"Britain's Best-Dressed Men": GQ Magazine
Jan 6th 2011, 6:43 am
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Bigtaff- my middle name is Elizabeth as well so even posher- hate it! I'd prefer Betty.
One of my mates is called Del- I thought that was his real name until I went to his wedding- when the minister was saying do you Paul take this woman- I was like who the hell is Paul. Turns out as his brother is called Rodney, so kids called him Delboy from the age of about 5 and it stuck!
Also another mate called Pid- never even questioned where it was from- his real name is Stuart- so stu-pid shortened to Pid...
One of my mates is called Del- I thought that was his real name until I went to his wedding- when the minister was saying do you Paul take this woman- I was like who the hell is Paul. Turns out as his brother is called Rodney, so kids called him Delboy from the age of about 5 and it stuck!
Also another mate called Pid- never even questioned where it was from- his real name is Stuart- so stu-pid shortened to Pid...
Jan 6th 2011, 6:58 am
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Re: "Britain's Best-Dressed Men": GQ Magazine
Bigtaff- my middle name is Elizabeth as well so even posher- hate it! I'd prefer Betty.
One of my mates is called Del- I thought that was his real name until I went to his wedding- when the minister was saying do you Paul take this woman- I was like who the hell is Paul. Turns out as his brother is called Rodney, so kids called him Delboy from the age of about 5 and it stuck!
Also another mate called Pid- never even questioned where it was from- his real name is Stuart- so stu-pid shortened to Pid...
One of my mates is called Del- I thought that was his real name until I went to his wedding- when the minister was saying do you Paul take this woman- I was like who the hell is Paul. Turns out as his brother is called Rodney, so kids called him Delboy from the age of about 5 and it stuck!
Also another mate called Pid- never even questioned where it was from- his real name is Stuart- so stu-pid shortened to Pid...
Jan 6th 2011, 7:08 am
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Jan 6th 2011, 8:17 am
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Jan 6th 2011, 5:30 pm
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Not as bad as using the other diminutive of Michael if your surname's Hunt, though.
Jan 6th 2011, 5:46 pm
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He did OK, but I assumed that was the "Boy Named Sue" principle...........
The "Mike Hunt" thing cropped up on a TV cricket commentary, because that is the name of the head groundsman at Lord's cricket ground.
The camera picked him out, and the commentator (Dermot Reeve, I think) told the watching audience:
"There's the groundsman Michael Hunt ..... [pause] ...... as he prefers to be known......"
Jan 6th 2011, 5:49 pm
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Porky's, if I remember correctly.
Jan 6th 2011, 6:09 pm
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Jan 6th 2011, 9:19 pm
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