Cruel Parents - Bad Names - Page 9

Sundae · 05-09-2008, 10:54 AM

My sister dated (and I worked with) Michael Hunt. Who did go by the name Mike.
I never considered the impact of both names together until I heard it as a joke later. Well I was 14-15 at the time.

And I knew a Richard Head through work - he was my contact in a local council. As far as I know, no-one knew him as Dick though.

I am quite happy to accept that there are plenty of parents like Mike's and Richard's who don't realise the combination of names might be amusing or ribald, especially where abbreviations are concerned.

Shawnee123 · 05-09-2008, 10:57 AM

We used to pay a dollar each time to have them page Mike Hunt at the Strawberry Festival each summer. We yukked it up! The paging fee was, I'm sure, to discourage such shenanigans. Good times.

Dingleschmutz · 05-09-2008, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Radar

They show Long Dong as an urban Legend. I really knew someone with that name.

We need a support group!

lookout123 · 05-09-2008, 11:36 AM

i really did go to school with Sherman and his sister Septa. And yes, their last name really was Tank. No Joke.

I also went to school with James Bond, Raquel Welch, John Carson, and Gerry Ford.

There was obviously something in the water the year we were born.

monster · 05-09-2008, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Dingleschmutz

So either she was lying, or as usual, people put everything they can think of on Snopes. Either way, I don't really care. I said it was hearsay, so congratulations on making me look like an idiot or whatever, I'll go put myself in the corner now.

oh don't be silly. I particularly like the medical terms ones. I really personally did see an obit in the Ann Arbor News a few months back where the bereaved mother (of a young child

) was called Felony.

And there was a research fellow called Randy Dong in the Psych dept when I was doing my PhD. In the UK no-one uses the name Randy and it means only one thing....

But I'd still read their resumes.

Cloud · 05-09-2008, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

But I'd still read their resumes.

yep! In fact, if a resume crossed my desk for Randy Dong . . . well, let's just say I'd give it a thorough perusal.

lookout123 · 05-09-2008, 11:57 AM

eff that. they'd totally be disruptive and stuff.

Cloud · 05-09-2008, 12:03 PM

yeah, and people would laugh at you for hiring them!

"Randy" is a pretty common name in the States, though. It's not automatically associated with randy meaning horny. Now, if there was someone named "Horny Dong" . . . (rolls eyes)

Shawnee123 · 05-09-2008, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

oh don't be silly. I particularly like the medical terms ones. I really personally did see an obit in the Ann Arbor News a few months back where the bereaved mother (of a young child

) was called Felony.

And there was a research fellow called Randy Dong in the Psych dept when I was doing my PhD. In the UK no-one uses the name Randy and it means only one thing....

But I'd still read their resumes.

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Originally Posted by Cloud

yep! In fact, if a resume crossed my desk for Randy Dong . . . well, let's just say I'd give it a thorough perusal.

There was a local band (a good band I liked to go see) named Who's Randy? Some locals didn't get it, and really wanted to guess which band member was named Randy. None of them were.

Dingleschmutz · 05-09-2008, 12:10 PM

I do run across some fun ones on our insureds policies... Gay Shoemaker was one of my favorites. And today I saw someone with the last name Assmann.

monster · 05-09-2008, 12:11 PM

He was Chinese, and they usually take "English" names when they come to study/research in the UK, but The Chinese Official List of English Names appears actually to be an American English list. Many of them pick Chuck, which is also not used much in the UK. Especially for girls

Shawnee123 · 05-09-2008, 12:11 PM

I see some great names come across my computer/desk. However, I am forbidden by FERPA law to tell you them.

monster · 05-09-2008, 12:14 PM

I had a lot of engineering students called "Sukdeep". Beautiful intelligent, quiet young ladies. Common Indian name, apparently. Shame about the juvenile humor moments that overcame me when grading their papers. But I still graded them

Cloud · 05-09-2008, 12:18 PM

and then there are place names. Like Phucket, which gets me every time.

lookout123 · 05-09-2008, 12:25 PM

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Like Phucket, which gets me every time.

Actually it got a lot of people a couple Christmaseseses's ago. My sister was there when the Tsunami hit.

05-09-2008, 10:54 AM	#121
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	My sister dated (and I worked with) Michael Hunt. Who did go by the name Mike. I never considered the impact of both names together until I heard it as a joke later. Well I was 14-15 at the time. And I knew a Richard Head through work - he was my contact in a local council. As far as I know, no-one knew him as Dick though. I am quite happy to accept that there are plenty of parents like Mike's and Richard's who don't realise the combination of names might be amusing or ribald, especially where abbreviations are concerned. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-09-2008, 10:57 AM	#122
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	We used to pay a dollar each time to have them page Mike Hunt at the Strawberry Festival each summer. We yukked it up! The paging fee was, I'm sure, to discourage such shenanigans. Good times. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-09-2008, 11:36 AM	#124
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i really did go to school with Sherman and his sister Septa. And yes, their last name really was Tank. No Joke. I also went to school with James Bond, Raquel Welch, John Carson, and Gerry Ford. There was obviously something in the water the year we were born. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-09-2008, 11:57 AM	#127
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	eff that. they'd totally be disruptive and stuff. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-09-2008, 12:03 PM	#128
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	yeah, and people would laugh at you for hiring them! "Randy" is a pretty common name in the States, though. It's not automatically associated with randy meaning horny. Now, if there was someone named "Horny Dong" . . . (rolls eyes) __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-09-2008, 12:10 PM	#130
Dingleschmutz is not a palindrome... Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Des Moines Posts: 341	I do run across some fun ones on our insureds policies... Gay Shoemaker was one of my favorites. And today I saw someone with the last name Assmann.

05-09-2008, 12:11 PM	#131
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	He was Chinese, and they usually take "English" names when they come to study/research in the UK, but The Chinese Official List of English Names appears actually to be an American English list. Many of them pick Chuck, which is also not used much in the UK. Especially for girls __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-09-2008, 12:11 PM	#132
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I see some great names come across my computer/desk. However, I am forbidden by FERPA law to tell you them. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-09-2008, 12:14 PM	#133
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I had a lot of engineering students called "Sukdeep". Beautiful intelligent, quiet young ladies. Common Indian name, apparently. Shame about the juvenile humor moments that overcame me when grading their papers. But I still graded them __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-09-2008, 12:18 PM	#134
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	and then there are place names. Like Phucket, which gets me every time. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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