At the hospital where I work, we have a physician, Dr. Richard William Beaver. Yep, he goes by “Dick.” Nothing like having to page him over the p.a. system, “Dr. Dick Beaver, please report to Women’s Health.” Why in the world did he not choose “Bill?” Not much better but at least not a double-whammy!
Well, for starters, Cabbage is my real name. I know of people with the names Dick Shaker and Billy Billiards, and I went to school with a girl named Stormy Love.
I swear this really happened.
Last year around X-mastime, I was at the mall and over the loud speaker I heard,
“Jack Meeoff, please meet your contact the information booth. Jack Meeoff…”
Then it stopped abruptly, and EVERYONE around me burst into hysterics. Reminded me of Bart Simpson.
When I was in college there was a dean there that was the Dean of Arts and Sciences. His name was Richard Dangle, and he truly went by Dean Dick Dangle.
I also knew a girl that had the first name of Leigh and married a guy whose last name was Lee so she became Leigh Lee. I think it took her a couple of years to figure it out and they got divorced.
I picked up a fax at work the other day from a “John Gotobed”. Asked the recipient if it were a joke. He said “no, but it’s pronounced Got a bed”. I want to marry him.
There is a real estate agent in the area with who’s name is Jim Upthegrove.It’s pronounced exactly as it sounds.
Now a great combination for a married couple would be Mary Upthegrove-Gotobed.
I attended a wedding in Columbus last weekend and met a guy ( I did’t hear his last name because his real name blinded me, so I’m making it up.) His nick name was Bucky, but his real name was Conway Twitty Smith. Dear God, what parent would do that do their own child?