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Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:56 am
by saparris
I had a student (and this name is not sad) named Thomas Reynolds Lastname the Eighth (VIII)....Hope he keeps the name going.
If he doesn't, he will be the last of the Lastnames.

I had a student from Indonesia whose name was Djan Meow Liong. At the first of each semester, I called the roll by last name and ask the students to tell me what they wanted to be called (thus avoiding some embarrassing revelations).

When I said "Liong," he said, "I go by my first name."

"And how do you pronounce it?" I asked.

He said, "John."

Not knowing how the name was spelled, the rest of the class laughed.

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:29 pm
by LukeJavan8
His name was not "Lastname", I just put that in for
privacy purposes. Just thought I'd let you know.

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:39 pm
by saparris
I thought that was an odd name, sir.

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:44 pm
by LukeJavan8
I always thought "Fuchs" was an odd one too.
We have a manufacturing company with that moniker
here.

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:19 pm
by saparris
Speaking of off names, there is a Fellows Odd listed in the Rochester, NY, phone book.

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:20 pm
by saparris
And a Job Odd on Pottstown, PA.

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:33 pm
by LukeJavan8
Tattoo shop here:

Grinn and Barrett.

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:51 pm
by saparris
Blue Eye Jones was in the phone book here when I was a teenager.

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:09 pm
by saparris
Elmer Muckenfuss lives near Columbia, SC. A very common name in that area.

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:44 pm
by LukeJavan8
Are you that bored that you have to read
phone books for entertainment?
Isn't it about time to prune Holly?

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:46 pm
by saparris
Are you that bored that you have to read phone books for entertainment?
I'm studying for the bore exam.

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:02 pm
by LukeJavan8
And the Holly?

What is the degree in boredom???

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:11 pm
by saparris
What is the degree in boredom???
E.D. (ennui doctor)

Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:34 am
by LukeJavan8
Like JD is Doctor of Laws, most of whom should be
sued for malpractice.
Sad name, sad initials.

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 10:00 pm
by misterdoe
I always thought "Fuchs" was an odd one too.
We have a manufacturing company with that moniker
here.
Since someone mentioned rappers: There was a producer/record company owner in the 80s and 90s named Aaron Fuchs. Apparently he got tired of comments, because towards the end of his company's run his named appeared in credits as "Fox."