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Today I've found two amusing names in the local directory:

Dix

and

Vadgama

Oh you have so much to learn young Steve.

Some from over the years, and I shall save the best to last.

Dikshit
Dilbag
Sheikh Maboob
Sheikh Yawood
Tittiporn

and so on. However, you may all bow down against the imperious..............

Jayant Shitole

I'm not joking

Andrea Feltham.

Kuntz (as in Stefan)

A friend of a friend is called Tina Beaver. I also know a woman whose surname is Dick.

Bernard Brownsword

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:55 pm Bernard Brownsword

GTF Out! That is too awesome to be true

Mike Hunt

These are all people you've actually met? Mine were.

JLv3.0 wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2019 3:39 pm These are all people you've actually met? Mine were.

As a youth in rural North Yorkshire there was a car dealership called G. Eric Hunt

John T. Shakeshaft.

The T stood for Thomas. Yes, really.

Jonathan

A mate maintains she had a client Sue Wankumpoo (sp?)

I don't even care if it is made up

I sold one of my flats to someone called Glasscock.

McSwede wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2019 3:21 pm

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:55 pm Bernard Brownsword

GTF Out! That is too awesome to be true

Yep. I remember that phone call well!

I'd called up a local authority to enquire about some highway data or something. Anyway, bloke said that the person I needed to speak to wasn't in so gave me his name and number. "Bernard Brownsword." Silence from me as I was both weighing up whether he was taking the p1ss, and simultaneously trying desperately not to laugh.

So I repeated it back to him, straining to keep it together -"so that's Bernard. Brown...Sword?" Cue the entire office behind me cracking up laughing. He was absolutely insistent though..and also trying not to laugh.

Two days later I spoke to the man himself, and it was really, really, really difficult asking to speak to Bernard Brownsword when he answered. Not helped, again, by the entire office behind me sniggering loudly enough for him to hear. He sounded like a man who'd spent his entire life having people laugh at his name, the poor bastard.

JLv3.0 wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2019 3:39 pm These are all people you've actually met? Mine were.

I haven't met Stefan personally but he was quite a famous footballer from ze Fatherland. I have met a Michael Hunt through work and he introduced himself as Michael and not Mike for obvious reasons!

I work with someone named "Tina Tite"

And I, too, knew a Mr Brownsword. Cant' remember his first name.

Ulick McGee was a well known social commentator in Ireland back in the 70’s and 80’s...

I’ve never heard Gee used over here so I presume it’s Dublin slang only

I used to work with a Honey Arneja

The best one we found at work was a chap called Kamal Fucker. And I’m pretty sure that’s how his surname was spelt as well. He’s left now, so I can’t check.

We have an Allan Partridge in our team. Lovely chap.

And I know an Anita Knott.

I had a proper belly laugh at Bernard Brownsword

I work with a lass who’s surname is Gash I do feel sorry for her.