A bit council (Vol 6)

[hammo19]

I’m waiting for a Lambrini Bambini to be named. We have a Harper Rose in Mrs Hs family.

[MBVitoria]

At a soft play yesterday for a party. Heard a mum calling her 4 year old twins over, their names were Ronnie and Reggie.

[Richard-390a0]

but they won't be spelt conventionally like that. It'll be Roni & Rej-jee or some such nonsense lol!

[DodgyGeezer]

Wildcat45 said:

markymarkthree said:

bobtail4x4 said:

on our local page

for dads day

BRAYLON that's a new one.

It sounds like some sort of fabric that 1960s soft furnishings would be made of. It would later be banned because it catches fire easily and converts the air to cyanide or something.

every day is a school day...

https://www.nameoftheyear.com/braylon-name-meaning...

[deadtom]

ColdoRS said:

What’s going to happen if these kids with double barrelled surnames(and forenames) marry someone? Will it become a triple barrel? What if they meet another councilista with a double barrel? They’ll sound like a Welsh train station.

This is already a thing. I used to vaguely know a chap with the surname Packe-Drury-Lowe.

Also I know a couple who both had double barrel surnames before they got married, however, somewhat disappointingly, they opted to keep their own surnames post marriage, rather than go quad barrelled.

Edited by deadtom on Monday 5th February 10:45

[vikingaero]

Alickadoo said:

Do you remember the days when a double barrelled surname meant that you were posh.

Now it means your parents aren't married.

The latest trend seems to be to double-barrel, double-barrell:

Bobbie-Lee McCluskey-Tarmac

[phil-sti]

First time posting on the council thread so not sure if this has been done but....


Costco - it's just a giant multibuy jumble sale.

[MBVitoria]

Richard-390a0 said:

but they won't be spelt conventionally like that. It'll be Roni & Rej-jee or some such nonsense lol!

Haha yes sure you're right on that.

[eldar]

vikingaero said:

The latest trend seems to be to double-barrel, double-barrell:

Bobbie-Lee McCluskey-Tarmac

Used to do far better in the good old days

Major Leone Sextus Denys Oswolf Fraudatifilius Tollemache-Tollemache-de-Orellana- Plantagenet-Tollemache-Tollemache (1884-1917).

[ChemicalChaos]

williamp said:

knowing what the inside of a travel agent looks like in 2024: chav

I'd like to disagree with this. If one wants to book the sort of tailored holidays to exclusive destinations that my folks like to go on, you need to visit a travel agent because you sure as hell won't be finding it on Expedia.....

[Megaflow]

Fallingup said:

Rugby.

I'm saying no, far to complicated for football fans to follow, so not council.

[DodgyGeezer]

eldar said:

Used to do far better in the good old days

Major Leone Sextus Denys Oswolf Fraudatifilius Tollemache-Tollemache-de-Orellana- Plantagenet-Tollemache-Tollemache (1884-1917).

I thought you were taking the proverbial with that name (especially with 'Fraudatifilius', looked it up and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leone_Sextus_Tollema...

[DodgyGeezer]

ChemicalChaos said:

williamp said:

knowing what the inside of a travel agent looks like in 2024: chav

I'd like to disagree with this. If one wants to book the sort of tailored holidays to exclusive destinations that my folks like to go on, you need to visit a travel agent because you sure as hell won't be finding it on Expedia.....

I'd agree with you CC - some of the holidays we'd like at are non-standard in terms of length, content etc. It strikes me as being prudent to let someone else do all the legwork (and often at a better price than you can get) and, furthermore, ensure that you're covered in the event of problems (eg. covid, airline/hotel collapse)...

[Kowalski655]

DodgyGeezer said:

I thought you were taking the proverbial with that name (especially with 'Fraudatifilius', looked it up and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leone_Sextus_Tollema...

According to that link, he was the brother of Lyulph Ydwallo Odin Nestor Egbert Lyonel Toedmag Hugh Erchenwyne Saxon Esa Cromwell Orma Nevill Dysart Plantagenet Tollemache-Tollemache!
Dad clearly barking!

[Pitre]

Kowalski655 said:

According to that link, he was the brother of Lyulph Ydwallo Odin Nestor Egbert Lyonel Toedmag Hugh Erchenwyne Saxon Esa Cromwell Orma Nevill Dysart Plantagenet Tollemache-Tollemache!
Dad clearly barking!

I give you:
Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F'tang-F'tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel

(Google it for a laugh, one for us Boomers)

[ntiz]

Have we had the Uber council brand “Hoodrich” yet?

I have never seen anyone in it that didn’t look like they steel hubcaps

[RustyMX5]

Don1 said:

Aside from lawn bowls and croquet, are there any sports (and watching of them), not council?

Maybe a differentiator is the professional title - pro = council? Thinking football, horse racing, fighting….

Yacht racing.

[Om]

Megaflow said:

Fallingup said:

Rugby.

I'm saying no, far to complicated for football fans to follow, so not council.

League or Union?

[Dogwatch]

DodgyGeezer said:

I thought you were taking the proverbial with that name (especially with 'Fraudatifilius', looked it up and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leone_Sextus_Tollema...

The Dad was a (rather eccentric) vicar, but doubling a surname to make it double-barrelled is certainly borderline…

[mickk]

Megaflow said:

Fallingup said:

Rugby.

I'm saying no, far to complicated for football fans to follow, so not council.

Overweight blokes and their other half wearing a size to small replica shirt, getting pissed up and singing ridiculous songs. Of course rugby is council.

Sod it i'd like to nominate cricket as well, anyone who sings that ridiculous 'Barmy Army' song has to be in the council club.