Good Idea for PistonHeads?

[.mark]

And how about the Tax disc holders?

[MEMSDesign]

I know an insurance broker called Alan Crook.

[nubbin]

True names that I know:-
Aaron Mycock
Austin Morris (wife - Doris!!)
Russell Sprout

[.mark]

The benefit of having half the family in teaching is the get all sorts here are some I can think of immediately - hand on heart they are all true:
Ida Noah
Dwayne Pipe
Austin Healy

I'll ask at the weekend about more.

[whatever]

I used to have a woodwork teacher who was aptly named "Mr Maple"

I remember a few years ago New Scientist magazine did a long running write-in on such things. They invented a suitably scientific sounding phrase for it too, iirc.

[shamus1972]

Apparently there's a librarian in America called Drew Peacock! Always makes me laugh!

[Agent006]

I was in the supermarket the other day, and there was an announcement for a "Miss Cherry Orchard". Not sure of it's was someone having a laugh or not. Made me smile though, and look odd coz not many other people heard it.

[Jason F]

A guy I know used to work with Mrs Lovett-Standing....

[macca]

I used to work in a supermarket and asked the new girl to put an announcement out for Mike Hunt - goes down quite well when said quickley.

[MEMSDesign]

quote:
I used to have a woodwork teacher who was aptly named "Mr Maple"

I remember a few years ago New Scientist magazine did a long running write-in on such things. They invented a suitably scientific sounding phrase for it too, iirc.

Nominative determinism

[marki]

used to date a girl years back called Lorry Parks

[plotloss]

I work on a database of just about every adult in the UK, there are some classics.

O Bin Laden - alive and well in London.
Nicholas Girls - My personal fave

and many many more.

Matt.

[mattjbatch]

quote:
O Bin Laden - alive and well in London.

Then why are the SAS, SBS and the marines in bloody Afghanistan then??

[marki]

quote:

quote:
O Bin Laden - alive and well in London.

Then why are the SAS, SBS and the marines in bloody Afghanistan then??

Because His tonyness is in charge of the show

[Nacnud]

Petrolhead father of a friend invented a middle name while filling in the new-child paperwork.

First name 'Michelle', middle name 'Ann'.

She finds it quite amusing, but I gather her mother was not amused at the time.

[mel]

I had a teacher at junior school called Mrs Whore (I guess she taught 7-11 year olds because they just didn't get the joke.

I also have a friend called Clair who got married last year and kept her maiden name, at the time I just thought she was being a modern new age independant women type but then found out her husbands surname was Bear, I could then see why she said bollocks am I taking your name.

[nmlowe]

quote:

quote:I didn't fancy having a massive Kenwood-like 'PistonHeads' sticker (no insult Ted!)

That reminds me of a question I have.. is having a Kenwood sticker in your back window still considered 'a bit MaxyP' if your name is Ken Wood ???

OR Al Pine,
Probably be a bit more 'Beige Ford Cortina' or 'Sky Blue Vauxhall Chevette' than MaxyP.



P.S: I Have a programming lecturer called
'Rich Picking'.

>> Edited by nmlowe on Tuesday 30th April 22:36

[yum]

There was an american at a previous employer of mine called Randy Male.

I don't think that the word has the same connotations over there, or else his parents had a wicked sense of humour.

R

[plotloss]

There appears to be 4 Mary Christmas' living in the UK...

Matt.

[.mark]

Yep, Mary Christmas is the mother of a kid at my wifes school.
They also have a Summer Berry - honest!