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In college, dated a gal w/ last name Fuchs - many of the NC rednecks (that term does not pertain to the Southern gentlemen present such as shane & 218) took great pleasure in mis-pronouncing it. Had two employees who named their female baby Violet Cassandra Ruth - deliberately - so the poor kid would have the initials "VCR". Some people ought to be sterilized before they can have children - like 218's Kane family.
I know of a family back home whose sons have names that are pronounced Lamongelo and Orongelo. The names are actually spelled Lemonjello and Orangejello.
While stationed in Germany my husband's unit had an officer with the last name Dick. He was a major at the time. Would have loved to be on the other end of the phone whenever he answered it. He married a female captain last name White. She hyphenated it to Dick-White to avoid embarrassment. Looks funny to me either way.
I worked in a psychiatric hospital with the worst kids in the world. I guess some mother noticed how rotten her kid was at an early age cause she named her Hanna Mull. Too funny...
I worked in a psychiatric hospital with the worst kids in the world. I guess some mother noticed how rotten her kid was at an early age cause she named her Hannah Mull. Too funny...
Was looking in my phone book today,I took the liberty to go ahead and list guys named Richard ick,Other than that,here they are:1.Earl Rectanus2.Manoug Anusbigian3.Dick Headley4.Dick Blow5.Yong Dong6.Dick Woodcock7.L. H. OswaldThere are more millionaires, per cap., in the town I live in than any town in the USA,so when I see names in the book like Ronald Reagan,Dave Wansdedt(sp)Donald Southerland,I never know if it is the real deal or not.I got a call a couple of years ago for an estimate to paint a condo ,the man says "Hello,My name is Charles Shwabb,I`d like an estimate please".Well I never know,so I thaught that maybe I`d hit the big time,at last..218 [This message has been edited by 218Beekeep (edited 10-26-2001).]
Then there is the UNlamented former Congressman from NH (after losing re-election when he cast the deciding vote in the '94 assault gun / magazine BS in the House, and losing a bid to be a Senator, he was appointed ambassador to Denmark as a reward for his loyalty to Bubba Slick) by the name of Dick Swett. Always thought that was a most appropriate name for a liberal politician.
We were bored at work one day, looked through the phone book and found Elvis Doll, and a guy who's last name was Blitch. We couldn't stop talking about that son of a Blitch.
When I was younger and fast enough to chase women still, I used to introduce my self as "Buster *". People got a kick outta that.
If you run, you'll just die tired! will270win@aol.com ~Secret Select Society Of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets~
The Doctor specializing in vasectomy's in the Rochester, NY area was named Dr.Stop ..I believe he is now retired, so I guess you could say Dr. Stop Stopped Stoping.
guy from my hometown named richard head, he went by dick, Dick Head, no lie.
I spent all my money on guns, women, and beer. The rest I just wasted.wiredog70@hotmail.com
Knew a fellow in my youth whose famiily name was Wooly. He named his son Wilden.I met a woman daughter was named was Femolly. I commented it was a distinctive name she had chosen. She replied that she did not choose it, it was just on the birth cirtificate. I asked her to spell it: Female.Another patient in a hospital I worked in was there to have a daughter, but had not picked out a name. The nurses suggested one which she liked and gave her daughter: *.
This one's a real doozy:I'm sure theres probably been jokes about this one before, I'm totally serious. My 7th grade Computer Science teacher was a very nice young woman who's family immigrated from Japan some years ago.Story goes, the Huangs had just enough money saved to purchase a small shop in the largely Caucasian uptown district to make into a handmade jewelry shop (Mrs. Huang's specialty)And so not to drive away customers (different era then) they changed their last name to "Ackley", being that Catcher in the Rye was the first novel Mr. Huang had been able to completely read after he finished his English classes. The Ackley Jewelry Boutique was a huge hit, and still makes pots of money to this day.So Miss Phu Ackley eventually went to college and got her teaching degree and ended up in New York.A few months ago, I caught back up with her and found out she was getting married to a nice furniture salesman by the name of Roger King.I dont think it occured to her before, but the minute I gingerly asked her "So....you're going to be Mrs. Phu King?", she got the point. We both laughed hysterically.I also expressed my thought that Phu King-Ackley wasnt a terribly good idea anyway, especially the way her relatives had a tendency to pronouce their last name "Ockley".We were both gasping for air by the time I was done.I believe they eventually took Roger's mother's maiden name or something like that. I'll have to call her sometime to see what came of it.
Have you heard of the *? Jack * and May *. They had 3 kids named Dip *,Lil * and Given. The oriental attorney named * Ayou Sueme
Thieves in 3 piece suits = Politicians,Doctors & Lawyers
Sophmore Teacher and Wife = Skip and Bunny Hoppe (pronounced hoppy).I was born Theodore Edward Behr (Ted E. Behr)... Grandparents threatened disownment.christian - whew!
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So many guns to buy. So little money.
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If you run, you'll just die tired! will270win@aol.com ~Secret Select Society Of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets~
I spent all my money on guns, women, and beer. The rest I just wasted.wiredog70@hotmail.com
Thieves in 3 piece suits = Politicians,Doctors & Lawyers