Reverend Ankers

[Lakesailor]

For no apparent reason, whilst I was in the bath, I recalled being stuck in traffic in Norton (Near Malton) North Yorkshire and seeing that the local vicar, according to the notice board outside the church was called Bill Ankers.

This was some time ago and so today I did a google on "Bill Ankers" to see if he still is about and he appears to be in Boscastle now.

Doesn't fate deal some cruel blows?

Anyone come across some difficult-to-live-with names?

 

[FergusM]

When I bought a Folkboat in Sweden in the mid-Eighties, the surveyor I was recommended was called Rune Kock. Let me explain that the Swedish name Rune near enough rhymes with honey ....

I had trouble keeping my face straight when we were introduced.

 

[manimbored]

I knew a girl in school called Philippa McCrakken.

She was wise enough not to shorten her name!

 

[pvb]

Then there\'s the headmaster of...

Then there's the headmaster of this school in Zimbabwe.

 

[T_S]

Worked at a firm here there was a guy named 'Wayne Kerr' God did he get coated! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[billcowan]

Mmm. worked in a drawing office once where the tea lady was one Dina Beverage , nobody else noticed!

She had been a tea lady for 40 years!

 

[tworeefs]

There’s an anaesthetist at Yeovil District hospital whose surname is ‘SLEEP’! Can you imagine the number of comments he must get.

 

[Parsonsheath]

My wife once had a dietician named WHALEBELLY, funny thing is he did not choose to wear his name badge very often! (PS he was apparently a nice guy, and good at his job, but with that name who would take that job in the first place?)

 

[TheBoatman]

Went to college with a girl called Teresa Green, she couldn't wait to get married to anyone that didn't have a colour for a surname. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Sybarite]

I knew a girl called Iona who married somebody calld John Bull.

Their physical size (enormous) did not help.

John

 

[Rowana]

I used to work with a guy called Joe King.

My mate was at college with a Jim Riddle.


Some parents ! !

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[Andrew_Fanner]

And as for Mr and Mrs Healy,


why Austin?

 

[DJE]

Sure it was a trajic case and unsuitable for a joke; but there was a Luke Warmsley in the news a lot a while back. Couldn't hear that without wondering about his parents.

 

[StugeronSteve]

Many years ago my wife worked for a financial institution that had a Mr. Risk in the insurance dept.

 

[paulskent]

I have a cousin called Jerry Kann...

He and I have never discussed this... Hope he does not read it here...

PK.

 

[wishbones]

I used to know a Lily Poole, and a Phil de Cock. The latter is Belgian, and there his name causes no amusement, but my office e-mail used to bar messages from him because it detected "inappropriate language" - you have to admit that it sounds like a porn star's name!

 

[Pelican]

Used to have a girl friend whose last name ended in tits...she had a sister and when we wud turn up at a party folks wud say "heres Pelican with the four tits"!
Used to have a collegue whose family name was Bates - she had a brother called Master....
The there was Brian Fish who met Catherine Chips at a party...

 

[milltech]

My ex PA swore she was at school with two boys called Silver, one Sterling and one Long John. P.Iles seems quite common, I know one and another was on the news this weekend.

 

[IanPoole2]

and so is ...

Richard Sole - never signs his name R.Sole. I've heard of a William Anchor - again same problem Mr W. Anchor.

 

[Viking]

Re: Gotobed!

Yes. this was my cousin wife maiden name /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif