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Surnames - the third fine language mess

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  1. Roel

    Roel New Member

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    What is wrong with "Gordon Bennett"?
     
    Roel, Dec 24, 2004
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    me262 phpbb3 New Member

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    beats me!!!!
    ?????? :-?
     
    me262 phpbb3, Dec 24, 2004
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    Again, it is something for the Brits. ;)
    "Gordon Bennett" is an exclaimation, not unlike "'Cor Blimey" or "Good Lord".
    Not really in common use these days, but people called Gordon Bennett still attract sniggers...
     
    Ricky, Dec 24, 2004
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    Actually, a few years ago there was a girl in the spanish Parachute Brigade called Dolores Fuertes de Barriga. :lol:
    You can imagine she didn't hava an easy time.

    My first surname is Garcia, the most common in Spain, and it's the name of a small town that was somewhat important in Middle Ages.
    The second is SanPedro, for the saint. Easy jokes when i was at the gate on duty. ;) [/quote]
     
    Kellhound, Dec 24, 2004
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    [/quote]

    Do people keep asking you for the keys San Pedro? hahahaha! (donde estan las llaves?)- l also remember a New Zealander in college, (CCNY) whose last name was Goodenough..... :lol:
     
    scaramouche, Dec 24, 2004
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    Better not make his initials N.O.T. ! :lol:

    Ricky: like I said, I can speak English but not British! :D
     
    Roel, Dec 24, 2004
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    Actually it was Liam-which simply gave rise to a series on puns and variations..-I am Goodenough, or I am not Goodenough..Iam good but not enough etc.etc.. I
     
    scaramouche, Dec 24, 2004
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    There was a gentleman in our district who changed his name by Deed Poll
    from "Woodcock" to "Oakhampton".
    Also a girl whose surname was "Stitts" and her Christian name was "Norma".
     
    merlin phpbb3, Dec 27, 2004
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    Christian Ankerstjerne, Dec 27, 2004
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    what the heck????
     
    me262 phpbb3, Dec 27, 2004
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    How about this mild (meek even!!)and unassuming pastor of a certain Northern New Jersey church, whose last name was Waffenschmidt until changed to the less obstrusive and prepossesive "Davies" or the Salvadorean refugee that still tends the grounds of that parish, Manuel Labora ("aka "Manual Labor" ) hahahahahaha!
     
    scaramouche, Dec 27, 2004
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  12. Roel

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    If you scroll down far enough you'll see that one poster has called him/herself "Norma Stitts". His/her name is highlighted.

    "Not everything I say is an inuendo!"
    "Hmmm... Inuendo"
     
    Roel, Dec 28, 2004
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    I know this post is VERY late, but I have only just picked up on this thread.

    I nearly burst my stitches (hernia op) when I read about Roels rabbit infested dike. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

    (are you with me?) ;)
     
    David.W, Dec 28, 2004
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    Today, l got a package from an old friend in London with several books; one of them a paperback of the "Doctor Who" series- (to which l am unabashedly addicted!) the name of the author? Terrance Dicks....................... :p :p :p :p :p
     
    scaramouche, Jan 6, 2005
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    There used to be a Dutch running gag in the times when Bill Clinton was president of the USA and Wim Kok was PM of the Netherlands. Bil is Dutch for buttocks, so you would see cartoons of Clinton and Kok meeting, one of them wondering why the other guy is called 'cock' while the other wondered why the first was called 'buttocks'! :lol:
     
    Roel, Jan 7, 2005
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    I have come across Richard Head on several occasions, how cruel can parents be.
     
    GP, Jan 7, 2005
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    How about Ben Dover ?
     
    Notmi, Jan 7, 2005
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  18. dave phpbb3

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    my brother new someone called wang king
     
    dave phpbb3, Jan 7, 2005
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  19. Roel

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    I bet he made that up. Surely he made that up! :D
     
    Roel, Jan 7, 2005
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  20. dave phpbb3

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    nope i met the guy
     
    dave phpbb3, Jan 7, 2005
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