I mean not cruelly, or perhaps to their face, that would be rude...
I have on any number of occasions.
Annette Curtain was one, and Teresa Green, how could parents not realise what misery it might cause. I like ones that fit the persons job.
One of my favourites has to be Austin Healey the rugby player,
any you would like to share,
I used to work with a man and his surname was Doctor. That wasn't the problem though: his father WAS a Doctor and he was Doctor Doctor. I hope he's not reading this.
Many years ago, on tv, there was a priest and his surname was Christmas so he was Father Christmas.
Also many years ago, I used to work with a man named Ian Paul Upward so his initials were I.P Upward....
A fellow pupil, asked by the teacher of our new class, What's your name? replied Batty. The teacher's reply was "I want to know who are you not what you are"
My husband once has Christopher Lee, Gary Baldy and Shaun Lamb in the same class.
Was introduced to an American couple by some friends a while back, their surmane was Less, christan names.....yup Ruth and Richard...;-) I was so ashamed but how could you not laught
What about.... Orson Cart & Percy Vear. I also heard that a few years ago Whoopy Goldberg was thinking of getting married to the horror hammer actor Peter Cushin, and then she would be know as Whoopy Cushin.
when I worked in photography a lady came in to have a film developed (35mm then)
she was all fur coat and no knickers type ;o)
I asked her her name and she proceeded to spell it in a very plummy voice, she said it was French and it was Shouvelle, she spelt it out very carefully..S-H-O-V-E-L??
How I continued that transaction, I will never know
I had a denist once called Mr Pullar (!), he used to be treating 2 or 3 patients at once in different rooms and watch golf on the telly while attacking your teeth! No wonder I don't like dentists!
this has been a great post i think, i have laughed my head off at the names, and as to why someone calls themselves De'ath i would have thought obvious, could be an undertaker, i have heard of someone called coffin, rather unfortunate in any line of business. I can't pick one at the moment, they are all funny, so cheers.
Bobbiesox, bit like hyacinth bucket, pronounced Bouquet, lord love a duck.
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