What do you call your Uncle's wife/Aunt's husband?

cashback · 25-07-2007 11:30PM #1

Just wondering... Do you call your Aunt's husband your uncle or just your aunt's husband?
Personally I wouldn't consider him an uncle though I know people who do.

It BeeMee · 25-07-2007 11:33PM

I just call him "Mick"

copacetic · 25-07-2007 11:35PM

so you say theres my 'aunt's husband Mick' instead of Uncle Mick?

What do you say instead of yore ma?

edit: @It beemee thats pretty weird that we both picked mick at the same time, it must
be an uncle type name.

GhostInTheRuins · 25-07-2007 11:38PM

Just call them by name.

Raiser · 25-07-2007 11:39PM

I distinguish my Aunts husband from all other candidates in scope by pointing conspicuously and at close range and saying loudly"You mean him with the snot-moustache, itchy haemoroids and the bad breath ???"

* Edit because nobody can drink lots of Czech beer and then spell conspicuously unaided

Orange69 · 25-07-2007 11:40PM

cock-knuckles

The_B_Man · 25-07-2007 11:44PM

uncle/aunt

Mossy Monk · 25-07-2007 11:44PM

1st name generally.

flanzer · 25-07-2007 11:45PM

Dad

445279.ie · 25-07-2007 11:47PM

My favourite uncle is actually my aunts husband so technically not an uncle, therefore I call him Paddy (cos that's his name

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cashback · 25-07-2007 11:48PM

I suppose I mean if i was talking about him to someone. I wouldn't call him my aunt's husband i suppose.
I dunno, it's a burning issue alright.

Naos · 25-07-2007 11:49PM

Eh, I call them my Uncle or Aunt.

Because they are family.

But I do tend to call them by their first name.

KTRIC · 25-07-2007 11:51PM

I would generally call them by first name, but when it comes to title, he would be my Uncle.

crosstownk · 25-07-2007 11:58PM

KTRIC wrote:

I would generally call them by first name, but when it comes to title, he would be my Uncle.

That's more or less the way I see it.

scruff321 · 26-07-2007 12:05AM

eh i call my uncle by his second name "murphy" thats wat he likes been called!

stovelid · 26-07-2007 12:06AM

If you're under 12: Aunt / Uncle {name}

If you're over 12: by name

Dudess · 26-07-2007 12:13AM

I just refer to them by name, but if I'm talking about them for some reason I refer to them as "my aunt's husband/uncle's wife".

Thrill · 26-07-2007 12:14AM

I call my uncle's by their name but when I was a kid I did use the uncle before the name.

Nowadays I just call them for a loan.

The Hill Billy · 26-07-2007 08:06AM

I would refer to them as "aunt" or "uncle". I would address them by their forename.

Gran Hermano · 26-07-2007 09:38AM

Everyone knows that Bob is your Aunt's husband.
Otherwise one could never saw "Bob's your uncle"

Tar.Aldarion · 26-07-2007 09:46AM

Their name, I do consider them aunts/uncles.

Saruman · 26-07-2007 09:53AM

Yes, aunt/uncle as they are family. Maybe not by blood but family all the same. Just like your mother in law is family.
The term Family does not mean only people who are blood related. It never has. It is a close knit community of relatives and their families. My nephews and nieces on my wifes side will call me uncle.