General Chat

We once had a bloke charged
with Offensive Behaviour whose name was
Richard Pullen!
(True!)

Canadian patent and trademark agents / large law firm:

Smart & Biggar


Two of my dad's doctors:

Dr. Death and Dr. Deadman.

That's Dr. "Deeth", of course. ;)

There is a firm of solicitors in Wakefield by the name of Wright, Hassel & Co.

I kid you not!

Told this one before, it is true.
I went into a and e with bad pains (turned out to be kidney stone)
First I was seen by a male nurse who took a blood sample. His name was Blood!!!!!
Later along came a young doctor and proceeded to examine me. I lay there in my Bridget Jones bloomers, middle age+ spread on show, and was mortified, because I recognised him as our relatively new neighbour. He was Dr Howl and I nearly did, with embarrassment and pain lol
Lizx

Had a good chuckle at some of these postings.

A barbers shop,was owned by a ...Mr Beard.


True, the shop used to be where I used to live

A Shoe repairer .....Mr Barefoot

Local Dentist ......Justin Tyme

Grocer ......Mr Kneebone

All in one small village in Berkshire

If a relative of mine gets a job following their surname..... I dread to think...... Hancock........lol

If I was in a job related to my last name I would a) be the wrong religion and b) be frownewd upon muchly for my antics!

There is a local dentist called Dr Pulley. At school I had a french teacher called - Mrs French!

joanne

Used to have a Dentist called Mrs Haque(Hack)
and a Doctor called Dr Payne.


Spud

We also have a funeral directors called:

R S Cape (Our Escape)!

Lyn x

School - we had an RE teacher called Mrs Angel - she insisted it was pronounced On-jel.

Lyn x

WE have funeral directors in oxford called reeves and Pain, my maiden name was Wharton any idea;s where that came from

Wow, Simon - thanks for that info! I've just been having fun Googling lists of aptonyms - found some really funny ones:

Scott Constable - a police officer
Mr D'Eath - a surgeon
Miss Baldy - a hairdresser
Will Dunn - a lawyer

Hehehe - I didn't realise that this was a recognised phenomena and that people had actually set up websites about it!

Athena

My son hurt his foot,went to hospital,and was seen by a Dr.Foote,truth !!

Maddy

I believe its called something like 'nominative predeterminism' (or something like that) and is actually a recognised phenomena that's studied in sociology/pyschology etc terms - ie the extent to which someone's future occupation is, even on just a subconscious level, determined by their surname. The term Aptonym (or alternatively aptronym) also applies.

Those are all so funny!!

Makes you wonder if, when they were teens, they decided on a career based on their surname. Good sense of humour if they did!

Personally, I don't think I'd be able to keep a straight face if I came face to face with a dentist called Mr Fang or Pullem LOL

Athena

I had a dentist called.......Mr Brace

&

A Dr called....Dr Pain

xxx

my Mum once had a rheumatologist called Dr A..e!! and the missing letters are rs. That was one place she didn't suffer from rheumatism

I had a dentist once called Dr Pullem - honest!!!

maggie