Unfortunate Last Names
I've always thought my last name was pretty bad. And I mean that in the literal sense. 'Boese' means 'bad' (or angry) in German. But its meaning wouldn't matter much if only English-speaking people could pronounce it (it's 'burr-za', as if it had an 'r' in it... not 'boose'). But I shouldn't feel too sorry for myself, because this guy in Brazil, Mr. Reinhardt Adolfo Fuck, has me beat hands down. As far as I can tell, that really is his name. He must get endless jokes about it.
Categories: Identity/Imposters Posted by Alex on Thu May 20, 2004 |
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I knew a guy named Harry Wolf.
Oh, and we can't forget the racecar driver named Dick Trickle.
Posted by Jen on Wed May 26, 2004 at 06:31 PM
Oh, and we can't forget the racecar driver named Dick Trickle.
Here are a few names I have run across:
l) Harry Ball
2) Dick Handworker
3) Dickie Quick
4) Bob Glasscock
Honest - none of these were made up. Parents should be ashamed!
Posted by SUSAN on Wed May 26, 2004 at 10:51 PM
l) Harry Ball
2) Dick Handworker
3) Dickie Quick
4) Bob Glasscock
Honest - none of these were made up. Parents should be ashamed!
I knew a girl named Megan Passwater. Also, my mother's friend was named Richard Dick Dickinson.
Posted by The Armani Ninja on Wed May 26, 2004 at 11:48 PM
:roll: I have a client at the bookstore I work at her name is Honey Poole. She is a teacher in one of the local school systems.
Posted by Eric on Thu May 27, 2004 at 07:41 AM
Here are a few good ones. My grandpa's coworker was named Harry Boddom pronounced bottom. My friend's stepmom named Fanny married into the Weiper family (Fanny Weiper). A girl I went to highschool with was named Ada. Ada Cok. She pronounced it "coke" but everyone knew how you REALLY say it.
Posted by Andy on Thu May 27, 2004 at 02:40 PM
There was a Japaneese foreign exchange student in one of my college classes named Kimiko Takeashita. I'm sure it wasn't actually pronounced take-a-shit-a. But I had to do a double take when I saw that name on paper. She was a very cute girl by the way.
Posted by Aaron on Thu May 27, 2004 at 04:51 PM
I work in a tradeshow office and one of my exhibitor's last names is Ahrenhoeresterbaeumer. My boss laughs at me all the time because I refuse to type it more than once. I always copy and paste.
also, my bf used to work w/ a guy named Harry Woodcock. no joke.
Posted by Kristen on Thu May 27, 2004 at 05:02 PM
also, my bf used to work w/ a guy named Harry Woodcock. no joke.
At my hometown, one of the local radio stations decided to haved "Weird Name Wednsday." A nurse who worked in maternity called in and spoke about twin girls whose mother had named them Syphilis and Gonorrhea(pronounced Si-phylis and Ganaria). There was another little girl named Pajama, pronounced Pa-ja-may. I feel especially sorry for the twins, though.
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Posted by RICKK on Fri May 28, 2004 at 10:31 AM
In Pennsylvania, the past president of the state financial aid agency, PHEAA, was named Richard Willey. He went by Dick, so he was known as Dick Willey...talk about a double phallic name. Kinda like Peter O'toole.
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a friend of mine is a nurse at a local hospital and had a patient who didn't speak english and named her new-born baby Shithead pronounce (sha-theed)
Posted by Fezzik on Fri May 28, 2004 at 11:40 AM
I work with a guy named Jack Hard. And his fathers name is Dick Hard. My grandparents introduced me to a guy named Richard Cum, he pronouced his last name cuum
Posted by Tyler on Fri May 28, 2004 at 01:06 PM
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Under bizarre spellings, I went to school with a girl named Kjellander (pronounced Shellanda) and another girl named Kaijsa (pronouced Kai-sah).
Posted by Ga on Fri May 28, 2004 at 01:26 PM
Under bizarre spellings, I went to school with a girl named Kjellander (pronounced Shellanda) and another girl named Kaijsa (pronouced Kai-sah).
Went to school with Merry & Melody Tune. At my company (at another branch) there's a Dick Likeness. And also a Mai Ho.
Posted by Doug on Fri May 28, 2004 at 04:05 PM
My ex-boyfriend's name is Stoney Walls. His two younger brothers are Adobe and Brick. I fell especially sorry for Brick because he really is big an not too bright.
Posted by Lesley on Fri May 28, 2004 at 05:00 PM
Had a science teacher in high school. His name was Dick Pew! Students used to come into class singing the Skynard classic The Smell: "Ewww..that smell. Dick, where'd ya get that smell?"
Posted by Dave on Sat May 29, 2004 at 09:19 AM
There's a urologist in Toledo named Richard Tapper.
I met someone named Eric Shen in college.
Posted by Phil on Sat May 29, 2004 at 02:30 PM
I met someone named Eric Shen in college.
a teacher at my school is mrs. dickie. her husbands name is harry. also, my dad works with someone named dick smalls.
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Posted by D.DOIDGE on Sun May 30, 2004 at 05:58 AM
I once worked for a guy named Dick Eaton.
Another woman I met at a trade show introduced herself as Fonda Peters. All I thought was
" I bet you are... "
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Another woman I met at a trade show introduced herself as Fonda Peters. All I thought was
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I went to school with a girl named Susan Ridge.... uh huh!! people called her Sue ... we have a client at work who's name is Richard Cumming :-X
Posted by Tony on Tue Jun 01, 2004 at 05:48 AM
For the last few years I worked for a large data warehouse and we had a derogatory name flag in the database which is essential to avoid liability. I remember seeing the surname Christmas and it turned out that there are a few with the firstname of Mary.
Posted by Jo on Tue Jun 01, 2004 at 08:01 AM
I currently work for Ingersoll rand and in there email address book there is an employee called Backflush KRACK.
Also when i worked at GEC we had an employee named Gordon Bennett.
I also have a friend whos mother knows a lady called Annette Curtain.
Posted by Damian Walker on Tue Jun 01, 2004 at 09:48 AM
Also when i worked at GEC we had an employee named Gordon Bennett.
I also have a friend whos mother knows a lady called Annette Curtain.
My husband informs me that he works with a man named Cliff Ball. When Cliff's son was born, Cliff thought he had it all worked out so that his son would never be made fun of. Apparently, Cliff was wrong. He named is son Zachary, which the hospital shortened on the baby's ID bracelet to "BALL, ZACH." Think about it.
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Posted by Ga on Tue Jun 01, 2004 at 12:30 PM
I also know some boys with weird names: Coco Choctl, Sudro Brown, Jr. (yes, it would appear there was more than boy named Sue), and Huckle May.
I went to elementary school with a guy Named Mike Hunt....I swear, no joke.
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I went to college with a Christine Hordyke. She got
married and now her last name is Ix.
Posted by Mark on Tue Jun 01, 2004 at 03:49 PM
married and now her last name is Ix.
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