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Just applied for a scheme where the woman I wrote my cover letter to was a Ms. Peniston They do phone interviews. I will have to try my best not to laugh if she introduces herself.
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At work we had a client with the last name of Mumdada. Recently, we also had a Ramroop and Beedoo. I think our appointment list is trying to break into doo-wop.
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Feb 21, 2013 02:38
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Best surname I have personally known is Slapsak, she was very nice. But drat if it wasn't almost impossible to start a conversaion with "Mrs. Slapsak..." without drat near busting out in giggles like a loving schoolgirl.
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Feb 21, 2013 03:14
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I used to work in a daycare center in 2006-09 and we had some gems: -Triplets, all girls, named Winter, Summer and Autumn -Sisters, not triplets, named Lyric, Harmony and Melody -Sisters, Destynee and Faythe -Boy named Griffin And I went to high school with twin girls named Lynzey and Jezka.
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Feb 21, 2013 03:19
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Patchwork Shaman posted:I know a family who named their children Ruby, Emery, and Garnet. Garnet is a guy, but that name would seem equally strange for a woman. The other two names don't sound so bad, until you realize that you could find them all in the sandpaper section of your local hardware store. Garnet Exelby doesn't think it's such a strange name. Admittedly, it would make more sense to name your child Garnet if he/she was born in January, but whatever.
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Feb 21, 2013 03:56
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RazorBunny posted:I drove by a dentist's office today that belongs to a Dr. S. Ham. It was all in capital letters, so it looks like DR SHAM. Just seemed to me like there might be a better way to display it. And hey, that's my dentist! Dr. Sam Ham. He's a really nice guy, I'd recommend him.
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Feb 21, 2013 05:19
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Zamboni_Rodeo posted:Garnet Exelby doesn't think it's such a strange name. There's a ton of hockey players with absolutely baffling names, especially in junior. Giffen Nyren, Aspen Sterzer, Bronson Maschmeyer, Hnat Domenichelli, Keaton Ellerby, Kenton Dulle, Kenric Exner, Moises Gutierrez, Linden Saip, and of course, Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla. And those are just from Kamloops. All on Black has a new favorite as of 07:23 on Feb 21, 2013 |
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Feb 21, 2013 07:04
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Hormones posted:
That's an incredibly common surname in my neck of the woods, so it isn't unusual to see it as a first name. My grandfather's first name was Allison. I think it originated as a male name, but it sure wasn't a popular one. Outside of he and my great-grandfather, I've never encountered another. Both grandpa and his father went by their middle names.
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Feb 21, 2013 07:17
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All on Black posted:There's a ton of hockey players with absolutely baffling names, especially in junior. Giffen Nyren, Aspen Sterzer, Bronson Maschmeyer, Hnat Domenichelli, Keaton Ellerby, Kenton Dulle, Kenric Exner, Moises Gutierrez, Linden Saip, and of course, Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla. And those are just from Kamloops. Kamloops? I think we've found your problem.
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Feb 21, 2013 07:43
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Khazar-khum posted:Kamloops? I think we've found your problem. Oh boy. You're not familiar with Canadian place names are you? That's not even close to the goofiest.
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Feb 21, 2013 07:45
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All on Black posted:Oh boy. You're not familiar with Canadian place names are you? That's not even close to the goofiest. It's the city. You know, like saying "Cleveland" or "Des Moines" or... gently caress it. I hate explaining jokes.
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Feb 21, 2013 07:54
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I will never forget the day I met a guy named Cletus Pickle. Super chill middle aged guy.
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Hormones posted:-Triplets, all girls, named Winter, Summer and Autumn I had an English teacher who used to regale us with stories about a family he knew who had four daughters called Spring, Summer, Autumn and Rachel.
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Feb 21, 2013 15:29
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sweeperbravo posted:At work we had a client with the last name of Mumdada. These sound like nicknames for the offshore guys I work with, who have names like Rambhoopal and Chittibabu.
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Feb 21, 2013 15:34
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Hormones posted:
I had a roommate in college named Griffin Ferry. Nobody would believe that was his name until he showed them his driver's license.
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Feb 21, 2013 15:43
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kastein posted:I knew a dude in college whose girlfriend was named Ophelia. Both of them were spergs of the highest degree. This is from back a bit, but I'm wondering whats wrong with Ophelia? Is it the -philia part?
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Feb 21, 2013 15:48
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Tricerapowerbottom posted:This is from back a bit, but I'm wondering whats wrong with Ophelia? Is it the -philia part? Well, it's best known for the character that picks flowers, goes insane and then drowns.
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Feb 21, 2013 15:57
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That's a really dumb reason not to name a little girl a beautiful name like that  I was with my kids at a playground and met a little boy named Anakin. I asked his parents if it was after Anakin Skywalker and they said yes and I said "Oh, that's nice". Blech
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Feb 21, 2013 16:21
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Khazar-khum posted:Kamloops? I think we've found your problem. I dunno about those other guys, but Iggy's from Edmonton.
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Feb 21, 2013 16:59
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Tricerapowerbottom posted:That's a really dumb reason not to name a little girl a beautiful name like that I'd like you to meet my sons, Hamlet and Polonius
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Feb 21, 2013 18:22
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Khazar-khum posted:Kamloops? I think we've found your problem. Not even close, as already posted. Some other quality town names: Moose Jaw Medicine Hat
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Feb 21, 2013 18:43
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redmercer posted:I'd like you to meet my sons, Hamlet and Polonius I almost named my son Hamish  I really like old fashioned names (obviously), and ended up going with Lemuel for the boy and Odessa for the girl. Lemmy and Dessie 
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Feb 21, 2013 19:02
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Tricerapowerbottom posted:I almost named my son Hamish Those are some pretty awful names, Lemuel may be an old name but it's sound terribly archaic and Odessa makes me think about drunk Ukrainians. Pump it up! Do it! has a new favorite as of 21:44 on Feb 21, 2013 |
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Feb 21, 2013 21:41
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Lord Tywin posted:Those are some pretty awful names, Lemuel may be an old name but it's sound terribly archaic and Odessa makes me think about drunk Ukrainians. Well, they're in the right thread, then.
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Mods rename me bad_namegiver
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Dr. Jonny Anomaly just popped up in my newsfeed for publishing an article in The Journal of Medical Ethics, that condemns the war on drugs and suggests the focus should instead be on dealing with mismanagement of antibiotics. With a name like Dr. Anomaly, you'd think he'd be doing more with his life.
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Feb 21, 2013 22:51
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I dunno who else in here has a crazy name but I am one of those kids who's parents decided their precious angel muffin needed the specialest snowflake name in all the land and I have a ridiculous name that no one can pronounce when reading it, nor spell when I tell them it. I changed my name, at fifteen, in order to be more normal because it's so annoying having a ridiculous name. Just... don't do it to your kid.
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Hormones posted:I dunno who else in here has a crazy name but I am one of those kids who's parents decided their precious angel muffin needed the specialest snowflake name in all the land and I have a ridiculous name that no one can pronounce when reading it, nor spell when I tell them it. I changed my name, at fifteen, in order to be more normal because it's so annoying having a ridiculous name. Just... don't do it to your kid. Um please share what name it is otherwise I guess the only possible response is "cool story bro."
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Bonster posted:Then there were the Barebones. There was a Praise-God Barebone (Barbon), and a Nicholas If-Christ-Had-Not-Died-For-Thee-Thou-Hadst-Been-Damned Barebone. (Old post, but nevermind) I was going to mention the Barebones as both father and son were also somewhat important political figures in 17th century England ("Damned Barebone" achieved more lasting fame for his part in the historical development of economic theory, I guess).
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A hippie lady whose children were in my high school named all her daugters with names ending in "Ette", so it was Anette, Lizette and Cosette (I could be wrong on that last one, but it was another "Ette" name) and their second name was "Paz", Spanish for "Peace" (it was a Spanish speaking country). Back home, in South America, lower-income and uneducated people tend to gently caress up foreign SOUNDING names, which for some inexplicable reason they want to give to their children. Thus, we get things "Bryatan", "Nikolette", "Gari", "Bairon", "Wachynton" and poo poo like that. Also, a few Shakiras. EDIT: If anybody is interested (although this might have been mentioned before) the book Freakonomics has a whole chapter dealing with the effects of names on people. Here's an excerpt http://www.freakonomics.com/books/freakonomics/chapter-excerpts/chapter-6/ EDIT 2: The story of "WInner" and "Loser" Lane: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-07-31/news/0207310310_1_prep-school-burglary-case-criminal-justice-system EDIT3: http://rivals.yahoo.com/fau/football/recruiting/player-Yourhighness-Morgan-62642 Yourhighness Morgan Redrum and Coke has a new favorite as of 15:01 on Feb 22, 2013 |
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My family name means, in Finnish, either rehab, a sort of a poisonous plant, or a blackout. There were a pair of Finnish officers fighting in the Winter War named, fittingly, Susitaival (wolf-trail) and Talvela (wintery). Also, Hungarian names sound villanous in Finnish also, the father of a guy I once met came from Hungary and was called "Kalman", meaning "Of Death" in Finnish.
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All the unnecessary sperging about people not knowing Canadian place names ITT, and no one mentions the greatest one of all? Shame. Also, I'm visiting my parents in the Middle East right now, down the street from the wonderful Indian bakery, Butt Sweet House. EDIT: 
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Feb 23, 2013 08:09
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bringmyfishback posted:All the unnecessary sperging about people not knowing Canadian place names ITT, and no one mentions the greatest one of all? Shame. I've always been particularly fond of Moose Factory, Ontario.
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Feb 23, 2013 11:21
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I had a dude in a college class named Sarek. I have no idea if his parents named him after Spock's dad or if it's coincidental.
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Feb 23, 2013 15:52
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I know someone with the last name Orefice, pronounced "Or-eh-fee-shay"
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All on Black posted:I've always been particularly fond of Moose Factory, Ontario. Newfoundland has the best place names. The Arrogant Worms wrote a song about it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpycgIlhJXs
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If we're talking about historical names, my favorite will probably always be Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht, Hitler's Minister of Economics, whose parents were apparently interested in 19th-century American progressive politics. Irony!
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Last month, a man brought prescriptions for his newborn twin daughters to the pharmacy I work at. Their names were Aphroditee and Aphrodite, pronounced "afro-deetee" and "afro-dītee". We were beyond confused when the parents became upset with us for spelling one of the twin's names wrong, then when they realised that we had actually assumed that they were the same person, became outraged that we assumed such a thing when it should have been "obvious" that they were two separate people. They also mentioned that the hospital had some similar things a few times during their stay and how annoying it was when it's "clear as day"  .We just assumed that the hospital made a spelling error  .Oh, and one of my cousins married a Native American (Blackfeet tribe, for those interested), named Sundance Backs Of Many White Horses. Why the gently caress can't I have a cool last name? My last name comes from the Old Irish word for "deceitful" since my ancestors were horsethieves  .
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Tusen Takk posted:My last name comes from the Old Irish word for "deceitful" since my ancestors were horsethieves HEY GUNS has a new favorite as of 07:09 on Mar 5, 2013 |
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HEGEL SMOKE A J posted:I did, however, go to college with a guy named Christian Blood. That was pretty rad. Reminds me of this song (read the lyrics under the video), I'm rather jealous  .Oh yeah, my mum always talks about a kid she went to secondary with named Mark Bates, they used to always call him Master Bates and he apparently turned many shades of red from it. Edit: A former co-worker named his first kid Kilo with one girl, then a year later, knocked up another girl. They named that kid Graham  .Edit Two: We were going over the invite list for me and my fiance's wedding, and I remembered "Oh, guys, we need to invite Peter Fashho!" (pronounced Fa'sho, like a rapper says. It's Arabic) and my mum was like "why do we have to invite him 'fo'sho'?". When I explained, she was less confused but was mumbling about being here too long or something  .Dienes posted:I worked with a woman named Summer. Her sisters were named Rainy, Breezy, and Sunshine. I met them. Summer named her daughter Canyon Rain. FAT32 SHAMER has a new favorite as of 07:51 on Mar 5, 2013 |
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