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Khazar-khum: Oct 22, 2008; Cat Army
2nd Battalion

Vicodiva posted:

Cardinal Sin - born Jaime Sin. was archbishop of Manila, etc.

From SS death index:

Olive Green, Grace Face, Richard Face, Forest Green, Harry Wolf, Uriah D Smellie

Sin said the Vatican ruined his best joke by raising his status; he used to say there was no way they'd allow a Cardinal Sin.

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WouldDesk: Dec 26, 2009

Had a Hellen Kellar come into the bar last week. I did not say a thing to her when I read her name on the card.

WouldDesk has a new favorite as of 00:43 on Oct 8, 2012

# ? Oct 8, 2012 00:13

Lolitas Alright!: Sep 15, 2007; This is your friend.
She fights for your freedom.

WouldDesk posted:

Had a Hellen Kellar come into the bar last week. I did not say a thing to her when I read her name on the card.

Not like she would have been able to hear you if you did...

# ? Oct 8, 2012 02:25

yoctoontologist: Sep 11, 2011

My wisdom teeth were removed by Dalbert Fear. When I saw his diploma, I learned that he was Dalbert Fear, Jr.

# ? Oct 8, 2012 03:13

hogswallower: May 8, 2005; Precious Pig Bits

I met a lady named Byrdetta Geditz when I worked at a hotel.

Edit: also corky artery, Harvey bonen, donnalee hardon, Linda laughter

hogswallower has a new favorite as of 17:42 on Oct 8, 2012

# ? Oct 8, 2012 08:40

Elohssa Gib: Aug 30, 2006; Easily Amused

veedubfreak posted:

There is a law firm out here run by Dewey, Cheetum and Howe.
(this one is a joke obviously.)

There used to be a local law firm here called Johnson, Cram, Harder, and Wells.

# ? Oct 8, 2012 19:53

venus de lmao: Apr 30, 2007; Call me "pixeltits"

There was a lawyer in my hometown named C. Matthews Dick.

# ? Oct 8, 2012 20:17

bettsta: Jul 21, 2008

Bertrand Hustle posted:

There was a lawyer in my hometown named C. Matthews Dick.

C. Matthews
C. Matthews Dick
Dick, Matthews, Dick

I once had a teacher named Mr. Kummer. He pronounced it KOOH-mer.

# ? Oct 8, 2012 21:29

Effexxor: May 26, 2008

I work in a call center. My life is one terrible name after another. My favorite? ' the Conqueror. Yes, ' is his first name.

# ? Oct 8, 2012 22:27

Dick Trauma: Nov 30, 2007; God damn it, you've got to be kind.

When I worked at a call center there was someone who was supposed to be on my team but she didn't show up for work. I was obliged to carry her on my team roster for about six months so I had to guess at the pronunciation of her first name: Latricshaca. I took to referring to this mystery woman as "'Lectric Shocker."

One day she decided to start coming to work and I got to ask her the correct pronunciation of her name: La-trish-ka.

:psyduck:

# ? Oct 8, 2012 23:45

Nashie 0: Mar 19, 2009

Went to school with a 'Hugh Cumber' and a 'Rae Pugh.' Seriously, anyone who realises they're about to name their daughter 'rape you' and still goes through with it deserves some kind of award for their commitment to the bit.

# ? Oct 9, 2012 01:38

Fleta Mcgurn: Oct 5, 2003; Porpoise noise continues.

I went to school with the Grosak brothers, Mike and Matt.

Mike Grosak
Matt Grosak

Say them out loud.

# ? Oct 9, 2012 01:43

the tits: Mar 17, 2011; mophymophymophy

Ran into an insurance policy at work today for a lucky woman by the name of Trashelle. Last week, my best name find was General Willie. First name General, last name Willie.

# ? Oct 9, 2012 02:12

StandardToast: Feb 13, 2012

I read a piece for an audition about a girl who ended up having a kid with her cousin and named her Ennui because she thought it sounded pretty. It was fictional, as far as I'm aware, but it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if someone named their kid that.

# ? Oct 9, 2012 09:22

Elephantgun: Feb 13, 2010

Saw the name Nancy Mangina in the filing room the other day. Perfection :911:

# ? Oct 11, 2012 13:11

Runcible Cat: May 28, 2007; Ignoring this post

Ran across a Jolie Gutentag the other day, which is a great name and should belong to a German Bond girl.

# ? Oct 11, 2012 19:53

Count Freebasie: Jan 12, 2006

It derived from the naming of animals on a ranch their parents owned and it's a convoluted story, but a brother and sister named Y Paul and Y Mae.

Not pronounced "ee" like the Spanish word for "and." Just the letter "Y" and then the name.

# ? Oct 11, 2012 20:14

crumpuppet: Mar 22, 2007; ROBORT > EVERYTHING

I drove past a real estate advertisement the other day, and the agent's name was Orzilla. Orzilla is a woman.

# ? Oct 11, 2012 20:22

Levitate Me: Sep 4, 2006; Who went wee-wee in my canteen?

My friend named her son Dre-Ion which is supposed to be pronounced Dray On but silly people always pronounce it wrong. She has a cousin with 3 kids. Mahogany, Hennessy and Man, last name Brown.

I've worked with a Precious, a Passion, a Conception and a Malaysia.

# ? Oct 12, 2012 00:57

sweeperbravo: May 18, 2012; AUNT GWEN'S COLD SHAPE (!)

Levitate Me posted:

My friend named her son Dre-Ion which is supposed to be pronounced Dray On but silly people always pronounce it wrong. She has a cousin with 3 kids. Mahogany, Hennessy and Man, last name Brown.

I've worked with a Precious, a Passion, a Conception and a Malaysia.

I love the simplicity of Man Brown.

# ? Oct 12, 2012 01:16

PeaBeeJay: Sep 28, 2012

My husband and his brother are named Jim and Tony. Their parents were recent immigrants and had no idea that they were the short forms of James and Anthony. They just wanted to give them common names so they could fit in and get good jobs. :china:

I've seen resumes from a woman named Anotha Hitler, and a man named Rage Rage.

# ? Oct 12, 2012 02:34

Scambl: Jun 1, 2007; Anything you can do, Neil Gaiman can do better.

I once saw a girl open her college email account and I saw that her name was Grace Raper.
I didn't know what to do. All I could think about was that there was a WHOLE FAMILY of Rapers. A Raper family reunion. She had to know something was up, because I was just completely silent.

One of my teachers in high school also told me about a brother and sister she taught named Freedom and Justice :911:

# ? Oct 12, 2012 02:38

Vicodiva: Sep 27, 2012

Terrible Name for a Real Beauty Shop: http://find.hamptonroads.com/bezoar-salon-norfolk-va.html

Yes, Bezoar Salon. I used to drive by it on my way to church when I lived in that area. Always gave me a giggle.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002549/

Hairball Salon

# ? Oct 12, 2012 02:52

StandardToast: Feb 13, 2012

Oh, another I remembered. There was a Precious on my floor my freshman year of college, although she was QUITE the opposite. She had her cousin, cousin's baby, and cousin's baby-daddy living with her in her tiny-rear end dorm room. The baby had a name, but we only knew it as Pootie.

My dad had open heart surgery when I was 14 (he's fine) and he had a very short but very rotund nurse named Aquanet. You know, as in the hairspray. She had a high pitched voice that fit well with her name. Since he was pretty drugged up, he asked if he read her name right, or if it was Antoinette or something along those lines. She said that no, he hadn't read it wrong, that THAT is what her momma named her. Yes, I was there for it.

# ? Oct 12, 2012 04:37

redmercer: Sep 15, 2011; by Fistgrrl

PeaBeeJay posted:

I've seen resumes from a woman named Anotha Hitler, and a man named Rage Rage.

Do you work for a lovely company? Maybe those resumes weren't completely serious.

# ? Oct 12, 2012 04:42

Syllables: Jul 2, 2011; XOF XOF XOF

I knew some girl named "Iuesalt" or something similar. I always thought it was some Irish name.

Or maybe it was Iesalt.

# ? Oct 12, 2012 15:18

Dr. Notadoctor: Aug 26, 2008

A friend of mine in the call center called a student named Fartlin, I've called at least two students named Miracle, and one student who's name was Al Hasan. Nothing wrong with that right? Well for his email he had switched his first and last name and put them together. It became Hasanal.

# ? Oct 12, 2012 15:30

CannedMacabre: Jul 6, 2007; In space, no one
can hear you fart.

"What were your parents thinking?" names from my home town:
Candice Graham Went by Candy as a little girl (CandyGram)
Dixie Wagle :dong:

Yashica Jackson Girl named after a Japanese camera company.
Polly Pulley Sounds like a carnival game.

Funny last names:
Huffendyke Pronounced "Huffindick" :gay:

Deathrage Pronounced "dethredge" but spelled " :black101:

"
Hoggaboom :psyboom:

Bergschneider I just like this name because it has six consonants in a row right in the middle of it.

EDIT: Holy poo poo, I forgot about the stupidest name ever! A few years back I saw a birth notice in the local paper for a girl named Abrakadebra.

CannedMacabre has a new favorite as of 16:06 on Oct 12, 2012

# ? Oct 12, 2012 16:03

The Monkey Man: Jun 10, 2012; HERD U WERE TALKIN SHIT

Someone named Crystaliz moved into an apartment that my company owns.

# ? Oct 12, 2012 16:47

Captain Foxy: Jun 13, 2007; I love Hitler and Hitler loves me! He's not all bad, Hitler just needs someone to believe in him! Can't you just give Hitler a chance?

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Oh I have a bunch of these. My mom grew up in a small, mostly-Italian community outside of Boston, and knew a guy named Fortunato Testudo, whom everyone referred to as 'Lucky Balls' (testudo actually means head). She also dated a guy named Chick Chicarelli, which always struck me as very Happy Days, and a guy named Bernie Weiner, affectionately known as 'Salve'.

In my own experience I've met two kids named Repent Orburn and Praise TheLord, as well as someone named Jessum Jesus. My ex, through his job, met a girl named ShockLate, who chose to go by C.C, a girl named Destiny Child, a boy named Killer Koma and a boy named Magnificent.

Apparently also some friends of a friend named their poor kid Gandalf and he went by John in high school.

ETA: Oh and I almost forgot the kid I went to high school with, whose last name was Wang and his dad's name was Harold and his uncle's name was Richard. And yes, they did go by Harry and Dick.

Captain Foxy has a new favorite as of 00:34 on Oct 13, 2012

# ? Oct 13, 2012 00:28

Fleta Mcgurn: Oct 5, 2003; Porpoise noise continues.

Syllables posted:

I knew some girl named "Iuesalt" or something similar. I always thought it was some Irish name.

Or maybe it was Iesalt.

Iseult? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iseult

It's a real name, but still weird. Unless you're a bewitched Celtic queen, of course.

# ? Oct 13, 2012 03:33

DicktheCat: Feb 15, 2011

Has anyone already posted a Chris Cross? Because our school had one. He was a Jehova's Witness, which I only found out because one of his friends bade him happy birthday and he explained that they didn't celebrate birthdays. I was heartbroken for him, because drat, what kid doesn't want a birthday? :smith:

My honest-to-God name is Acacia. Like the tree. Take it in.

(And my family, being the hicks they are never said it "Akay-sha" the proper way. They say it "Ack-ay-see-uh". I've gotten used to both pronunciations, and will answer to either.)

(e: I don't feel bothered telling you guys my first name, since there are actually quite a few more Acacias than you'd believe.)

# ? Oct 13, 2012 04:55

iamathousandapples: Jul 12, 2012

DicktheCat posted:

Has anyone already posted a Chris Cross? Because our school had one. He was a Jehova's Witness, which I only found out because one of his friends bade him happy birthday and he explained that they didn't celebrate birthdays. I was heartbroken for him, because drat, what kid doesn't want a birthday?

There was a 70's pop artist named Christopher Cross! :eng101:

He did Ride Like The Wind among other songs.

# ? Oct 13, 2012 04:59

NOT NOW GRANDPA: Dec 6, 2005

A professional contact I used to have was named Velva Wood. I had to consciously make an effort to not call her Vulva.

Her eventual replacement was named Tissy.

# ? Oct 13, 2012 06:45

A Salty Affair: Oct 9, 2012

A friend who works at a call center had a customer named MacFarland Powderface

# ? Oct 15, 2012 22:46

Mad Hamish: Jun 15, 2008; WILL AMOUNT TO NOTHING IN LIFE.

DicktheCat posted:

My honest-to-God name is Acacia. Like the tree. Take it in.

(And my family, being the hicks they are never said it "Akay-sha" the proper way. They say it "Ack-ay-see-uh". I've gotten used to both pronunciations, and will answer to either.)

(e: I don't feel bothered telling you guys my first name, since there are actually quite a few more Acacias than you'd believe.)

A friend of mine got his card punched by an Acacia and she was a disgusting hambeast. Are you a similarly loathsome blob-shaped individual?

I used to work in a call centre that called people in the northwestern US. I spoke to a lot of Kermits, Merlins, and on one memorable occasional, Dick Percy.

He refused to be called Richard.

# ? Oct 16, 2012 01:38