Wednesday, February 25, 2009

'Most unfortunate names'

This cracked me up.

"What do you call some of the most unlucky people in Britain? Justin Case, Barb Dwyer and Stan Still

It sounds like a bad joke, but a study has revealed that there really are unfortunate people with those names in the UK.

Joining them on the list are Terry Bull, Paige Turner, Mary Christmas and Anna Sasin.

And just imagine having to introduce yourself to a crowd as Doug Hole or Hazel Nutt.

The names were uncovered by researchers from parenting group TheBabyWebsite.com after trawling through online telephone records.

Retired airman Stan Still, 76, from Cirencester, Gloucestershire, said his name had been "a blooming millstone around my neck my entire life".

"When I was in the RAF my commanding officer used to shout, 'Stan Still, get a move on' and roll about laughing," he said.

"It got hugely boring after a while."

But 51-year-old Rose Bush, from Coventry, West Midlands, said she loved her name.

"I always get comments about it but they are always very positive," she said.

Researchers also scoured phone records in the US and found some unlikely names there too.

Spare a thought for Anna Prentice, Annette Curtain and Bill Board the next time you sign your name.

A string of Americans also have very job-specific names, including Dr Leslie Doctor, Dr Thoulton Surgeon and Les Plack - a dentist in San Francisco."

The BBC also listed these other names:
Pearl Button
Jo King
Barry Cade
Carrie Oakey
Priti Manek
Tim Burr

rofl
I feel bad for those people but at the same time, it's pretty funny.

I didn't post the entire article (I just left out the last 2 paragraphs or something) so if you want, you can read it here

1 comment:

  1. :-) As a person who once had a non-notable name who now has a name that is a sentence, I must agree with the characterization of the jokes as being "hugely boring" after the first 100 times! So I have plenty of sympathy for those individuals :) My mom had a teacher in grade school named Marsha Mellow. Teehee!

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