I don't believe it!!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 21 Sep 2004, 21:45

I have Crimewatch on and there is a story about a guy who got murdered last month. Hiis name was Thomas Chicken. The Police Officer in charge of the investigation is Chief Inspector Garnish!!

Its a tragic story but I do love that type of silly coincidence.

rathbone · Post by **rathbone** » 22 Sep 2004, 10:07

Did you also notice that the policeman who was talking about the bloody footprints was called Inspector Boot?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 22 Sep 2004, 11:45

I missed that one, how funny.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 22 Sep 2004, 14:37

When I was living in London, the local branch of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds was run by a Mr. & Mrs. Catt - I kid you not! In the same place, I also had a dentist called Mr. Payne .....

Mimpty · Post by **Mimpty** » 22 Sep 2004, 19:46

Sarah Kennedy on R2 this morning talking about John Lennon's killer being eligible for patrol instead of parole!

rathbone · Post by **rathbone** » 23 Sep 2004, 09:18

For the benefit of the moderators ( who presumably did not see the programme) the footprints in question were made when the killer had walked through blood, hence they were 'bloody' footprints. Don't assume I'm trying to circumvent the censorship rules when I'm not.

Brenda · Post by **Brenda** » 26 Sep 2004, 14:31

I didn't believe it either - the censorship I mean!
In my list of birds (the Birdwatching thread) I tried to list a bird that is very like the cormorant - It starts with an S then an H + A + G. Imagine my confusion when I checked the message to see, after Cormorant, "take you to lunch" - a strange euphemism for the S word, especially when it means a bird of the feathered variety. But I do accept that censorship is necessary.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 26 Sep 2004, 14:56

Brenda wrote:I didn't believe it either - the censorship I mean!
In my list of birds (the Birdwatching thread) I tried to list a bird that is very like the cormorant - It starts with an S then an H + A + G. Imagine my confusion when I checked the message to see, after Cormorant, "take you to lunch" - a strange euphemism for the S word, especially when it means a bird of the feathered variety. But I do accept that censorship is necessary.

Brenda, I can't believe that with the censorship related threads currently on POL you picked one on strange name coincidences to make the above post! Not a criticism I hasten to add.

Can I take you to lunch?

Brenda · Post by **Brenda** » 27 Sep 2004, 15:13

Porty wrote -

'Brenda, I can't believe that with the censorship related threads currently on POL you picked one on strange name coincidences to make the above post! Not a criticism I hasten to add.'

Why not? That was what happened to my post! I actually found it very amusing - Sorry you didn't realise that.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 27 Sep 2004, 15:54

Lost in translation.

Check-out_Chick · Post by **Check-out_Chick** » 27 Sep 2004, 16:05

One of my mates is going to uni to become a Doctor ...but his second name is nurse...

Doctor Nurse...heehee

...made me laugh anyways

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 27 Sep 2004, 19:17

Our parish priest when I was a kid was called Father Godley.

(My mother had a saying, when clothes were full of holes, she used to say they were "More holey than Godly", and I always thought she was talking about the priest!)

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 18 Oct 2004, 18:12

Ooops!!

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 19 Oct 2004, 07:12

I know 3 brothers whos second name is Wiesmen and they are jewish.

good way to take the mickey at christmas!!

DG · Post by DG » 19 Oct 2004, 07:24

There is a medical rep who occasionally comes into my work. His name is Andrew Ness (A.Ness in brief). Apparently, according to those who know him better, he has a brother in the medical field called Peter. Were the parents on any mood enhancing substances when they named their children, I ask?! A. Ness and P. Ness ?

DG

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 19 Oct 2004, 07:43

also my Chiropodist is called dr peter Yu... dr. P.Yu

rathbone · Post by **rathbone** » 19 Oct 2004, 09:50

My mother knew a couple called Leaf who called their daughters Rose, Lily and Ivy

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 19 Oct 2004, 11:58

There is a Psychosexual Physician (and this is true!) called Dr. Nuki. There's also a Dr. Boddy.

ColinMcFadyen · Post by **ColinMcFadyen** » 19 Oct 2004, 14:51

A professor at Carleton U. is named Giza Kiss.

Not funny to Canadians, but tends to lend a giggle to a Scot!

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 19 Oct 2004, 15:23

My friend's sister Alison got engaged to a guy whose surname was Allison. Fortunately they called off the engagement before she became Mrs Alison Allison.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 19 Oct 2004, 15:31

Other half had a child in the class a couple of years back called Gordon Bennett. Honestly. Not very far from here, either!

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 20 Oct 2004, 05:24

and there is Chris Cross the singer....yep his parents loved him!!

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 20 Oct 2004, 09:44

ColinMcFadyen wrote:A professor at Carleton U. is named Giza Kiss.
Not funny to Canadians, but tends to lend a giggle to a Scot!

Talking of cross-cultural name embarrassments .... when I was living in Scandinavia, we had to stop an American friend who kept saying to newcomers, 'Hello, I'm Randy' .... (Randall)

Then there were two blokes from the Far East, who shared a room, and one was called Phuc and one was called Duc. (I am NOT having you on!)

Mimpty · Post by **Mimpty** » 20 Oct 2004, 13:25

Edinburgh Council has a lady to advise on water saving/ efficiency matters. Her name is Jenny Fausset.

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 16 Nov 2004, 12:45

You lot who have been here a while will already know that the manager of Asda at The Jewel is a Mr Diamond...

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 23 Jun 2005, 15:59

So, watching ITV news last night and there is an item on Emma Caldwell a murdered Glaswegian prostitute. There is an interview with a policeman and one with a prostitute support worker who used to be a prostitute herself. Her name?...... and I kid you not..... Lorraine Prosser.

You couldn't make it up. Here is the lady in question.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 23 Jun 2005, 16:49

I've been dealing with a lady lately regarding leaf mould and compost (don't ask!) - her name is Karen HAY

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 23 Jun 2005, 17:03

Epykat wrote:I've been dealing with a lady lately regarding leaf mould and compost (don't ask!) - her name is Karen HAY

I hope your dealings with her reach fruition whilst the sun is still shining.

Ed · Post by Ed » 23 Jun 2005, 21:13

There was a guy in my class at school called Garth Vader.

froglette · Post by **froglette** » 23 Jun 2005, 21:14

I used to work with a guy called Dick Manley. His address on e-mails (when it gets reversed) used to cause a lot of hilarity.

froglette · Post by **froglette** » 23 Jun 2005, 21:17

We also had an Angela Person (A. Person). We used to get calls asking to speak to A Person. We could never resist the inevitable.

Bob claims he knew a Russel Sprout but I am having difficulty believing him.

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 23 Jun 2005, 21:28

Mimpty wrote:Edinburgh Council has a lady to advise on water saving/ efficiency matters. Her name is Jenny Fausset.

The Council specialises in this. Until recently, the person responsible for conservation grants in Portobello was Anna Grant and you can probably guess which department Ian Park was born to work in. Meanwhile, the tree specialist is Graham Hinshelwood.

I recall a very attractive girl from school named Shona Legge - and she usually was!

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 23 Jun 2005, 21:44

froglette wrote:I used to work with a guy called Dick Manley. His address on e-mails (when it gets reversed) used to cause a lot of hilarity.

yelnam kcid

Ned Ludd · Post by **Ned Ludd** » 23 Jun 2005, 22:10

Back to the Council. The person responsible for the parking attendant contract is Willis Warden.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 23 Jun 2005, 23:44

Ned Ludd wrote:Back to the Council. The person responsible for the parking attendant contract is Willis Warden.

You are kidding?

What next? Some Traffic Wardens actually are called James Hunt?

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