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23 Feb 2012, 4:26 pm

Last names ending with "bottom" often amuse me (side/long/winter etc.)

Those ending in "man" can also be entertaining (sweet/bonnie etc.). The MAN part is often emphasised.

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I wonder how many know how 'Menzies' should be pronounced. (no cheating, I'll tell you later)


I wonder how many staff from John Menzies (former newsagent, now logistics and aviation ground services) get it right.



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23 Feb 2012, 4:28 pm

Last names that are named after countries or foreign languages.

There's a lady on the news who's last name is Deutsch, which I find hilarious for some reason.

I also have a problem with Italian last names, because people tend to pronounce them wrong. (Like mine for example.)


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23 Feb 2012, 4:31 pm

There's a dude in Poland named Alfons Bocian, which is translated as Pimp Stork. He used to be called by fans of phone pranks, asking him: "hi, is it Alfons Bocian?" "Yes, and who is speaking?" "Frog Prostitute". :lol:



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23 Feb 2012, 5:06 pm

There was a science teacher at my school called Miss Topless.

I always thought Postlethwaite sounded funny. Sidebottom is not a rare surname in my country, either.


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23 Feb 2012, 5:10 pm

there is a lawyer near me named richerd dick...now that is funny


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23 Feb 2012, 5:14 pm

Strange is a strange surname.

Butt is a common Pakistani surname.

Known some Chinese called Ho.


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23 Feb 2012, 7:04 pm

Would the name Dick be a funny name? That is also a guy's name. "Hey Dick" Or just imagine saying to another person referring to Dick "Don't be a Dick." That's just like saying "Don't be a (insert person here who isn't nice)" and that was how much mother used to talk to me and about other people like "Maybe she was a Sara L" (my old friend was called Sara and she wasn't very nice) and it means they are like her. "Maybe he was a Dick." Just imagine how that would sound to the other ears who don't know the situation?



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23 Feb 2012, 7:06 pm

My favorite. Shame they ran out of funny names.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4uC38yp-iI[/youtube]



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23 Feb 2012, 7:23 pm

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Chris Moneymaker. He made a fair bit in a certain poker tournament once :P

My mum once knew someone called Heather Leather.

I'm not sure if it's meant as a first or last name, but sometimes I consider changing my name to Imrich. I also don't know how to pronounce it, but I'll go with Im-rick.


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23 Feb 2012, 7:35 pm

My friend had a boy in her high school yearbook whose name was "Poon Tang".

He was asian and I guess that wouldn't be an unusual name there but you know he must have gotten a lot of teasing in school over that name.



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23 Feb 2012, 8:11 pm

My mom once encountered a boy at her school who is a brother of someone
who I used to go to school with:


Surname? Baggs.

I don't want to know what this kid's first name is.


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23 Feb 2012, 10:14 pm

I kid you not about this one too!

I was on a bus one time and I heard a lady talking with someone next to her.

When the two ladies introduced themselves; the first lady's name turned out to be...Kelly Kelley.

Her birthday? February 4th, 1968. {2-4-68.}


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