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Please say the first thing that comes into your head when you hear this name

275 replies

coochicoo · 03/04/2009 08:03

Walter

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TheNatty · 06/04/2009 19:14

butler, or the kids from lost

hotcrosspurepurple · 06/04/2009 19:13

wall carpets

piscesmoon · 06/04/2009 19:12

Overweight, elderly man with braces.

kingprawntikka · 06/04/2009 19:10

Mitty

LilRedWG · 06/04/2009 19:02

My great-grandad.

BabyBaby123 · 06/04/2009 19:01

geek

FlappyTheBat · 06/04/2009 18:22

slippers and pipe

Sir Walter Scott

ILikeToMoveItMoveIt · 06/04/2009 18:15

Raleigh

Lilymaid · 06/04/2009 16:02

de la Mare (the poet). Probably due a revival.

Leannabanana · 06/04/2009 15:59

walt - i like it actually - i think of walt disney

LilianGish · 06/04/2009 15:57

Gabriel

ManicMother7777 · 06/04/2009 15:51

Crusty old man

bodiddly · 06/04/2009 15:03

Wet

princessmel · 06/04/2009 15:03

wimp.

the second thing is 'The Beano'

KERALA1 · 06/04/2009 14:59

Incredibly sexy man I used to work with. Yes really a gorgeous twentysomething walter it is possible

beanieb · 06/04/2009 14:01

Mego

MakemineaGandT · 06/04/2009 13:58

Drippy

Tamlin · 06/04/2009 13:06

Scott, then Raleigh, then Anne-of-Green-Gables.

No idea who this Mitty chap is...

BalloonSlayer · 06/04/2009 12:57

and it's hard to say Walt without it sounding like Wart.

VeryAnnieMary · 06/04/2009 12:39

My Mum's teddy-bear/Walter Raleigh

I like it too, a lot.

Mumcentreplus · 06/04/2009 11:44

mitty...then beano..then old bloke (with possible pee stains on trousers)

MoreSpamThanGlam · 06/04/2009 11:29

Nerd

jumpyjan · 06/04/2009 11:28

if thinking about it for a bit longer though - Walter Raleigh and Walter Scott - so better!

WelliesAndPyjamas · 06/04/2009 11:27

american

jumpyjan · 06/04/2009 11:26

walter the softie from Beano.

then Walter Mitty.

Sorry if not what you wanted to hear!

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