Re: Truly unfortunate names...

by mynah Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:32 pm

One time Natal flyhalf Henry Coxwell must have been pretty grateful that his captain was Dick Cocks...

by tac Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:34 pm

Anita Cock?

http://www.ugoto.com/video_unfortunate-names.html

by taipan Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:48 pm

Had a sargeant in the army called Hugh Savage.

by mynah Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:56 pm

When I was a kid my uncle's GP was Dr Dyer. He and Sister Slaughter, who worked at a nearby hospital, would have made a most reassuring pair of medics...

by Guest Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:57 pm

skully wrote:
tac wrote:
Basil wrote:I have known people with the surname of Thomas, give their son the name of John

Or the apocryphal Michael Hunt?
I worked with a Mike Hunt, who always insisted on being called Michael, which, of course, we refused.

On my first day as receptionist, I was asked to page Mike Hunt about ten times.

by bliksem Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:15 pm

mynah wrote:Wouldn't want to work here...

That must be a joke, surely:

"Kunt Elektronik founded its ‘new’ export company ‘KUNTES’..."

Everyone who works there must spend most of their day sniggering quietly to themselves.

by mynah Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:25 pm

And getting a certificate as the Kunt employee of the year...

by mynah Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:28 pm

...Not to mention a gold watch engraved with the words "For 25 years in the service of Kunt...

by tac Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:29 pm

Or the cold call salespeople . . . Hello this is Shirley from Kunt . . .

by eowyn Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:31 pm

My husband used to work with someone called Richard Ayres. A receptionist asked my hubsand why Richard was called 'pubic' by everyone. He replied "Think about it, what's the shortened version of Richard?", she replied "Rick" and looked even more puzzled....

by taipan Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:33 pm

eowyn wrote:My husband used to work with someone called Richard Ayres. A receptionist asked my hubsand why Richard was called 'pubic' by everyone. He replied "Think about it, what's the shortened version of Richard?", she replied "Rick" and looked even more puzzled....

Dick?

by eowyn Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:52 pm

Not right now, thanks.

by tac Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:54 pm

eowyn wrote:Not right now, thanks.

:laule: :laule: :laule: :laule:

by mynah Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:58 pm

tac wrote:Or the cold call salespeople . . . Hello this is Shirley from Kunt . . .

The press probably loves quoting them: "Kunt bigwig Mr X..." or "Kunt middle manager Mr Y..."

Even better if they get into trouble: "Head of police to probe Kunt" and "Kunt fingered by cops"

by taipan Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:06 am

You are so lucky this is not C4

by Guest Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:09 am

That made me gasp Mynah!

by LeFromage Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:31 am

There was a German footballer called Steffan Kuntz who actually scored against England in the 1996 European Championship semi-finals.

Of course, the commentators were giving it the "Koonze", but we could all read the name on the back of his shirt. Kuntz, the lot of them.

by JKLever Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:33 am

best bit of commentary ever by John Motson in the Euro96 SF...

'...and the Germans are breaking down the left....... Kuntz'

Or something like that Laughing

Maybe it was....

'1-1... Germany have Equalised...... Kuntz!'

by LeFromage Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:38 am

The irony was that Andreas Moller and Oliver Bierhoff were the biggest Kuntz of all of them.

by JKLever Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:39 am

Dello wrote:Andreas Moller

Aye. Definite Gestapo material that one...

by embee Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:46 am

Drag Racing driver ...Rachelle Splatt

by horace Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:07 pm

cricket fan - ASPOVOR

by Zat Thu Nov 08, 2007 1:00 pm

Dello wrote:There was a German footballer called Steffan Kuntz who actually scored against England in the 1996 European Championship semi-finals.

I wonder if he ever met the Italian basketballer Gregor Fu cka. (I had to add a space because of the modding filter.)

He also features in this list of the 'dirtiest names in sport'.

But not in this one...

by lardbucket Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:16 pm

singer: Sheryl Crow

by Guest Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:50 pm

See what they're talking about on other forums........

http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1166

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