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to snigger at this person's name?

92 replies

postmanpatscat · 21/05/2012 23:07

Just caught sight of this on the credits at the end of a programme as I waited for something else to start..."Victoria Hamburger". Seriously, you'd change your name, wouldn't you?

I suppose the only thing that could be worse is if she married Mr Sponge Grin

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ChaosTrulyReigns · 21/05/2012 23:08

Or Sandwich, to be baking pedantic.

Wink
anniemcphee · 21/05/2012 23:11

I laughed at the woman called "Vienetta" who married a man who worked at Walls...

DaenerysTargaryen · 21/05/2012 23:11

A family member of mine is called Victoria Secret

firemansamisnormansdad · 21/05/2012 23:12

I know someone called Holly Wood. Some parents don't think, do they?

GwendolineMaryLacey · 21/05/2012 23:13

:o annie, I never made the connection.

Fireandashes · 21/05/2012 23:14

There used to be (might still be) a producer on R4 called Jo King.

TheUnMember · 21/05/2012 23:15

I was watching Once Upon A Time earlier. The first name to come up on the credits is the producer Brian Wankum :o

RandomNumbers · 21/05/2012 23:15

aha, I always welcome threads like this to wheel out this laydee:

she is an ob-gyn

redwineformethanks · 21/05/2012 23:15

Could be worse, what about "Pocahontas McCafferty" (urban myth in Scottish primary schools)

TalcAndTurnips · 21/05/2012 23:16

In the credits at the end of each episode of Twin Peaks, I could not leave until I'd seen the name Bambi Sickafoose.

MaMattoo · 21/05/2012 23:17

I know a Justin Case :)

trixymalixy · 21/05/2012 23:17

A poor chap with the unfortunate name Wankere sent his CV in to apply fir a job at my workplace.

anniemcphee · 21/05/2012 23:21

Gwendolene - were you watching 56 up by any chance?
I only twigged it as DH said she married mr Walls, he was joking. Then after he said that it showed Symon driving a forklift truck in a Walls factory!

ghoulsjustwannahavefun · 21/05/2012 23:22

Hows about Phanella Fudge -(fanny-fudge) a weather reporter on our local radio station. She seems so lovely too.

anniemcphee · 21/05/2012 23:23

What about Riz Latif - a reporter on Watchdog?
Always raised a smile. I mean who would steal Rizlas?

Yourefired · 21/05/2012 23:23

Whilst working as a bank cashier I had to tell a customer that a cheque from a mr zebedee had bounced. Oh how we laughed.

WenTheEternallySurprised · 21/05/2012 23:24

A certain gentleman I know went on a business trip to China. His passport was checked by a Mr Wan Kin Man.

GwendolineMaryLacey · 21/05/2012 23:24

Yep 56 up. I was sniggering enough at Vienetta tbh...

lilbreeze · 21/05/2012 23:26

I used to know a Jo King and a Penny Lane.

Thing is, if Jo is short for Joanne then that makes Joanne King which is even worse.

anniemcphee · 21/05/2012 23:26

Me too Gwendoline, at least we can be "mature" together.

RoxyRobin · 21/05/2012 23:34

My mum had a school-friend called Lily White. She was desperate to get married (but not to a Mr Pond).

MrsMoosickle · 21/05/2012 23:43

Shona Legg is a personal fav of mine

Freddiebump · 21/05/2012 23:51

I know a Mike Hunt and a Wayne King! When I worked in a bank, we had some random names; a Mrs Fuckar-Bell (pronounced as it looks!) and a Mr Death (pronounced De-Ath), but the ones that always made us snigger were young boys with the surname Bates as we were told to call youngsters Miss and Master.... "Master Bates! Would you like to come over?" I also knw a Genna Taylor which just sounds wrong when said quickly!

Tannhauser · 21/05/2012 23:53

Aw, I was hoping it was Randy Bumgardner!

Kowalski · 22/05/2012 00:06

I knew of someone called Lee King who worked for a water company...