Unfortunate Names

Night Stalker · 02-03-2003, 09:52 PM

Parents can be so cruel sometimes. The biggest life affecting desicsion they make for their children can be boiled down to two words .... the name. Granted this can be alot of pressure, and there are quite alot of people out there that don't think well under pressure.

BUT, how did Mrs Foreman ever let George Foreman IX (that's right ... 9th!!) come into the world while George Foreman Sr was STILL LIVING?!?!

The Foreman's have 9 children - 8 named George! Or why did the Munch's and the Head's ever name their respective sons ..... RICHARD?!?!? I'm not kidding on this one, I knew these two in college. This is some serious therapy that they are setting up. Maybe they like the Johnny Cash song "Man named Sue"?

This topic may sound like a George Carlin bit, but it's not. Real life is waaaaaayyyy more funny than schtick.

So, what other unfortunate names have people run into. Please don't use this for schtick .... I wanna know what people have run into in RL.

[ 02-03-2003, 10:02 PM: Message edited by: Night Stalker ]

wellard · 02-03-2003, 10:26 PM

G'day cobbers
There is in the land of OZ an entrepreneur named Dick Smith who over the years has made millions and given it away to charity only to start again. Now this man has entered the retail market creating his own brands in a rally against the big overseas corporations. Now one of his ideas was cheese, and when asked what he was going to call it he replied "Dick cheese". much to everyone's laughter. but he did and now it is seen and advertised everywhere and its snigger inducing name is now so common its no longer funny. Next he took on a famous brand of matches called "redheads" and of course they are called Dickhead matches" (this is all true) again everyone sniggered but now it is so common it has lost its funny connotations too.
So maybe that's what happens to people with strange names, have a laugh and they get over it. As Dick smith says I'm proud to be a Dick!

I know this is not quite what you where getting at Nightstalker but I thought it might be intresting.

Aragorn The Wise · 02-03-2003, 10:41 PM

I knew a kid before he moved named Dick Buyer. I sort of felt sorry for him cause he was made fun of 24/7 I sometimes wondered what his parents were smoking to name their kid that.

Cerek the Barbaric · 02-03-2003, 11:24 PM

There is a retired dentist and business owner in my hometown named Harry Dickey. I worked at a restaurant owned by his son for a couple of years.

Kakero · 02-03-2003, 11:58 PM

well, over at my place. where we learned 5 langauges during school . every people names can be spawn into at least 10 different things. I remember mine RL name alone has been made like 12 other things from it.

Night Stalker · 02-04-2003, 12:43 AM

Oh, when you add cross language mix ups, well .... you get unfortunate mix ups. But the parents weren't intending/anticipating those. I knew a guy named Won Suk Yoo that got endless tormenting, kids can be so cruel. He probably owns some corporation now.

One of the strangest names, and coolest for that matter, that I've run into is Dweezil Zappa.

I guess my real question is, why would parents, knowing possible unfortunate pairings, put their kids through the potential torture? Everyone gets used to their own name, whether they like it or not, and it's part of your identity, so I'm not realy poking fun at anyone particular. Me, I like part of my name and hate my middle name - got my share of ribbing for it, and it's not what would be considdered off the wall. I'm wondering more about the parents ....

Callum Kerr · 02-04-2003, 04:28 AM

Well my name's Callum Kerr... (big surprise there [img]graemlins/saywhat.gif[/img] )... and my intial is W... guess what some smart alec came up with?

Callum Wayne Kerr... (say it aloud)

My REAL middle name is William by the way...

But with a name like Kerr think of the possibilities... Nick Kerr, Jesse Kerr... etc...

Apparently some guy called Foo Ling Yoo sent a letter asking for something for other... (can u tell that i'm a storyteller? [img]graemlins/blueblink.gif[/img] )... needless to say... the reciever asked for confirmation... and got it btw...

LordKathen · 02-04-2003, 04:48 AM

My sons name is Kathen. I think its cool, nobody I know has heard of it. And from the way he is now, I think he will not have a problem with teasing. He is 2.5 and beats up his 5.5 year old brother!

LennonCook · 02-04-2003, 05:26 AM

Don`t know any myself, but one of my teachers says she knew the following people:
Neil Down
Wayne King
Ida Down

And a couple of others that I forget.

wellard · 02-04-2003, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by LennonCook:
Don`t know any myself, but one of my teachers says she knew the following people:
Neil Down
Wayne King
Ida Down

And a couple of others that I forget.

I've seen Ida's brother on tv "Bob"

talking of names (holds breath hopeing this ain't an obvious answer) why is Orange called Orange?

02-03-2003, 09:52 PM	#1
Night Stalker Lord Ao Join Date: June 24, 2002 Location: Nevernever Land Age: 50 Posts: 2,002	Parents can be so cruel sometimes. The biggest life affecting desicsion they make for their children can be boiled down to two words .... the name. Granted this can be alot of pressure, and there are quite alot of people out there that don't think well under pressure. BUT, how did Mrs Foreman ever let George Foreman IX (that's right ... 9th!!) come into the world while George Foreman Sr was STILL LIVING?!?! The Foreman's have 9 children - 8 named George! Or why did the Munch's and the Head's ever name their respective sons ..... RICHARD?!?!? I'm not kidding on this one, I knew these two in college. This is some serious therapy that they are setting up. Maybe they like the Johnny Cash song "Man named Sue"? This topic may sound like a George Carlin bit, but it's not. Real life is waaaaaayyyy more funny than schtick. So, what other unfortunate names have people run into. Please don't use this for schtick .... I wanna know what people have run into in RL. [ 02-03-2003, 10:02 PM: Message edited by: Night Stalker ] __________________ [url]\"http://www.duryea.org/pinky/gurkin.wav\" target=\"_blank\">AYPWIP?</a> .... <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[1ponder]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/1ponder.gif\" /> <br />\"I think so Brain, but isn\'t a cucumber that small called a gherkin?\"<br /><br />Shut UP! Pinky!

02-03-2003, 10:26 PM	#2
wellard Dracolisk Join Date: November 1, 2002 Location: Australia ..... G\'day! Posts: 6,123	G'day cobbers There is in the land of OZ an entrepreneur named Dick Smith who over the years has made millions and given it away to charity only to start again. Now this man has entered the retail market creating his own brands in a rally against the big overseas corporations. Now one of his ideas was cheese, and when asked what he was going to call it he replied "Dick cheese". much to everyone's laughter. but he did and now it is seen and advertised everywhere and its snigger inducing name is now so common its no longer funny. Next he took on a famous brand of matches called "redheads" and of course they are called Dickhead matches" (this is all true) again everyone sniggered but now it is so common it has lost its funny connotations too. So maybe that's what happens to people with strange names, have a laugh and they get over it. As Dick smith says I'm proud to be a Dick! I know this is not quite what you where getting at Nightstalker but I thought it might be intresting. __________________ fossils - natures way of laughing at creationists for over 3 billion years

02-03-2003, 10:41 PM	#3
Aragorn The Wise Manshoon Join Date: December 30, 2002 Location: USA Age: 39 Posts: 172	I knew a kid before he moved named Dick Buyer. I sort of felt sorry for him cause he was made fun of 24/7 I sometimes wondered what his parents were smoking to name their kid that. __________________ <br />If TCP/IP handshaking was less formal, perhaps SYN/ACK would be YO!/SUP! instead...

02-03-2003, 11:24 PM	#4
Cerek the Barbaric Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: North Carolina Age: 61 Posts: 3,257	There is a retired dentist and business owner in my hometown named Harry Dickey. I worked at a restaurant owned by his son for a couple of years. __________________ [img]\"http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/cerek/cerektsrsig.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /><br />Cerek the Calmth

02-04-2003, 12:43 AM	#6
Night Stalker Lord Ao Join Date: June 24, 2002 Location: Nevernever Land Age: 50 Posts: 2,002	Oh, when you add cross language mix ups, well .... you get unfortunate mix ups. But the parents weren't intending/anticipating those. I knew a guy named Won Suk Yoo that got endless tormenting, kids can be so cruel. He probably owns some corporation now. One of the strangest names, and coolest for that matter, that I've run into is Dweezil Zappa. I guess my real question is, why would parents, knowing possible unfortunate pairings, put their kids through the potential torture? Everyone gets used to their own name, whether they like it or not, and it's part of your identity, so I'm not realy poking fun at anyone particular. Me, I like part of my name and hate my middle name - got my share of ribbing for it, and it's not what would be considdered off the wall. I'm wondering more about the parents .... __________________ [url]\"http://www.duryea.org/pinky/gurkin.wav\" target=\"_blank\">AYPWIP?</a> .... <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[1ponder]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/1ponder.gif\" /> <br />\"I think so Brain, but isn\'t a cucumber that small called a gherkin?\"<br /><br />Shut UP! Pinky!

02-03-2003, 11:58 PM	#5
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	well, over at my place. where we learned 5 langauges during school . every people names can be spawn into at least 10 different things. I remember mine RL name alone has been made like 12 other things from it.

02-04-2003, 04:28 AM	#7
Callum Kerr Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: October 11, 2002 Location: Malaysia Age: 35 Posts: 638	Well my name's Callum Kerr... (big surprise there [img]graemlins/saywhat.gif[/img] )... and my intial is W... guess what some smart alec came up with? Callum Wayne Kerr... (say it aloud) My REAL middle name is William by the way... But with a name like Kerr think of the possibilities... Nick Kerr, Jesse Kerr... etc... Apparently some guy called Foo Ling Yoo sent a letter asking for something for other... (can u tell that i'm a storyteller? [img]graemlins/blueblink.gif[/img] )... needless to say... the reciever asked for confirmation... and got it btw... __________________ [img]\"http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RwARAyMWqyivmPQQNWY0hVVRv3oUvlvq5uMcEd3!RZut55dm8 emNqpdvpE7IkB0Cpa1ykaC4MbaPQTDKfXyfz!1y5xDqyJez01d EkyCZjmc/Callum.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br />Puff the magic dragon!

02-04-2003, 04:48 AM	#8
LordKathen Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: September 15, 2002 Location: Kennewick, WA Age: 52 Posts: 3,166	My sons name is Kathen. I think its cool, nobody I know has heard of it. And from the way he is now, I think he will not have a problem with teasing. He is 2.5 and beats up his 5.5 year old brother! __________________

02-04-2003, 05:26 AM	#9
LennonCook Jack Burton Join Date: November 10, 2001 Location: Bathurst & Orange, in constant flux Age: 37 Posts: 5,452	Don`t know any myself, but one of my teachers says she knew the following people: Neil Down Wayne King Ida Down And a couple of others that I forget.

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