Unfortunate surnames of the past #1

[Lydart]

Then of course, (slight change of topic) there's that famous cricket commentary (can't remember who actually said it over the air-waves... )

"The batsman's Holding, the bowlers Willey"




(I wonder what the mods will do with that one !)

[madpants]

Some friends of my parents had some friends called Curtin, they called their daughter Annette. 

have you not got poo in Canada Josephine? (poo's  ) Minger probably is a brit thing, it means skanky (is that better?)

[rancegal]

It was the late Brian Johnston (Jonners) He said he'd waited ages to say that.
And of course he was still broadcasting when one of the commentary team said of someone who'd tripped over the wicket (I think) that he 'couldn't get his leg over'    Complete collapse of the commentary team; they were almost crying with laughter.

[madpants]

If you want to listen to it it's here (if you have real player or want to install it)  voted best commentary by five live 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/sport/bestcommentary/

[Musicman]

In the current BT Directory for my area we have:

Orange-Bromehead

Sitch, R.

Both have been listed for a number of years.


I worked with a lady whose husband's  initials were A. R. S.

And a "pre-decimilisation appropriate" name/initials of a cutomer I dealt with many years ago was L. S. D. Rich.

[7igerby7he7ail]

While looking for some Burns, I found Fanny and Richard [Dick] in the same family!

Also a wedding notice, Bugg-Flye

around these parts we have a customer called Richard Soul, a plumber called Lee King, a dentist called Hertz and  R. Swissall

[Duck]

Found one yesterday on my wifes side of the family, Nellie Smellie, I'm still giggling 24hrs later, must be my school boy sense of humour

Simon

[toni*]

My hubbies Gran new a girl by the name of Nora lamb
She married a guy by the name of Bone
dont know if she used norah lamb bone
or norah bone
bubs

really! was she having you on?

my nans nan so is she my g g nan was called Fanny Farmer!

not so unusual names but together create a classic.


actually i looked on the BMD the other day for a Daisy Chain but couldn't see one anywhere! (not for any reason was just putting in combinations)

[cavvytri]

We had a teacher named Matterface....you can imagine the cruel fun kids had with that one!