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Can I have a John and Lewis?

30 replies

treehugger10 · 24/11/2016 13:26

Please say I can!

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SpotTheDuck · 24/11/2016 13:30

Um....sorry but no, think of all the times you'd be shouting to them both across the park "John! Lewis!". You'd just sound like a really enthusiastic customer.

LestatVonGaribaldi · 24/11/2016 13:30

I would probably laugh if I heard you shout them out in that order at the playground.

treehugger10 · 24/11/2016 13:32

I could say "Lewis! John!"???

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BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 24/11/2016 13:40

You could but your subconscious may not let you Grin

LestatVonGaribaldi · 24/11/2016 13:43

You could but you won't.

If you like shop names what about Burton? (Clas)Olsen? Clark? sorry I'm a meany

QueenMe · 24/11/2016 13:44

No , sorry.

But that's probably why you like them together......

Convince yourself your lo's are called john and Lewis. Reverse psychology. You'll change your mind

QueenMe · 24/11/2016 13:44

Though I have come across a Josh and Rogan

JenTeale · 24/11/2016 13:45

No. Bad idea. Sorry

mumblechum0 · 24/11/2016 13:46

No. Nor can you have a Ben & Jerry, or a Frankie & Benny.

Sorry Smile

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 24/11/2016 13:47

No!

ThisPasadenaHomemaker · 24/11/2016 13:47

No!

Mark and Spencer would be equally bad.

LestatVonGaribaldi · 24/11/2016 13:47

No way QueenMe!!! Grin

There was that infamous twin name rejection, Benson and Hedges. I think new Zealand (might be wrong / could be an urban myth)

QueenMe · 24/11/2016 13:49

True Lest.

I assumed they didn't eat curry so wasn't aware...Confused

strawberrypenguin · 24/11/2016 13:50

Nope sorry. For the same reason I couldn't call DS2 Eliot when we already had a Billy

Costacoffeeplease · 24/11/2016 13:58

Oh go on, Mark and spencer definitely

starsinyourpies · 24/11/2016 14:01

I also prefer Mark and Spencer.

treehugger10 · 24/11/2016 14:03

Yeah, probably not going to happen when DS is John... No Mark or Spencer here!

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CakeRattleandRoll · 24/11/2016 14:13

You could if you emigrate to Australia. No John Lewis here. But probably a bit extreme.

Costacoffeeplease · 24/11/2016 14:19

Well go for mark and maybe you'll have a spencer later

Sophronia · 24/11/2016 14:25

I went to school with a John-Lewis (about 8 years ago) 😄

DoYouRememberJustinBobby · 24/11/2016 15:05

Oh no, terrible ideal.

QueenOfTheNaps · 24/11/2016 15:08

Sorry, I don't think you can...

I went to school with an Ernest Jones poor sod

Gazelda · 24/11/2016 15:10

If you're Feeling sloaney you could maybe have a Harvey and a Nick?

NeedABoysName16 · 24/11/2016 19:11

A colleague of mine has a Sam and Ella Grin Grin

How do you manage to name your second child without saying their names together out loud Shock

MikeUniformMike · 24/11/2016 19:15

William and Benjamin? John and Edward? Thomas and Jeremy?

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