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.
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Categories: Identity/Imposters Posted by Alex on Thu May 20, 2004 |
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By coincidence, I recently received an email containing a snippet out of 'The Sun' newspaper in London quoting the story of a Mr Russell Peacock who named his baby son 'Drew'. He didn't realise his mistake until he entered the name into an internet search engine in the hope of finding someone famous with that name and instead, was asked: "Do you mean Droopy C**k?". Amusingly, his work buddies also, soon began calling him "droopy's dad!"
Posted by Alex on Sun Nov 07, 2004 at 11:14 PM
My 6th grade social studies teacher was named Richard Burns...
Posted by Elizabeth on Mon Nov 08, 2004 at 10:11 PM
While reading up on the topic of add-on digital storage I recently discovered one of the researchers who first described the concept of RAID was named Randy Katz.
Posted by john on Tue Nov 09, 2004 at 08:00 PM
I once visted an office and met with a guy named
Ken Tucke. At another office with the same group was a guy whose last name was Titzman. I inquired there was a Legman around.
Posted by Bunky on Wed Nov 10, 2004 at 03:21 AM
Ken Tucke. At another office with the same group was a guy whose last name was Titzman. I inquired there was a Legman around.
my sister had a teacher named mr getoff..and i worked as a telephone operator and had a call for a fred p. outhouse.......
Posted by kwit on Wed Nov 10, 2004 at 11:21 PM
I once worked for a help desk. I had a user that needed a name change in our system. She was getting a divorce. Her first name was Abbot. Her married last name was Costelo.
Posted by David Corby on Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 07:43 PM
My brother once told me about a guy he knew in Civil Air Patrol named "Daily Bug". I thought that was pretty funnny.
Posted by Matt U on Sat Nov 13, 2004 at 03:11 PM
We have a dentist here in Florida named Dr. Fang. Nothing made up there.
Posted by Adam on Tue Nov 16, 2004 at 11:33 PM
in grammar school there was a girl named Penny Cashdollar.
Posted by john on Wed Nov 17, 2004 at 10:47 AM
In Austin, TX the mayor's name is Will Winn. He sure did win the race.
Posted by AAB on Fri Nov 19, 2004 at 05:11 PM
Posted by MG on Sat Nov 20, 2004 at 03:07 PM
A former employee who worked for my father is named Mike Hunt, Dad never got why the rest of us insisted on calling him Michael and not just Mike. Inlaws have a renter on their ranch named Harry Love.
Posted by Heather on Sat Nov 20, 2004 at 05:00 PM
I forgot this one....one of the accountants in my office is named Rich Nickels.
Posted by Heather on Sat Nov 20, 2004 at 05:06 PM
We have a local doctor called Im Hong. (I have never looked closely) Also, Timber Wolf and Sandy Beach.
Posted by KO on Sun Nov 21, 2004 at 06:32 PM
I knew someone named Robert Marley... But we called him Bob
Posted by Ranesha on Mon Nov 22, 2004 at 04:46 PM
I know sb called Marta Pfahl -thats how the indianics called their place fo Tortoure
My best buddy is called James Bond...
I also found a chinese Name pronounced like: roof on fire
Posted by Shiit Ass on Tue Nov 23, 2004 at 02:32 PM
My best buddy is called James Bond...
I also found a chinese Name pronounced like: roof on fire
I have a friend whose neighbor is named Harry Beaver (no joke it's really his name). And no, Harry is not short for Harold.
Posted by Linda on Tue Nov 23, 2004 at 07:51 PM
Who doesn't know the actor of Buffy the vampire slayer
Anthony Stuart Head
A.S.Head
😉
Posted by John on Wed Nov 24, 2004 at 06:08 PM
Anthony Stuart Head
A.S.Head
😉
I used to know a girl named Special Edwards.
Posted by Michael Boren on Thu Nov 25, 2004 at 12:12 AM
A friend of mine goes by the last name Damm.
So there are two possible ways of pronounciation in english. "Damn" or "Dumb". Both not very lucky.
Additionaly if called in french "Monsieur Damm" it is pronounced like "Monsieur Dames" which means "Mister Madames".
Posted by cocinero on Fri Nov 26, 2004 at 05:47 AM
So there are two possible ways of pronounciation in english. "Damn" or "Dumb". Both not very lucky.
Additionaly if called in french "Monsieur Damm" it is pronounced like "Monsieur Dames" which means "Mister Madames".
My aunt married a man whose last name was "Raper." The bad thing is she teaches high school English, so they had to call her Mrs. Raper. They have long since divorced... I wonder why.
My mom is also a teacher and a parent of one of her kids is named Crystal Ball.
Posted by Kara on Sat Nov 27, 2004 at 01:16 PM
My mom is also a teacher and a parent of one of her kids is named Crystal Ball.
Went to UNC-Chapel Hill. Had an instructor (female) with the last name DeLong-Woodcock.
Posted by Joe on Sat Nov 27, 2004 at 03:18 PM
One of my friends knows a boy named Harry Butts... how pathetic is that? I've also run across a Clay Potts
Posted by Ange on Sat Nov 27, 2004 at 04:42 PM
Here's a couple:
-Filthy McNasty (she was a stripper and had her name legally changed)
-Christmas Candy
Posted by Amanda on Sat Nov 27, 2004 at 06:31 PM
-Filthy McNasty (she was a stripper and had her name legally changed)
-Christmas Candy
When I lived in holland, my dad worked with a guy named Fokker Fokkerman. in dutch that translates as "Fucker Fuckerman".🐛 :cheese: 😝 And I went to school with Vicky van der Broek(= "of the pants")
,Sofie Knipscheere(= Cutshave)
Dutch people picked the funniest names!
Posted by Carmen on Mon Nov 29, 2004 at 09:36 PM
,Sofie Knipscheere(= Cutshave)
Dutch people picked the funniest names!
When I lived in holland, my dad worked with a guy named Fokker Fokkerman. In dutch that means "Fucker Fuckerman." I went to school with "Vicky Of the Pants, Sofie Cutshave, and Eric Mould." Dutch people sometimes used to name themselves after their jobs...
Posted by Carmen on Mon Nov 29, 2004 at 09:50 PM
A woman I met through my sister some years ago was named Candace Barr. Yes, she went by Candy. Yes, she was a babe.
A woman I once worked with was named Mary Christmas.
A boy I went to junior high school with was named Peter Long.
Posted by Shell on Tue Nov 30, 2004 at 02:26 AM
A woman I once worked with was named Mary Christmas.
A boy I went to junior high school with was named Peter Long.
One adress on my paperroute was of a mr Willem Cornelis Bril, so the sign on his door spelled "WC Bril", which means toiletseat in Dutch.
Posted by X on Tue Nov 30, 2004 at 12:58 PM
I've got one.... I once knew a woman named Candy Barr. Her parents named her that on purpose because they thought it was "clever". They also purposely did not give her a middle name.
Posted by Jess on Tue Nov 30, 2004 at 03:47 PM
Here in Augusta Ga. there is/was a Dr. Peter Dick!
Posted by Joe on Thu Dec 02, 2004 at 10:43 PM
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