Overheard

[threebikesmcginty]

Lad in our kid's class is called Ace.

Wonder what he'll be when he grows up?

 

[MontyVeda]

My nieces share classes with a Madonna... but worse still, IMO is Ash Leigh... spelt like a retirement home rather than a name

 

[Dayvo]

Or a librarian

My sister is a strict school librarian - very quickly christened Conan by her suffering pupils.

 

[Fnaar]

I work with a Jenny Taylor

Fnaar, over to you....

She's trumped anything!

 

[Night Train]

I was at school with a lad called John Thomas. All was well until we found out what John Thomas was slang for.

 

[Dayvo]

A mate of mine is called Richard Mee.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Guy I know through work is called Richard Thick

 

[PpPete]

I have a business associate called Nick Head

 

[Night Train]

I once met a woman, though work, called Sue Edge.

 

[vernon]

Another couple....

Dohraymee as in Doh Ray Mee Fah Soh.....and spoken with the same rhythm used to say potato

and Juan pronounced as Jewan

There's some pretty strange ones owned by the new intake at my school but I've not learned them yet.

 

[Fnaar]

and Juan pronounced as Jewan

That one could work if the name is either Portuguese or Catalan

 

[kalaika]

...and Juan pronounced as Jewan

That one could work if the name is either Portuguese or Catalan

Or from the Isle of Man - pronounced like that it's the Manx Gaelic version of John.

 

[siadwell]

At my youngest's nursery, there were a couple of girls with mangled names: Leannie (pronounced Leany) and Aime (pronounced Aim).

At work, there's someone in the Bangalore office called Twinkle Cholera.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

I'm waiting for a child to be given an ancient Greek sounding name... Clamydia, for example

For those called Lydia, guess what your nickname is at school ........

For those called Phyllis, guess what your nickname is at school.......

 

[Dayvo]

Lad in our kid's class is called Ace.

Wonder what he'll be when he grows up?

Smart Arce?