patuco Diglot Moderator Gibraltar Joined 7015 days ago 3795 posts - 4268 votes Speaks: Spanish, English* Personal Language Map
| Message 81 of 140 20 October 2009 at 12:32am | IP Logged |
Envinyatar wrote:
There's a "Hell" in Norway |
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There's one in the Cayman Islands too. Not only do I literally have the T-shirt but, as there are postal facilities, I sent myself a postcard from Hell.
Edited by patuco on 20 October 2009 at 12:34am
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jondesousa Tetraglot Senior Member United States goo.gl/Zgg3nRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6264 days ago 227 posts - 297 votes Speaks: English*, Portuguese, Japanese, Esperanto Studies: Latin, Mandarin, Spanish
| Message 82 of 140 20 October 2009 at 1:41pm | IP Logged |
I work for a large multinational company. In my work, I have come across two Mr. Wang's whose name I found hilarious. One is a fellow in China who's name is Huge Wang (no joke) and the other is a fellow at our sister company in New Jersey named Harry Wang.
I'm sure the ladies like Huge.
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Ichiro Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6209 days ago 111 posts - 152 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese, French Studies: Spanish, Mandarin, Korean, Malay
| Message 83 of 140 20 October 2009 at 4:16pm | IP Logged |
There was a gentleman at the last place I worked called Kok Long. He called himself KL.
As per the e-mail directory, in my current company there's a Long Chong who I may meet one day.
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janababe Triglot Senior Member Sweden Joined 5514 days ago 102 posts - 115 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English, German
| Message 84 of 140 21 October 2009 at 2:08pm | IP Logged |
jondesousa wrote:
I work for a large multinational company. In my work, I have come across two Mr. Wang's whose name I found hilarious. One is a fellow in China who's name is Huge Wang (no joke) and the other is a fellow at our sister company in New Jersey named Harry Wang.
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You'd be right there ;)
I heard about a woman (whose breasts were enormous) with the name Toplis
I'm sure the gentlemen like Toplis with the big boobies ;)
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Jimmymac Senior Member United Kingdom strange-lands.com/le Joined 6153 days ago 276 posts - 362 votes Studies: Spanish, Mandarin, French
| Message 85 of 140 21 October 2009 at 5:04pm | IP Logged |
I've got three for you and they all belong to them same family: namely mine unfortunately. I was named Lord James, my brother Duke Damien, and my sister Lady Janine. I'm convinced my parents did it for a joke.
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meramarina Diglot Moderator United States Joined 5967 days ago 1341 posts - 2303 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, French Personal Language Map
| Message 86 of 140 21 October 2009 at 5:35pm | IP Logged |
I have a relative who is doing genealogical research into our family history, and he has turned up some really strange stuff. It seems that I am distantly related to someone named Sucky Bird Cozens, who had a sister named Grief, and they lived in the town of Smoky Ordinary, Virginia. It sounds like Southern Gothic fiction--but I did not make that up!
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janababe Triglot Senior Member Sweden Joined 5514 days ago 102 posts - 115 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English, German
| Message 87 of 140 21 October 2009 at 5:44pm | IP Logged |
Jimmymac wrote:
I've got three for you and they all belong to them same family: namely mine unfortunately. I was named Lord James, my brother Duke Damien, and my sister Lady Janine. I'm convinced my parents did it for a joke. |
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Oh Lord! ;)
Seriously those names are pretty cool actually. It might be useful one day to say you're Lord James.
I knew a girl from India called "Pretty", although the spelling might not be like that (that's how she said it). It's lucky she wasn't as ugly as Hell*
* no worries, I'm not swearing but referring to a town mentioned in this thread ;)
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janababe Triglot Senior Member Sweden Joined 5514 days ago 102 posts - 115 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English, German
| Message 88 of 140 21 October 2009 at 5:46pm | IP Logged |
meramarina wrote:
I have a relative who is doing genealogical research into our family history, and he has turned up some really strange stuff. It seems that I am distantly related to someone named Sucky Bird Cozens, who had a sister named Grief, and they lived in the town of Smoky Ordinary, Virginia. It sounds like Southern Gothic fiction--but I did not make that up! |
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LMAO Good Grief it's Sucky from Virginia ;)
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