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So in the course of normal UK parliamentary reorganisation, the Tories have inadvertently created a stupendous name that should be used for something much more important…

Lord True, the Shadow Leader of the House of Lords!

With a bit of luck, at least a small amount of nominative determinism will result!

Who else has a favourite inadvertent naming triumph?

Well, if you're sticking with Tory politicians, it is hard to beat Chris Pincher and Peter Bone...
Sounds like a dodgy henchman duo when I think about it.

“Pincher! Bone! Listen to you masters and obey the Shadow Leader!”

Oh man… better than Snyder already

I present to you:

When my family lived a Bragg we actually knew a Sergeant Sergeant.

His name was Sergeant, and he was a Sergeant.

The most Sergeanty Sergeant to ever Sergeant.

British Aristocracy in general is replete with absurd names.

There have been 2 officers in the British military named Manly Power. I mean, you just can't make this up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manley_Power

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manley_Laurence_Power

Oh, that reminds me.

The man.

The legend.

The historical He Man!

One of my friends does tech support for a local police force. He used to work with a PC World.

(One for the British folk here)

In my area, I know of a pediatrician named Doctor Payne. Not sure how a kid would feel about going to see Doctor Pain even if it's not spelled that way.

 Grey Templar wrote:
British Aristocracy in general is replete with absurd names.

There have been 2 officers in the British military named Manly Power. I mean, you just can't make this up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manley_Power

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manley_Laurence_Power

I think we have a winner

 Jadenim wrote:
One of my friends does tech support for a local police force. He used to work with a PC World.

(One for the British folk here)

It’s PC gone mad. You couldn’t make it up.

From my old school.

Biology Teacher - Miss Burnham (awful, awful person)

Physics Teacher - Mr Ions.

 ZergSmasher wrote:
In my area, I know of a pediatrician named Doctor Payne. Not sure how a kid would feel about going to see Doctor Pain even if it's not spelled that way.

Heh.

My parents trained with a Dr Death. Apparently it was pronounced De Ath, but I'm not convinced that helped with the patients...

 Haighus wrote:

 ZergSmasher wrote:
In my area, I know of a pediatrician named Doctor Payne. Not sure how a kid would feel about going to see Doctor Pain even if it's not spelled that way.

Heh.

My parents trained with a Dr Death. Apparently it was pronounced De Ath, but I'm not convinced that helped with the patients...

Hah! Terry Pratchett basically got a whole book out of that one

I used to do administrative work at a high school, in one class there were these three boys, their last names were Peasant, Prince and King.

My paternal grandfather was John Thomas Allan. His brothers (who sadly passed away before I was born) William (Willy/Wullie) and Richard (well I’m sure you see the trend there).

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
My paternal grandfather was John Thomas Allan. His brothers (who sadly passed away before I was born) William (Willy/Wullie) and Richard (well I’m sure you see the trend there).

I'm given to understand your brother has inherited that aspect...?

Oh very much so.

We had a dentist named Dr. Butscher.

 LordofHats wrote:
When my family lived a Bragg we actually knew a Sergeant Sergeant.

His name was Sergeant, and he was a Sergeant.

The most Sergeanty Sergeant to ever Sergeant.

I hope he worked his way up the ranks so at one point he was Private Sergeant, then Corporal Sergeant. If he got promoted again would that make him Sergeant Major Sergeant?

In the physics department of the university I went to there was an astrophysicist called Dr Heavens.

 ZergSmasher wrote:
In my area, I know of a pediatrician named Doctor Payne. Not sure how a kid would feel about going to see Doctor Pain even if it's not spelled that way.

My school had a Dr Payne who taught German if I remember correctly. Terrifying woman, and dressed like she was in the Gestapo too.

Wasn’t the teacher’s true name of course, but they were very strict and were possessed of a….unique bouquet.

And so they were known as “B.O. Barracus”.

Now the cruelty of children aside, surely B.O. Barracus is a solid villain name.

More of a gaseous one, surely...


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Definately liking Dr Payne as a solid villain/anti-hero.

One of my brothers in law has the surname Head, first name Richard. It all adds up to a good description of him.
I also went to school with a.boy called Justin Case. Parents can be very cruel when naming kids.
My wife had triplet boys, but she wouldn't let me call them Huey, Louis and Dewey. I still all them that in private though.

Richard wouldn’t happen to be landlord at the Lamb and Flag, would he?

 ZergSmasher wrote:
In my area, I know of a pediatrician named Doctor Payne. Not sure how a kid would feel about going to see Doctor Pain even if it's not spelled that way.

My childhood dentist was a Dr. Payne. . . He was the exact opposite of his namesake.

His hygienist assistant on the otherhand?? Her name was Xena, and I swear to Khorne she didn't stop til she drew blood.

Jaxmeister wrote:
Parents can be very cruel when naming kids.

Yeah, they think they're being funny, but it's really just cruelty. A girl a class behind me was named Crystal Shanda Lear.

My parents were more subtle... or possibly just that oblivious. My first name is Andrew. Both my middle and last name begin with 'S'.

It gets real interesting when I have to initial something with all three initials for whatever reason.

Just recalled that my mum had a family friend growing up called Dicky Aires. Apparently nobody batted an eyelid that someone walked round called pubes...

Although I think that only works as a character name in Viz magazine or something similar.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Richard wouldn’t happen to be landlord at the Lamb and Flag, would he?

Careful or he'll be on the phone to Skullcrusher Henderson

One of my kids pointed out some names in the Skullduggery Pleasant books. Some are really good. My favourite is Lord Vile, he sounds like another Tory.

“It’s pronounced Vee-lay, acktchuwwlly”