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Funny Names

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  • #52
    nibtrix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭nibtrix


    Pat Micock - it's a woman:)


  • #53
    cowhands
    Registered Users Posts: 572 ✭✭✭cowhands


    use to work with a guy called Brien O Brien (we called him Bob)
    And a William Williams
    and I know a guy called John Ireland we call him Sean Eire


  • #54
    Cormac2791
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 515 ✭✭✭Cormac2791


    Seloth wrote: »
    I once knew a one legged woman and Eileem :p
    j/k hah

    But seriously my mates when doing work experiance in Pfizer found a man called Willie Power who worked in the viagra department :pac:

    From Monaghan?


  • #55
    Brendog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,976 ✭✭✭Brendog


    - Ben Dover
    - Willie Stroker
    - Richard Head
    - Mary Hinge (switch M with H)


  • #56
    kylith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,736 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    I know a guy called Rory Lyons.


  • #57
    Brendog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,976 ✭✭✭Brendog


    Gary and Philip Neville's Fathers name is Neville Neville


  • #58
    RobBaxter
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭RobBaxter


    i used to know a girl called Vanessa Fanny-Lips

    honestly, it was a double barrel last name

    Bobby


  • #59
    Opinicus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 816 ✭✭✭Opinicus


    I know a Patrick FitzPatrick.


    I also know two brothers who were both christened John.
    Their father was drunk at the altar and mumbled something to the priest.

    When the priest announced it to the church his mother piped up with "We already have a John", to which the father replied "Well now we have two!".


  • #60
    blaze1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭blaze1


    had the displeasure of meeting a copper by the name of Dick Spanner.....


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  • #61
    Nulty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,838 ✭✭✭Nulty


    JGEP wrote: »
    Some quality newsreader's names on the radio...

    Sinead Hussey,
    Avril Hoare (AA roadwatch),
    And my personal favourite...

    Juliette Gash!!:pac::pac:

    YES! I'm glad someone else has noticed how Newstalk employ prostitues to read the news :D:p


  • #62
    fikay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 251 ✭✭fikay


    JGEP wrote: »

    Juliette Gash!!:pac::pac:

    Hungry Julie as she's known.:pac::pac:


  • #63
    Seloth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,039 ✭✭✭Seloth


    I can remeber hearing a job about how the first two gay men to marry in Ireland are named Patricks FitzMichael and Michael FitzPatrick.

    In the magazine focus one guy mentioned a dentists in US called "Dennis Smiles"


  • #64
    oztots
    Closed Accounts Posts: 297 ✭✭oztots


    Knew a guy called Richard Edwards .
    Dick Ed

    Shorten it up and see what you get.

    His parents didn't realise for a long time.


  • #65
    convert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,339 ✭✭✭convert


    There was a girl in my school called Cliona Ramsbottom! :pac:


  • #66
    Smeggy
    Registered Users Posts: 329 ✭✭Smeggy


    Knew a Hugh Ryan once....


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  • #67
    Bleedin Delish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭Bleedin Delish


    Met a guy once whos name was Montague Cockburn... awesome


  • #68
    herisson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,676 ✭✭✭✭herisson


    teres a guy that lives up the road from me whos name is Pat McGee :p


  • #69
    Ann22
    Registered Users Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭Ann22


    My son has a whole book dedicated to genuine peoples' ridiculous names. I've nearly cracked all my ribs from laughing at these:D.Details are given from various censuses where they were found. I'll share some with you........

    Dick Bumshead
    Obese Burke
    Idiot Bigmeat
    Joe Bignose
    John Brainless :D
    Albert Bumface
    Imbecile Crazy
    Misery Constant
    Dirty King
    Messy Licker:o
    Constant Grief
    Big Head
    Strange Young Mann:D
    Absolutely Nobody (so ridiculous I'll give the details...Born 7 Jan 1957, died Seattle, Washington, USA, 26 October 1993)
    Miserable Porter
    Billy Silly
    Ugly Plug (Born Washington 1810 Lewis, Wsahington, 1880 US census)
    Wash Slime(Born South Carolina, 1880 US census)
    Flippin Strange
    Baldy Wiggins
    Mary Useless


  • #70
    bleg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,848 ✭✭✭bleg


    2 people in my town called Fanrahan Hanrahan. I kid you not.


  • #71
    The Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,094 ✭✭✭The Cool


    My two besties' surnames are Scully and Scally.

    There's a dentist in Donegal called Wille Bonner. There also seem to be an abundance of Packie Bonners in my area.

    And a friend of mine from Glasgow's dad is called Donald McDonald. She gets endless harassment from us for it.


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  • #72
    Din Taylor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 162 ✭✭Din Taylor


    Work with aguy called Andrew Peacock. I like to call him Drew.

    We also have a Jo Kerr. Thought the obvius was funny until she told me Jo is short for Joanne (Jo-WAN Kerr).


  • #73
    Abrasax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 977 ✭✭✭Abrasax


    giggsy664 wrote: »
    Randy Gaylord
    Dr. Doctor, Dr. Surgeon
    thetonynator wrote: »

    A friend of mine knew two doctors, one was Dr.Kidney, and the other Dr.Legg.

    People with these names taking up those professions could be down to the effect researched by a behavioural scientist who discovered that proportionally there are more dentists that are named Dennis than should be.

    http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/book_extracts/article2804926.ece

    Be careful what you name your kids.


  • #74
    Sitec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,964 ✭✭✭Sitec


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ou0H2C0HpA


  • #75
    Sitec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,964 ✭✭✭Sitec


    "I know a Fr. Clint Power maybe shes having a go at him?"


  • #76
    NBTD
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭NBTD


    Went to Primary school with a Hugh McHugh. When the roll was called as Gaeilge, his name was Aodh Mac Aodh. Cue every day for 8 years, someone would follow up with B Mac B!

    Worked in th UK where the client's rep was a Col. Michael Hunt (seriously!). I thought it was a piss take when I was told. He went crazy if anyone called him Mike!!


  • #77
    DazMarz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,493 ✭✭✭DazMarz


    Knew a chap from ages ago called Brian O'Brien... I mean, are they sadistic parents or what?!?

    Another mate of mine has a double barelled name, and once got fairly scorpy with me when I tried to call him by only one of his names; "Use all my names" he says... This also backfired fairly recently when a bloke said to us both (after seeing my mate's name on a league table): "Who's <mate's name>"

    me: "that would be him, sitting across from you"

    Alan: "really? Jaysus, when I saw that name I thought this was some big posh nobhead."

    oh the hilarity...:D


  • #78
    NoHornJan
    Registered Users Posts: 553 ✭✭✭NoHornJan


    Annette Curtin...


  • #79
    Poor Uncle Tom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,546 ✭✭✭✭Poor Uncle Tom


    Keithm89 wrote: »
    Had a PE teacher called Joe King...
    His brother Lee is a plumber....


  • #80
    NoHornJan
    Registered Users Posts: 553 ✭✭✭NoHornJan


    Pixie-Fairy wrote: »
    teres a guy that lives up the road from me whos name is Pat McGee :p

    Does he by any chance have a brother called Ulic?


  • #81
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    NoHornJan wrote: »
    Does he by any chance have a brother called Ulic?

    I'm stunned it took this long for ulick magee


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  • #82
    alexa5x5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 521 ✭✭✭alexa5x5


    Had a subsitute Biology teacher in 5th year who's name was
    Ms. Condon.... of course to 15 year old girl Ms Condon sounded too much like Ms Condom. She had to leave after only one class because we all laughed so much.


  • #83
    Scarinae
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 11,362 ✭✭✭✭Scarinae


    My brother once met a guy whose name was Jorma... It was pronounced "Yore ma" :D Nobody else seemed to get why he found it so funny


  • #84
    chughes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭chughes


    Seloth wrote: »
    and shags the cabinboy

    It's actually Roger the cabinboy.

    There was a guy on an email list in a company I used to work for called Pierce Toale.

    Pierced ears, pierced eyebrows, pierced tongues, even pierced nipples are all sore but a Pierce Toale must be particularly painful.


  • #85
    ectoraige
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,100 ✭✭✭ectoraige


    I knew a Teresa Greene, a Breda Pidgeon, and a Cliodhna Swan (how *do* you do that?), but the best of all was a couple in College - Susan Fell and Colin Naughta.


  • #86
    sbsquarepants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭sbsquarepants


    I know a Willie Brett and an Eaton Curry:)


  • #87
    **Timbuk2**
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 7,395 Mod ✭✭✭✭**Timbuk2**


    Augustus Gloop


  • #88
    WWC1
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭WWC1


    I know a Hugh Ryan. Got pulled by the cops once for speeding and they wouldn't believe that was his name!!

    Know of a couple who called their kid Drew. Their surname is Peacock. Hmmmmm


  • #89
    kfallon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,775 ✭✭✭✭kfallon


    Had a fitness trainer before called Betty Swallocks :P

    Knew a guy called Micky Moore!


  • #90
    DundalkDuffman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 734 ✭✭✭DundalkDuffman


    There is (was) an acupuncturist near the Olympia in Dublin called Dr Pin. Not Joe King, someone may notice it if passing by


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  • #91
    horseplay
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭horseplay


    Aonas Looney

    Knickname : Mad Arse

    :)


  • #92
    sbsquarepants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭sbsquarepants


    WWC1 wrote: »
    I know a Hugh Ryan. Got pulled by the cops once for speeding and they wouldn't believe that was his name!!


    Who the hell is Hugh Ryan?
    Google tells me he's a landscape gardner, but i don't see why cops wouldn't believe that!:confused:


  • #93
    sbsquarepants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭sbsquarepants


    Ha, never mind, i just read that back to myself!
    Must be a bit slow today:D


  • #94
    dubes
    Registered Users Posts: 48 ✭dubes


    My brothers best friend's name was John Gay and surprise surprise he turned out to be . . . . . gay!!



    gay
    gay
    gay
    gay


  • #95
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,251 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    There was a surgeon in Mid-Wales some years ago called Mr Blunt. I hope his scalpel wasn't.


  • #96
    Bob Z
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,587 ✭✭✭Bob Z


    Keithm89 wrote: »
    Had a PE teacher called Joe King...


    Your Joe king right?


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  • #97
    rebel10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,047 ✭✭✭rebel10


    My sister has a friend in England. She was emailing her back and forth and she was talking about her brother Peter. She was talking about how happy he is after the name change, and how were his parents to know, innocent times and all that. Then my sister made the connection, her surname is Fyle.:D


  • #98
    chillywilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭chillywilly


    I know a man called Michael Hunt, but people call him Mike :D


  • #99
    Sue Rocks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 129 ✭✭Sue Rocks


    A friend of a friend is called Alban Gumble ... no idea


  • #100
    Bob Z
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,587 ✭✭✭Bob Z


    I know a boy called sue


    :rolleyes:


  • #101
    Behind you Joey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 289 ✭✭Behind you Joey


    Mr.Bones and Mr.Printer, nuf' said...


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