During my nurse training...
...whilst out with a midwife in a clinic I once overheard a Basildon chav mum-to-be say "If iss a gel I'm gunna cawl 'er Chlamydia."

Sadly, professional ethics surrounding confidentiality forbid me from disclosing the surname of the parent whom the child was to be named after as it made the propsed name even funnier...
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Sun 29 Aug 2004, 17:06, Reply)

Neighbour
My next door neighbour was Annette Ball. I never got how funny that was until she moved away. I think I was a slow child, really.
(visigoth, Sun 29 Aug 2004, 16:50, Reply)

Poor Everard was also retarded...
I have known (but not biblically) the following: Harry Kuntz, Arthur Belend, Kanu Sukalargwun, Terry Ball, Everard Dick, Lucy Flapps and the delightful Betty Swollocks. And a real c**t called John Smith...
(emadex thinks the world will end on, Sun 29 Aug 2004, 15:41, Reply)

Another asian one
Mate of mine at Uni had a neighbour called Yoo Ming
(badgertastic badgers are people too, Sun 29 Aug 2004, 15:13, Reply)

Was at university
with a Malaysian called Kok hang Lo, apparently it didnt though.
( shambla www.gagaprinthouse.com, Sun 29 Aug 2004, 15:03, Reply)

well
once I saw a book by a woman called Stormie O'Martian.
(amazingmikeyc internet ninja, Sun 29 Aug 2004, 14:09, Reply)

nothing to do with me but...
...one of the australian idol nominees has the easy to pronounce name,Ngallre!Oh and you may have heard of Dicko the aussie idol judge...
(That guy with a hat., Sun 29 Aug 2004, 13:40, Reply)

my sister knows
a Storm McSporran.
(Chiligrrl WHERE'S MAH DUBLOONS, Sun 29 Aug 2004, 13:35, Reply)

At work
there is a man named Carl Annis (actually pronuonced AN-nis, not A-nis). His wife, being an elementary school teacher, naturally declined taking his name at marriage.

I also met a girl whose last name was Arse.

Oh, and I am related (distantly) to a Harry Legg. His mother's name? Margaret.
(philthemoose asbentee and/or-ed., Sun 29 Aug 2004, 10:40, Reply)

Not me, My mom
My mother used to work for a psychiatrist called Ted Nutter.
(Saffy, Sun 29 Aug 2004, 10:31, Reply)

stupid names
my friends grandparents are called Dick and Gay.
that's all, lol
(homochicken, Sun 29 Aug 2004, 9:05, Reply)

here is a list.
I knew a Lee King.
Then there was Peter Enis,George Michael,Ben Spoon(plus the english accent of my mate it sounded like bent spoon) and i was sometimes called bag boy because of my last name,Satchell.
Oh and my brother's dog's name is Gem.She bites if you touch her,shits everywhere and barks at absolutely fucking everything!Hardly a gem eh?
(That guy with a hat., Sun 29 Aug 2004, 8:44, Reply)

Thai names
I live in Thailand, so this is going to be a long one. You might have heard of names like Tittiporn. I'm afraid it's true. Other common, everyday names (I've met people with all these names) include Suleeporn, Supaporn, Pornanong, Pornchai, Porntip...

But those are real names, which are reserved for formal use. Usually people use their nicknames, which are given by the parents. For example, Pong, Poo, Dik, Nit, Pee, Gay...

In recent years parents have started to use English in their children's names. So popular nicknames now include, A (as in, "the first letter of the English alphabet"), B (as in, the second letter of the...), C, D...

Occasionally the mistake is a bit more obscure. For example, the mother who wanted to give her son a better start in life with a name that suggested nobility... like Prince, or Earl... sadly the cheap dictionary used only had the word "Title". Now that would make form-filling a lifetime nightmare...
(Mori, Sun 29 Aug 2004, 8:26, Reply)

In a dorky after school activity
called Science Olympiad...there was a Judge named Manly Midget. He even had it on a name tag.
For Proof check the site: www.meredith.edu/education/weir/school_of_education_faculty/manly/manle_%20midgett.htm
(DevilsFire, Sun 29 Aug 2004, 0:24, Reply)

Recently in my corner of the world
the two major supermarket chains have started buying out gas stations and outsourcing the staff to an agency that seems to only employ Indians. I don't have a problem with that, but being a dominantly English-speaking culture here, some of the names are a source of amusement. It's childish but the two that made me chuckle the most were Harshit and Prashit.

My second story comes from when I was in high school. Our economics teacher was off sick so we had a relief teacher for the lesson. This guy was a very large (fat) man with a large, round, bright-red face, a permanent scowl and an air of a man who hates young people.

We'd seen him around before but when he introduced himself as Mr Jackass we all tried (to varying degrees of success) to stifle our laughs. It was like the scene from The Life of Brian. Then the self proclaimed Mr Jackass sat down heavily on the (normally sturdy) school chair which promptly disintegrated, throwing the man onto his well padded ass and back. Mayhem ensued.
( Ratsta, Sat 28 Aug 2004, 23:52, Reply)

I know a Norwegian girl...
...called Nina Randy Wedding
(druidus, Sat 28 Aug 2004, 23:51, Reply)

we have a book about making jam...
written by a Ms Crescent Dragonwagon
(scumchild, Sat 28 Aug 2004, 23:29, Reply)

UPDATE FROM THE OLYMPICS!
a jockey called Cox Plate (Serious)
(Ireul, Sat 28 Aug 2004, 23:14, Reply)

One of mine, and another that I've been told...
At my school, there was a substitute teacher called Mr Mort (mort being French for dead) and he looked similar to a zombie. Perhaps he should be Mr UnMort...

The one that I was told was by my friend's brother, who went to Asda, bought some stuff, and looked at the receipt which said that "Your operator is Gay".
(Keiths Dad, Sat 28 Aug 2004, 22:49, Reply)

My biology teacher
in high school was called Dick Cocks. Seriously. Not even "Dick, short for Richard" Cox. Dick Cocks. Oh how we laughed.
(9000, Sat 28 Aug 2004, 22:24, Reply)

My Mum's friend
My mum has a friend called Sue Porter (as in football) and opposite her house is a car with the bumper sticker 'Chelsea Supporter on board'. She is now known as Chelsea.
(Chom, Sat 28 Aug 2004, 21:14, Reply)

Lots of people leave their handprints in...
Hollywood
(Chom, Sat 28 Aug 2004, 21:12, Reply)

i once knew someone whose last name was 'wood'
and his sister was called holly... holly wood... cue countless "i wonder what it's like in hollywood?", "everyone's been in hollywood!" jokes
(not_real had his name thieved, Sat 28 Aug 2004, 20:57, Reply)

Oh, yeah,
And I used to work with a guy named Thaddeus Thigpen.
(Hannah_Fruit, Sat 28 Aug 2004, 20:01, Reply)

my mate is called paul hunt
his father is called micheal and is known as mike
( Plomien is Polish for flame, Sat 28 Aug 2004, 19:56, Reply)

I am not making this up
There is a man in my hometown named Richard Head, and yes his nickname is Dick.

My sister-in-law had to open an account at the bank where she works for a child named Abcedf.

I also have known people with such ridiculous names as Feather George, twins named Dawn and Dusk, and the best... a guy who works in a convenience store who is named "Name." No s*it.
(Hannah_Fruit, Sat 28 Aug 2004, 19:44, Reply)

Theres this guy at the shop i work in
called Jeremy Squelch
( TIAL Four capital letters, written in gold., Sat 28 Aug 2004, 19:30, Reply)

One of our subcontractors at work
is called Emerson Tacoma.

He's Canadian.

I want to steal his name and keep it all for myself.
( jonnybear Jonnybear, Sat 28 Aug 2004, 18:21, Reply)

My mate at uni
was called Max Windows. Not all that amusing, but it tickled me.
(PacStar, Sat 28 Aug 2004, 18:16, Reply)

Stephanie Hare
My friend is called Stephanie Hare. We call her Steph and not the other short name for Stephanie :p (Fanny)
(Hartlepool15 aka []Chips[] So you don't have to, Sat 28 Aug 2004, 17:40, Reply)