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Original poster

Say the whole thing aloud. Repeatedly.

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2Helenback · 02/02/2009 15:17

I have a friend who swears on a stack of bibles that an aquantance of hers named Mr and Mrs Royd named dd Emma and couldn't understand her shock at hearing this.

Another friend swears a child in the primary she works in is Giselle Onions. (Repeat it, and don't try and pronounce it all French like)

Also, in Stoke dialect, it you can't do something you say "I conner...". So why are there 2 kids in her school called Connor Cook and Connor Cope?

I was taught by a Sylvia Birch, but that was a cruel twist of marriage.

I have a surname which makes the say it aloud method essential.

Any other corkers out there.

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MamaG · 03/02/2009 09:40
mollyroger · 03/02/2009 09:35

I met a Quentin Cumber (Mr Q Cumber!)

Rosie Dicks

Grace Potts

NormaLeighLucid · 03/02/2009 09:26

Some patients from where I used to work - Roger Mashiter.
Ophelia Dick.
Robert Roberts.

mysterymoniker · 03/02/2009 09:18

argh where did that rogue apostrophe in my post come from?

treacletart · 03/02/2009 09:17

There was a little girl at a nursery school I worked in twenty years ago called Annette Curtin

mysterymoniker · 03/02/2009 09:10

oooooooooohhh, thank you maretta

I know of a Roger Kant (which can sound nice and rude in the right accent, good pairing of verb and noun there)

there are a handful of Fanny LeCoq's on facebook

my daughter knows a Wayne King, and his brother Joe - disturbing to think there are yet others out there

my brother went to school with a richard tuer, you can shorten the first name to hilarious effect

MrsJamin · 03/02/2009 09:05

There's a teacher in a school I know with the name Mike Hunt! Not sure the kids know his first name...

maretta · 03/02/2009 09:01

D'ya sell onions

mysterymoniker · 03/02/2009 08:59

I don't get Giselle Onions?

maretta · 03/02/2009 08:54

There are 9 Paul Mycocks according to this

www.yournotme.com/testaspnet/default.aspx

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2Helenback · 03/02/2009 08:50

I think Paul Mycock is an urban myth.

I did know someone whose family inherited boys' name was Donald McDonald.

Deed poll must be very expensive!

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purplejeans · 03/02/2009 06:56

Dwain Pipe

My mum went to school with someone called - Alpine McAlpine in Glasgow.

AliceTheCamelHasGotTheHump · 03/02/2009 03:55

My brother went to school with brothers Anthony and Peter Ness, or A. Ness and P. Ness, if you prefer.

I am friends with a Mary and Chris Smith which I always think sounds a bit like Merry Christmas with a lisp.

Ozziegirly · 03/02/2009 03:21

Isaac Cox - Sara Cox's son -I always wondered if she said this name for a joke and he had another, real, name.

crankytwanky · 02/02/2009 21:20

DP has a friend called Luke Luke. (His mother remarried and SD adopted him.)
Causes much hilarity on the phone; "What is your name?" Luke "And your sir name?" Luke "No sir, your second name" Luke "and your chiristian name, Mr Luke" Luke..... and so on ad nauseum.

Lovely bloke though.

Sidge · 02/02/2009 20:34

I saw a woman on TV last night whose children were called Sam and Ella

purplemonkeydishwasher · 02/02/2009 20:18

I went to school with a Sandra Klaus. she was known as Sandy

and I had a teacher called Leslie Leslie. she really should have kept her name!

DungareesAndOranges · 02/02/2009 19:46

And I fancied him??!

spicemonster · 02/02/2009 19:45

There's a producer on Radio 4 called Jo King.

My mum knew a lady at school who was called Mary Christmas (through marriage). That's not that funny, just not a great name if you're trying to order a new kitchen or something and you want them to take you seriously

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offerdilemma · 02/02/2009 19:42

I went to school with the King family. Kids were Jo, Lee and Wayne.
I SWEAR this is true.

DungareesAndOranges · 02/02/2009 19:42

I went to school wth a Chris Peacock - I don't get it?

FAQtothefuture · 02/02/2009 19:41

Ivor McClaren

U Lovemore

ChippyMinton · 02/02/2009 19:38

Cherry Fudge (another unfortunate choice of husband)