Unfortunate (genuine) names

[DRM]

Do we remember when the last petrol shortages were happening and the BBC sent a reporter to film outside a petrol station, with no petrol or diesel to sell, called Phil McCann

 

[BigSid]

When I was in hospital the ward was run by sister Nurse. As she was single she used to be nurse Nurse.

 

[raleighnut]

When I was in hospital the ward was run by sister Nurse. As she was single she used to be nurse Nurse.

That's nothing I've come across a Dr De-Ath at Leicester General Hospital and Maz's daughter's GP is a Dr Hook

 

[PeteXXX]

My doctor, in SE London was called Dr. Blood.
I also worked with a nurse named B. Deadman

 

[Homers Double]

Has this just turned into a joke thread?

I know of nobody with a joke name, sad really.

 

[Stevo 666]

At a place I used to work we had a colleague in our Istanbul office called Fatih Berk. It was tricky keeping a straight face on calls.

 

[PhotoNic69]

Worked with a guy called Berndt Grimm.
My mum had a friend called Anne Gotobed.

 

[Mo1959]

When I worked in an insurance brokers office years ago we had a client called James Bond. I always had to hide my amusement as I'm sure the poor guy had probably heard all the comments.

 

[figbat]

Worked with a guy called Berndt Grimm.

I had a colleague called Berndt Minge.

 

[Beebo]

My doctor, in SE London was called Dr. Blood.
I also worked with a nurse named B. Deadman

My uncle was a GP called Dr Hyde.
He had to remind everyone that it’s Dr Jekyll
And Mr Hyde.

 

[Beebo]

I feel sorry for people with very ordinary names that suddenly become an issue in later life as they share a name with famous people.
There is a Paul Whitehouse at my work. He was totally anonymous for most of his early life, then suddenly it became an issue which everyone mentions.
There must be loads of Peter Sutcliffes and Fred Wests out there.

 

[icowden]

My favourite was always Judge Judge although really he would have been Justice Judge I think.

I also like that cosmetic surgeons belong to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons or BAAPS

 

[oxoman]

Theres a female police office on the nottingham force i think and and she is PC Honeybun, recently on a police fly on the wall series. Used to have a swiss colleague who's name was Fanny Battr. Not sure on the spelling of the surname but i was pronounced as batter. You can imagine the comments from variious directions behind her back. She was a lovely person to know as well.

 

[matticus]

I feel sorry for people with very ordinary names that suddenly become an issue in later life as they share a name with famous people.
There is a Paul Whitehouse at my work. He was totally anonymous for most of his early life, then suddenly it became an issue which everyone mentions.
There must be loads of Peter Sutcliffes and Fred Wests out there.

I think Mr Whitehouse got the better deal there!

 

[Fastpedaller]

I recall a similar story about someone working at the Inland Revenue - the story was that people used to write cheques to I R - so he created an account called I R Smith or similar, and did the same sort of thing as your Mr Taylor.

Over the years people began to write their cheques to 'Inland Revenue' so the enterprising individual created a company called Finland Revenue Leisure and carried on - except the company was easier to trace to him. Not sure how true my story is though.

Sounds like an urban myth - I remember it being reported on TV as an individual posing as an Italian and changing the script on the cheques so they read Intandi Revende