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Old Jan 18th 2017 | 11:21 pm
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And people are actually called John Thomas.

There was a funny combination I read a couple of days ago involving Willie but I can't remember the other bit.

It wasn't the cricket one.
 
Old Jan 18th 2017 | 11:33 pm
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There was a story in the paper a few years back about a couple naming their baby "Drew Peacock"

I work with a few Dicks right enough, Dick McCraken being the best, but he doesn't go by Dick normally hahah
 
Old Jan 18th 2017 | 11:51 pm
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Need a new knee? Just call Dick Beaver..... https://www.healthshare.com.au/profi...ichard-beaver/
 
Old Jan 18th 2017 | 11:56 pm
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Old Jan 19th 2017 | 12:25 am
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Epic.....Classic.....😂
 
Old Jan 19th 2017 | 6:21 am
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My best friend at college was a Richard but he preferred Dick..he never told his girlfriend though
 
Old Jan 19th 2017 | 7:13 am
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Originally Posted by cheeky_monkey
My best friend at college was a Richard but he preferred Dick..he never told his girlfriend though
A mate of mine at college (early 80s) was a Richard. He changed his name to Dick when he went to college (nothing unusual about students giving themselves new names).

He soon became known as Biggus. He's been stuck with that ever since.

It could have been worse. Another in the herd changed from Christopher to Kit.

That quickly became Horace. Think about it for a bit........

He's still saddled with that one, decades later.
 
Old Jan 19th 2017 | 7:53 am
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I had a geography teacher called Michael Hunt. Poor man....
 
Old Jan 19th 2017 | 8:13 am
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The president of RockSoc at uni was Richard Head.

My wife was in class with an Aeron Mycock (parents can be so cruel)
 
Old Jan 19th 2017 | 8:28 am
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Originally Posted by rivingtonpike
I had a geography teacher called Michael Hunt. Poor man....
Luckily for him he wasn't named after his cousin, Issac
 
Old Jan 19th 2017 | 10:59 am
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I had a secretary many moons ago who's surname was Fish. When she was heavy with her first child (and this is absolutely true) I asked her what names they'd come up with. Well, she said, I like Courtenay, but Gary (hubby) likes Michelle.

I thought she was taking the piss at first, but she genuinely couldn't see why I was rolling around on the floor laughing!
 
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Silly willies
 
Old Jan 19th 2017 | 2:08 pm
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I had an Uncle Dick. Also a Headmistress called Mrs Brain, who signed letters from school 'P. Brain'. I am pretty sure she did it on purpose.
 
Old Jan 20th 2017 | 6:40 am
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Originally Posted by rivingtonpike
I had a geography teacher called Michael Hunt. Poor man....
he should have a lot in common with our goalkeeper for the school football team Wayne Kerr
 

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