to ask if you know of any 'urban myths' that are actually true?

[manicinsomniac]

a colleague told me the other day that her husband had been to school with a brother and sister called Everard and Ophelia Dick. I was very dismissive, told her I'd heard that story several times before, that it was an urban myth and possibly on snopes.com.

Luckily I stopped short of saying that the story probably had racist undertones.

But I've just googled them and they're well documented in the same town that her husband is from. So the chances are he's right. I'm very and will have to tell her so in the morning.

I get so used to these name tales being false and offensive that I didn't think there was any way it was going to be true.

Does anybody know if any of the others are true?

dbil works with a Joe King.

DD once went out with a guy called Mike Rack.

Omar Gould

At school we had a teacher called Mr Cummings. When he left he was replaced by Mr Goings...

Really, this is true

My son's swimming teachers were called Mr and Mrs Fearful and Misss Savage. They were lovely but kids took things quite literally when they are young so there were a few horrified looks when they introduced themselves!

Please put me out of my misery and explain Jenny Taylor to me. I just don't get it. Have even been saying the name out loud.... Kids are asking who I'm talking about

Jenny = Geni
Taylor = talia

Jenny Taylor = Genitalia

I too find it hard to decipher some of the names!

My neighbour is Jan Sandwich.

I know a Phillipa Pugh (makes me laugh anyway)

And then there's Ben Doon and Phil McCracken

Oh, my old teacher Mr Pidd

We used to joke his first name was Stu.

ooh my mum taught an Aaron Hiscock!

My Dad once had to introduce a Mr Batty to a Mr Dippy...

Thanks! Thought it might be, but wasn't sure. Taylor isn't really like talia, though....but I'm going with it because I know a Taylor who is a right c&@t

Where I grew up there was a pair of dentists called Hackett and Howell.

Otherwise, I once had to keep a straight face at a meeting when introduced to Alison Bastard and Ron Badger.

Cookery teacher called Miss Haddock who married a Mr Baker. Also solicitors firm called Godloves Solicitors. I bet he doesn't...

Miss Jenny Taylor was my headmistress at primary school.

And my year 5 teacher was called Mr Noyce. First name Roly.

I also know a Richard Flood. Not that funny, until you meet his daughter....Scarlett....

OO, and I know a Silver Gooch.

(that used to make me laugh so hard at school when her name got called out on the register.)

our local school nurse/sex ed lady is called Ms LOVECOCK - no word of a lie, heard her on the radio!

I know a Miles Long and a Dick Cocker

DD has teachers called Miss Butt and Mr Wibbly - everyone jokes that if they married they would be Mr & Mrs Wibbly-Butt

I worked with a man called Phillip Phillips and there is also a Neville Neville (the footballers dad)

I knew a Wayne Bow and his sister Laura.

We had a michael/mike hunt and richard head in my year at school.

A few jobs back I worked with a Martin D'eath who also happened to have a PhD

I quite like Phillip Phillips, sounds ok to me!

I used Wright Hassell as solicitors to do my house conveyancing. I also knew a Mathew Mathews. When I asked him why he said it was a family tradition. He didn't take too kindly to me saying it was a stupid family tradition

Oooh and I knew a Sherry Cherry (by marriage) and a Richard Long.