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Fat-tony
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Message 106 of 140

26 February 2010 at 5:32pm | IP Logged

You might enjoy this from the BBC: Most
unfortunate names
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Teango
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26 February 2010 at 8:27pm | IP Logged

I've seen several honourable mentions of "Dick Condon" in the news over the years, including a New York police commissioner, a Norfolk Pavilion theatre manager, and this sporty young fellow from yesteryear.

Edited by Teango on 26 February 2010 at 8:29pm
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Message 109 of 140

02 March 2010 at 5:23am | IP Logged

Hencke wrote:

And then of course there is the Austrian (or was it German) town of W-a-n-k-i-n-g (sic - sorry for the hyphens, apparently the text is automatically censored here !*) that needs a steady supply of new signs from the factory cause the signs are nicked as souvenirs by British tourists just as fast as they can put them up again.

New life goal: Get one of those signs.
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02 March 2010 at 5:24am | IP Logged

AniaR wrote:

Barack Obama, when you pronounce it in Polish and think a little bit, you might be surprised...
By the way, George Bush and Jimmy Carter - when translated into Polish might sound funny, too.

I know an Englishman called Dick Head.

There's a US Congressman named Dick Sweat. And a former football player named Dick Butkus.
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QiuJP
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Message 111 of 140

08 March 2010 at 5:44am | IP Logged

Anyone with the surname of "吴" (wu) will have to name their children with great care since it rhymns with "无" which means not, void, empty or in some cases anti-.

For example, I have met a person whose name is 吴俊杰 which actually sounds like "a person who is neither handsome (俊） nor heroic (杰）".

Edited by QiuJP on 08 March 2010 at 6:30am
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Message 112 of 140

08 March 2010 at 6:19am | IP Logged

QiuJP wrote:

Anyone with the surname of "吴" (wu) will have to name their chilren with great care since it rhymns with "无" which means not, void, empty or in some cases anti-.

For example, I have met a person whose name is 吴俊杰 which actually sounds like "a person who is neither handsome (俊） nor heroic (杰）".

Haha :D I'm also always feeling a bit sorry for the 朱s of this world! (Means 'vermillion/bright red', but sounds like 'pig' )

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