Inky Mark are the names of two Canadian Conservative Party MPs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Hanger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inky_Mark

[notadmblnd]

20. One of my favorite fake names to use is

Elsie DeKow

[Hepburn]

22. OMG....these are funny as hell!!!

http://www.funnyname.com/

:rofl:

[SoCalDem]

28. I like Ann Ecdotal

:)

[bbinacan]

21. Two names for you.

Raleigh, NC

Greisedicke

Waynesburg, PA.

A dentist whose married name is Toothman. She calls her practice "The Toothman Dental Clinic".

[Robb]

25. I can see it.

I know an architect named Landless. :D

[bbinacan]

27. Good one. n/t

[NC_Nurse]

24. A kid down the street from me was named Buck Shot. For real.

[Joanie Baloney]

26. Oh ,man!

I love names like these.

Went to high school with a poor young man named Dick Biggerstaff.

Had a friend who had a sister named Susan who went by Sue. She married a guy with the last name of Purdue. yep...Sue Purdue.

I had hemorrhoid surgery done by a Dr. Payne.

And, last, and certainly not last, one of my best friends is engaged to a man named Rod Butts. And no, she is not taking his last name.

Thanks for the laugh!

JB

[SoCalDem]

31. I went to grade school with Barry Berry & Tommy Tucker

Poor Tommy..sat in the back of the row, and inevitably, as papers were passed to the front, some clown would add a little something to the cursive "T" of his last name :rofl:

There was an eye doctor names Carl Golightly, and we all called him Dr Treadheavily (he was a client of our travel agency)

we also had clients who named their daughter Miranda..their last name Fanda..(no bo-banda..:)..)

[KittyWampus]

29. Adolph Hitler Campell was pretty bad

[Lady Effingbroke]

30. I worked with a guy named Hang Wang, and at another job, Latrina Potts.

No shit.

[SoCalDem]

32. Thnak goodness his parents didn't go "Bobby" on him and name him Harry

:)

[Initech]

34. Crystal Ball

I've actually known a couple of girls with that name. Seriously.

[Gabi Hayes]

36. just thought this one up: Ms. Bee Ghottun

Abraham Endegghs

[Gabi Hayes]

38. first initials:

B. Toff

P. Niss

C. Men

A. Kupp

E. Greejuss

T. Totler

Q. Balls

[cherokeeprogressive]

39. My two favorite names of all time: Peter Boyle and Dick Trickle.

[foxfeet]

40. And the ever-popular Jack Kauff and Pat McGroyne.

[OnyxCollie]

41. I worked with a girl named Sharmin.

Named after toilet paper. No lie.