[Farmer]

Just remembered...when I was at school the register was always called out with the surname followed by the Christian name...we had a John Lord (Lord, John - nickname Snooty) a John Long (Long, John - nickname Silver) a Peter King (King, Peter - nickname Sire) and a Paul Legge (Legge, Paul - nickname Joker)...its all true I swear.

We also had a teacher called Richard Head (no points for guessing his nickname) and a Headmaster called Ernest Lash (and he usually did - six of the best - caned the whole class one time because we were late attending assembly, due to someone locking the classroom door and dropping the key out of the window - no one owned up and no one snitched, so we all got punished....oh happy days!!!)

Made me remember the 'weapons' that some teachers used back then...a well worn gym shoe, a broken billiard cue, the straight edge off a broken 'T' square and a leg off a broken music stand...they would have probably gone to prison these days...but this was back in the fifties when teachers were issued with a new cane at the beginning of every school year on request...I was head prefect and one of my jobs was to collect the requests for canes and submit them to the bursar...Goodness how times have changed, thank god!

farmer  
 

Oh...and yes...I did get my fair share of canings

[bigchicken]

I used to work with a Mr Malone and when his first grandson was born his son thought that Liam would be a good first name. (Liam Malone), and isn't there a news reader on the radio called Tumshay Smiley poor lassie.

[Rosemary]

When I was at Uni, a fellow student was called Thomson Eccles. I was telling another friend some tale about him and she said "That's a really funny name". "Eh?" I replied. "Yes," she said, "I've never heard of anyone called Sneccles before". She thought his name was Tom Sneccles.

On a similar note, when Dan and I worked for Central Region Council, the Office Manager was called Stan Kinross. One of the juniors said one day that the office manager had a really funny name - Stankin. She thought his name was Stankin Ross.

[Bodger]

Going back donkeys years, I remember a news bulletin on ATV Today ( I said it was donkeys years ago ) They did an interview with Birminghams retiring registrar of births and deaths. They asked him if he'd come across any of the new fashioned names. He told them about a young baby that had been registered as Astroflash Jones. Young Jones will be a grown man somewhere with a brummie accent by now.

[Hardfeather]

At secondary school we had a French teacher, although she wasn't really french. She was, however, very womanly in her mini skirts and tight tops......................she was called Mrs. Love.

[Rosemary]

One of our secondary schools had a librarian called Mrs Page. And one of the local dieticians is called Ms Fry.

[Fluffywelshsheep]

Hiya all,
I went to school with a Richard Head (his nickname was dick!!)

knew a lady who always wanted to call her 1st girl child rose unforunatlly she married a Mr Bush!

Had a primary teacure call Mrs Skinner (her nickname was Mrs Skeleton) she was horrible !!!!

So many different spelling of Lindsay out their that why i write Linz lol

[kevkev57]

I knew a girl called Rose Budd.  She married and was then called Rose White.  No luck for some people.

I also knew a girl called  Sue Brown. One condition of marrying was that her 'husband to be' changed his surname by deedpoll.  Cockshead, became Sinclair. Mother in law cockshead never spoke to her new daughter in law again.

Kevin

[jameslindsay]

One of our secondary schools had a librarian called Mrs Page. And one of the local dieticians is called Ms Fry.

Rosemary I remember Mrs Page, she was at Lornshill when I was there.

[sandy]

I got offered a job in Foxton Nursery School, with the head being called Mrs Fox and of course me Foxon...would have been confusing!!!

[Tullywood Farm]

I taught a  girl called Theresa Greene, we also had a William Greene, which aint funny until you call out the register

Green Theresa
Green Willy

and a Eamon Brown and theres a dj called Rick O'Shea
on our radio here.

Joe knows a Mickey Joe McHugh - I thought that was a character in the Trumpton
childrens programme when there calling out all the firemen -
but apparently its a local man!!

[sandy]

I remember a fellow teacher asking me if a pupil  pronounced there name "wee liker or wee licker"  :-[there name was wheeliker!!! a big family, and ones now married to my nephew.

[sausagesandcash]

I also knew a girl called  Sue Brown. One condition of marrying was that her 'husband to be' changed his surname by deedpoll.  Cockshead, became Sinclair. Mother in law cockshead never spoke to her new daughter in law again.

So she won on two fronts   

[jameslindsay]

An old school teachers husband was Patrick Patrick, I think parents like that should be shot!

[sausagesandcash]

Let's not forget that Joaquin Phoenix's (the actor) real name is leaf. He's River Phoenix's brother. I ask you!