Reply to: Unfortunate names

[Fraidycat]

My son started high school this week. He said one of his new teachers mispronounced an Arabic kid named 'Anas' while reading through the register, and the whole class started laughing.

[sreed]

I've worked with a lot of Indians and there's plenty there!

Kerala: Prince George (really), George Michael
Punjabi: Sukhdeep, Happy

[Gibbon]

I fought him once, luckily an adult saved my neck. After that Mike was nice(ish) to me.

That was not an uncommon occurrence at my school, two protagonists fight it out and then gain some respect for each other. The teachers at my school used to give those who couldn't be dissuaded from a fight a pair of boxing gloves and had them fight it out behind the gym curtains. Rarely did you find out who had won!

[David71]

Swear blind, 100% true. We had a Richard Head in my year at school.

Not sure why (we weren't a particularly kind bunch) but he was always called by his full first name.

[NotAllThere]

Ah, yes. I remember Richard Ball. Known as Dick to his schoolmates.

[vetran]

Ah like a 'Boy called Sue' Johnny Cash

yep not sure anyone would have the balls to argue with him.

I fought him once, luckily an adult saved my neck. After that Mike was nice(ish) to me.

[jamesbrown]

not a secondary school in Surrey?

Strangely he was the toughest B'stard in the school.

Nope, but it isn't dramatically uncommon. Likewise, nice kid and a big lad too, so it wore off pretty quick, tbh.

[Gibbon]

not a secondary school in Surrey?

Strangely he was the toughest B'stard in the school.

Ah like a 'Boy called Sue' Johnny Cash

[vetran]

Went to school with a Mike Hunt.

not a secondary school in Surrey?

Strangely he was the toughest B'stard in the school.

[TestMangler]

There was a Justin Mycock at a client co back in 2000.

[saptastic]

I knew a dodgy geezer called Robin Banks

[saptastic]

Went to school with a Mike Hunt.

#porkys

[ladymuck]

May I refer the honourable brethren to this fine tome:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Potty-Fartw.../dp/075531655X

I actually have it, given to me by a secret santa many years ago.

It contains gems such as (randomly picked)

Curley Bush

Sarah Smallass

Lotta Rump

Gentle Fudge

Al Dente

Holly Berry

Susanna Smelly

William Sodoff

Names derived from the C-word cover a good two pages!

[sadkingbilly]

That is feckin’ ridiculous . Might as well be Dick Todger McPenisCock.

true, nevertheless

[jamesbrown]

shared a house with a john thomas alcock (he called himself tommy, but his giro arrived while he was still crashed one day )

That is feckin’ ridiculous . Might as well be Dick Todger McPenisCock.