h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

My snooker viewing has been temporarily interrupted for a bout of Showjumping, and I'm mightily amused to find out that the Finn in second place rejoices in the name of Piia Pantsu (say it out loud).

I'm definitely adding this to my list of sportsmen and women with silly names, which thus far consists of the footballer Dwayne Plummer and basketball player Randy Duck.

Any more?

B

Hehe... I saw that to and thought it was pretty funny! Randy Duck is a disgracefully comical name... I'm trying to think of some more. Can't think of any sportspeople but for some reason unknown to mankind I find the name Tecwen Whittock majorly humourous! I have a habit of pulling people with odd names (I phone in to Scott Mills regularly having earned a respectable amount of points)... so far there's been a Wason, a Felix, a Derek, a Barnabas and a DESMOND!

I've met a guy called Ambrose as his first name. I didn't think anyone had been called that in this century.

And then there is Traci Buniface, whose name made me unable to stop laughing once at work.

My mother's aunt married a man whose surname was Chitty, back in the 1940s. She didn't want to admit to the family that their name was Chitty, so the dear old bloke was known as 'Peeb'(she told them that their surname was Peabody.) until the day he died and the Funeral Director revealed his real name to the family!
My mother's family go in for nicknames something awful! What I have always wondered is: why did Mr Chitty go along with it? And why did Aunt Ailsa not choose a *nice* surname?
Since I heard that story, I have collected what I call 'risible surnames' - some of my favourites...
Puddephatt
Beaglehole
Wildbore
Wimp
Botham (not as silly as it sounds, but NZers think so.
Beaglehole has always been my favourite.

I think Winterbottom is a great surname

I like Botwrite

I like Botwrite

Speaking of sportspeople, I think there is an icehockey player named Satan.

I once knew a guy called Rufus Bartholemew Rowbottom,he was a huge red haired N,Z.er, no-one ever laughed at his name, at least to his face
Hel2

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/players/666/

Somewhat brilliantly, Sports Illustrated have issued Miroslav Satan with the player ID of 666.

B

Well, if it is true what they said in Dogma about God being a big ice hockey fan, I wonder if (s)he supports this guy.

There are various news broadcasters scattered around with hillarious names, Fenella Fudge and Nena Nahna to name but two ...

There is a jockey called Willy Supple and another called Peter Ennis.
I've seen racegoers wet themselves laughing over their racecards.
My dad knows a Richard Head.

During the World Cup in about 1978 one team had a player whose name was Eusebio Ufarte (pronounced You-fart-ay). He was the only player whose name was given in full by the commentators - they just used the surname for the rest of them.

I once knew a man who was in the Royal Corps of Transport. In the army, the name of the lowest rank (private) depends on which Corps you are in. It could be Signalman, Gunner, Bombardier, or sometimes just Private. In the case of the Royal Corps of Transport it was Driver. As this man's surname was Carr, his name and rank came out as Driver Carr. Say it out loud and it sounds appropriate.

That's very good!

Then there's nominative determinism, as New Scientist call it... The idea being that one's name is somehow appropriate for one's occupation, or the reverse.
In the High School I attended, the scary Maths Teacher was Mrs Fish. But her husband was, wait for it: Dr Fish of the Marine Department of the D.S.I.R (Dept of Scientific and Industrial Research.)
Another one, is Barry Cashmore of the Finance Division of the Education Board.

A firm here in Scunthorpe is called Leakey Boats.

They don't sell very many, for some reason...

B

Used to work with a company called "Slag Reduction"

Check out www.boring.com and the pic of the MD !

Some friends of mine christened their son Michael Hunt. For some reason his forename is never abbreviated.

Wasn't that on the simpsons, or didn't they think?

Hel2