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Unfortunate Last Names
I've always thought my last name was pretty bad. And I mean that in the literal sense. 'Boese' means 'bad' (or angry) in German. But its meaning wouldn't matter much if only English-speaking people could pronounce it (it's 'burr-za', as if it had an 'r' in it... not 'boose'). But I shouldn't feel too sorry for myself, because this guy in Brazil, Mr. Reinhardt Adolfo Fuck, has me beat hands down. As far as I can tell, that really is his name. He must get endless jokes about it.Posted By: Alex | Date: Thu May 20, 2004 | Permalink |
Total Comments: 652
Category: Identity/Imposters
Category: Identity/Imposters
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
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i had a friend whose last name was crappe, and she was a sales representative for toilet paper, i am not joking, she couldn't have picked a worse line of products to sell if she tried.
Posted by shellsea on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 08:22 AM
A kid who attends the local high school here goes by the name of Nick, his last name is Cole. Also there is a kid who also attends the local high school with the name Ao Muao (pronounced Oww MooOww)
Posted by Tay in Maine on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 10:27 AM
There is a Dr in the next town over by the name of Dr. Paine and he used to have an assistant, Nurse Blood. 
Posted by Tay in Maine on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 10:45 AM
There is this girl at my school who graduated this year and her name is Genna Towle..people made fun of her so bad she started using her middle name as part of her first name so now she goes by Genna Lynn Towle.
Posted by Jessica on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 03:15 PM
Did business with a company that had a rep whose first name was "Carrion"--I honestly don't think she knew that her name meant 'roadkill'...and then I talked to one of her co-workers, who was named "Tyranny" (Though she probably didn't spell it that way..) Finally, I was struck dumb when I pulled up an account and the first name of the customer was 'Diahrreah'. People out there are just sticking names together, I guess. Think about the names you stick on your kids, people!
Posted by Longstreet in Indy on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 08:09 PM
Ima Hogg is the name given to his daughter by a govenor of Texas, Jim Hogg, back in the 1890s, and in fact Ima Hogg is well known for her philanthopies in Houston Texas. If you have trouble believing anyone would name their daughter Ima Hogg, just put Ima Hogg as a Google search term.
Posted by Dale L. Schafe in Bryan, TX on Sat Jun 12, 2004 at 03:07 PM
My maiden name is Norwood. I married Thomas Aycock. That's bad enough (jokes abound), but worse is that someone suggested we name our second son "Norwood Aycock" and call him "Woody" for short. (We didn't take the suggestion.)
Posted by Ms. Aycock in USA on Sat Jun 12, 2004 at 06:35 PM
My little brother's third grade teacher went by the name of Mrs. Butkist, pronounced as spelled.
Posted by jas on Sun Jun 13, 2004 at 02:03 AM
My name: Clair S. Gross. Funny, you think? Well my best friend's name: Jamie B. Grosser. The two of us are known as: Clair S. Gross, but Jamie B. Grosser!
Posted by Clair S. Gross on Sun Jun 13, 2004 at 11:24 AM
One of my best friend's name is Amber Brown. And her little sister's name is Mahogany, so the two of them are called the crayon sisters. They don't like it very much. Neither does their mother, whos name is Sepia, which just so happens to be the color of a brown crayon. One of my other friend's names is Cherrie Reed, funnily enough pronounced "Cherry Red".
Posted by Ella on Sun Jun 13, 2004 at 11:51 AM
I had a girlfriend whose dad was named Richard Pitt, don't think he ever went by Dick...
Posted by Max on Sun Jun 13, 2004 at 05:09 PM
Had a friend whose brother's name was Richard Fisher. All through school he was Dick Fisher.
Posted by ltlmrmd on Mon Jun 14, 2004 at 04:16 AM
funny real names? here's two:
dr. mark l. fallik, urologist (center for urologic care, voorhees nj)
dr. harry c. beaver, retired obgyn, fairfax va.
Posted by sammo in philadelphia on Mon Jun 14, 2004 at 01:38 PM
dr. mark l. fallik, urologist (center for urologic care, voorhees nj)
dr. harry c. beaver, retired obgyn, fairfax va.
A realtor who advertises in the local theaters name is Gary Swallows.
Posted by kate in Phoenix, Az on Mon Jun 14, 2004 at 04:49 PM
I had a girlfriend growing up with the last name of "Pickel." Their family had a running joke with naming each other. Some that I can remember: She was Chris P.(Crispy) Pickel, father was Cole Shea (Kosher) Pickel, grandfather was, of course, Dell (Dill) Pickel.
Posted by E.D.S. in CA on Mon Jun 14, 2004 at 05:01 PM
I went to high school with a guy named Sue Her, and knew a Phat Ho (poronounced 'Fat Hoe') They were both Chinese immagrents.
Posted by Jessa on Wed Jun 16, 2004 at 03:21 AM
A long time ago, my Dad worked at Lockheed with Bernard Fuchs and Diane Kantu.
A little later, I met Kumnung Thrupsoonthorn at Varian. Paging her was delightful!
Posted by Sue Harrison in Gloucester, MA on Wed Jun 16, 2004 at 08:23 AM
A little later, I met Kumnung Thrupsoonthorn at Varian. Paging her was delightful!
I was in Nurses training and a Resident there was named Dr. Quitt. What a response he got when overhead paged as "Dr. Quitt, Dr. Quitt".
Posted by L. Smith in Calif on Wed Jun 16, 2004 at 09:43 AM
I went to school with a guy name Harry Cox!
I know a chiropractor named Steven Bonebrake. His wife was offended when I asked if his name was a joke...
Posted by Craig Hampton in Kansas City, MO on Wed Jun 16, 2004 at 02:59 PM
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