The Name Game

[Eichhörnchen]

Have you ever come across someone with a funny name (apart from me) and what did you do about it? I once rang a Mr Train at 2:00 in the morning from a public call box (drunk) and yelled "Choo-choo" down the phone. He was very cross

A friend of mine found someone called Zebedee in the phone book and used to ring him and say "Boing.... time for bed"

[Tchocky]

I remember during my time in tech support a British engineer in the directory by the name of Bob Sherunkle.

Never had a reason to call and see if it wasn't a practical joke..

[Eichhörnchen]

:har::Kaleun_Applaud:

[Eisenwurst]

One of the Head Honchoes of one of our largest recently privatised ex Gov't organisations is a Mr...........Koczkar. For god's sake mate change your name !!!!

[Reece]

Well my son said he knew a "Dwayne Pipe", I checked on facebook and there are 2. :yep:

[Eichhörnchen]

Double lol :har::har:

[Jimbuna]

I went to school with a lad called Richard Long, we called him Dick.

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

LCDR Destiny Savage USN, Chief Engineer of USS Cowpens (https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2014/08/11/cowpens-bizarre-cruise/) came to my mind. When I first heard the name it brought to my mind adult film actress rather than naval officer.

[u crank]

I kid you not!

I attended a funeral for a relative this week. This lady was the minister conducting the funeral service. You can't make this stuff up.:D

https://www.journalpioneer.com/news/local/united-church-minister-to-march-in-charlottetown-pride-parade-337455/

[Eichhörnchen]

Nice :yep:

[Eichhörnchen]

I once came across a real person named Helmut Wankmüller... that's not you is it, Skybird?

[Reece]

Double lol :har::har:

[Eisenwurst]

Some years ago now our Diplomatic Press Corp nearly caused an International Incident. There was an important Trade Deal being signed, and when one of the foreign signatories was introduced, the reporters fell about the floor laughing their heads off......the poor guys name....... a Mr Bum Suk.

[Catfish]

^ hehe

If our anglo-saxon friends only knew how their names and vocabulary sound and what they mean to the rest of the world, in other languages :haha:

[Dowly]

I knew a girl whose last name literally translated to 'Deepbottom'. She hated it.

Also, if you're thinking of naming your daughter Persephone, just know that perse means ass in Finnish.

[Eichhörnchen]

There's a Mr D. Ream in our local phone book... maybe he's a nightmare

[Jimbuna]

My next door neighbour up until about two years ago was Anthony Perf but this is quite something else...

https://i.postimg.cc/HktTF16W/funny-unfortunate-names-101-589c680eebb7b-605.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Eichhörnchen]

^:har:

[Eisenwurst]

http://i.imgur.com/DGzioHu.jpg

Got my vote.

[Eichhörnchen]

^ :har::har::har:

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/2jP3q8D9/funny-unfortunate-names-34-589b28c033c24-605.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Eisenwurst]

http://i.imgur.com/TczOnsT.jpg

[Eichhörnchen]

:haha: Hardy-harr-harr :haha:

[Eichhörnchen]

Honest... there's a guy in our local phone directory called "A. Moment"

You can imagine a conversation with the clerk at the Employment Office:

"Name?"

"A Moment"

"Please... I haven't got all day... what's your name?"

"A Moment"

"Look you're not going to stand much chance of a decent job if you can't even remember your own name, sir"

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/mrkTZ3M0/thtttyjty.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/fRkPJ82j/funny-unfortunate-names-125-589c709cf3b52-605.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Aktungbby]

OUR FAMILY GYNECOLOGIST IS NAMED HYMAN HYMAN:k_confused:

[Eichhörnchen]

:har::haha::haha::har:

[Eisenwurst]

http://i.imgur.com/Qd3R6t1.jpg

[ET2SN]

https://i.postimg.cc/mrkTZ3M0/thtttyjty.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

You might want to read a chapter from Blind Man's Bluff titled The Ballad of Whitey Mack. Donald Duck was Whitey's chief A-ganger and parts scrounger on the USS Lapon.

:har:

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/FFdWRK9B/Leadership-Starmer4.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Commander Wallace]

You might want to read a chapter from Blind Man's Bluff titled The Ballad of Whitey Mack. Donald Duck was Whitey's chief A-ganger and parts scrounger on the USS Lapon.

:har:




And Donald hid his stash of parts on the boat where only he thought no one knew where they were. :yep:


That book was a great read. :yep:


Edit : As I remember, one of Commander Chester "Whitey" Mack's Favorite crew members on Lapon was Tommy Cox. Tommy was a crew member not on the official manifest or part of the crew but that didn't stop him from earning his " Dolphins. " Whitey Mack was a big man in more ways than one.

[ET2SN]

yep:


That book was a great read. :yep:

That chapter would be a great basis for a movie. :up:

There were many of us who didn't like Blind Man's Bluff when it was first published. Those stories were our stories and were not supposed to see the light of day. I finally got around to reading it after I got out and the book answered some questions I had.

When I was on the Barbel, we had a pretty bad accident but managed to save the boat. The Navy had enough with diesel boats by then and we were told to de-commission the boat in Pearl Harbor.
Meanwhile, the Navy wanted to "do us right" after our ordeal and sent detailers out to Japan who told us they would send us to where-ever we wanted to go (within reason).

I wanted to go to a "637 stretch" that specialized in ELINT/COMINT missions. Bad. I thought I was gung-ho enough and had the background and experience to do the job but there was a catch. By this time, the older 594 ("permit" or "thresher" class) and the 637's were due for the scrapyard and the Navy wasn't shy about getting rid of them.
Except for one boat. :hmmm:
The USS Parche had already earned a couple Presidential Unit Citations, and PUCs were extremely rare in the Navy. No one really talked about her or her mission but no really talked about the other 637's.
So, I told my detailer I wanted to go to the Parche. :D

He gave me a "you gotta be ####ting me" look and said, "OK. I can't send you there but if you're really interested I can talk to the people who can".
Meanwhile, ET div on the Barbel wasn't big. There were only 3-5 of us at any given time. At some point, we inherit an ET1 named George and George has NO interest in being our LPO. He is, however, a REALLY good ET and I hang around a lot just to learn how to do my job better.
The day after I talked to the detailer, George comes over and says "Let's go up on the pier and have a talk". Great, I screwed something up. :o

Instead, in very short sentences, George tells me about "special projects" and how most guys think they know what it is but the reality is a lot different. Those jobs are reserved for guys with a LOT more experience than I've got and the kicker was that once you got into special projects it was VERY tough to get back out.

So, that light bulb suddenly clicked on and George answered a lot of my questions without having to say anything. :up: The next day the detailer shows up again and I say "OK, tell me what's available on the west coast. I'd like to stay in SQDN 7 if I can".

[Reece]

@ Jim, keep it clean, no bad language is tolerated on this forum!! :03:

[Eisenwurst]

http://i.imgur.com/utxx0BB.jpg

[Commander Wallace]

That chapter would be a great basis for a movie. :up:

There were many of us who didn't like Blind Man's Bluff when it was first published. Those stories were our stories and were not supposed to see the light of day. I finally got around to reading it after I got out and the book answered some questions I had.

When I was on the Barbel, we had a pretty bad accident but managed to save the boat. The Navy had enough with diesel boats by then and we were told to de-commission the boat in Pearl Harbor.
Meanwhile, the Navy wanted to "do us right" after our ordeal and sent detailers out to Japan who told us they would send us to where-ever we wanted to go (within reason).

I wanted to go to a "637 stretch" that specialized in ELINT/COMINT missions. Bad. I thought I was gung-ho enough and had the background and experience to do the job but there was a catch. By this time, the older 594 ("permit" or "thresher" class) and the 637's were due for the scrapyard and the Navy wasn't shy about getting rid of them.
Except for one boat. :hmmm:
The USS Parche had already earned a couple Presidential Unit Citations, and PUCs were extremely rare in the Navy. No one really talked about her or her mission but no really talked about the other 637's.
So, I told my detailer I wanted to go to the Parche. :D

He gave me a "you gotta be ####ting me" look and said, "OK. I can't send you there but if you're really interested I can talk to the people who can".
Meanwhile, ET div on the Barbel wasn't big. There were only 3-5 of us at any given time. At some point, we inherit an ET1 named George and George has NO interest in being our LPO. He is, however, a REALLY good ET and I hang around a lot just to learn how to do my job better.
The day after I talked to the detailer, George comes over and says "Let's go up on the pier and have a talk". Great, I screwed something up. :o

Instead, in very short sentences, George tells me about "special projects" and how most guys think they know what it is but the reality is a lot different. Those jobs are reserved for guys with a LOT more experience than I've got and the kicker was that once you got into special projects it was VERY tough to get back out.

So, that light bulb suddenly clicked on and George answered a lot of my questions without having to say anything. :up: The next day the detailer shows up again and I say "OK, tell me what's available on the west coast. I'd like to stay in SQDN 7 if I can".


As you already know, the Parche and her commanders were legends and Parche is the most decorated U.S Ship in history. I can understand why you and others would want to keep things to yourselves. The submarine community isn't called the " Silent Service " for nothing. The missions and exploits in the book more than likely would have remained buried were it not for Johnny Walker " Red " and his spy ring. Most in the Navy are still bitter and rightfully so at the outright betrayal committed by the ring. For most Americans, it's unthinkable at any price the ring was paid. Walker died in 2014 and most feel he should have been executed when he was convicted. I agree with that as well. Life in front of a firing squad comes to mind as an acceptable punishment

Along with NSA traitor Ronald Pelton and the Walker ring, the cat was out of the bag, so to speak, with regards to these missions. The book perhaps cleared up some misconceptions and at the same time, honored, and rightfully so, the men who sacrificed so much on those missions. It also gave the readers without military service, especially in the Navy, a chance to understand the monumental risks associated with such service and also understand how special these men are / were who undertook these dangerous missions on a voluntary basis and / or served in the submarine forces.

On that note, it's great having individuals like yourselves on Subsim who are part of that elite group and in other branches of the service and always have the best stories, well, the ones they can tell, anyway. :D
Thank you for your service and sacrifices. :Kaleun_Salute:

[ET2SN]

Edit : As I remember, one of Commander Chester "Whitey" Mack's Favorite crew members on Lapon was Tommy Cox. Tommy was a crew member not on the official manifest or part of the crew but that didn't stop him from earning his " Dolphins. " Whitey Mack was a big man in more ways than one.

Just to start off, I'm starting to feel guilty about hijacking some threads, but please bear with me. :)

Tommy Cox and his sidekick, Jesse James (not making this up) were like the god fathers of what became the more modern ET's. Basically, they wrote the book on how to stand an ESM watch even though they weren't ETs.
Tommy came from a town called Limestone, Me which was across the street from Loring AFB. My folks lived about 50 miles to the south.

When we de-commed the Barbel, I wound up with a small box of junk souvenirs. Mostly old valve nameplates and Plexiglas doo-dads that either wound up in a pocket after a duty day or I rescued before the boat was scrapped. The rumor was that Tommy or Jesse had ridden the Barbel, but they had been assigned to a LOT of fast attacks over the years.
Later, I found out Tommy moved back to northern Maine after he retired and I was really tempted to just knock on his door one day and hand him the box of junk but it didn't work out. :salute:

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/4xYBZCcg/en86x1qb4ib41.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Eisenwurst]

http://i.imgur.com/ht5TsfU.jpg

[Eichhörnchen]

:har::har::har::har: (that gets five harr-de-harrs):har:

[Reece]

:har::har::har::har: That is gonna be hard to beat so I would say eisenwurst is the winner!! :salute:
Now what is her phone number? :hmmm:

[Commander Wallace]

https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/funny-unfortunate-names-106-589c33011c7bd__605.jpg
(https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjIjpXxpY7nAhWMnOAKHZdzA5QQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boredpanda.com%2Ffunny-unfortunate-names%2F&psig=AOvVaw0_fMw0ioMTlnCt2zb_6OT8&ust=1579476301166711)

[Eichhörnchen]

:har::har::har: Majored in....?

[Reece]

:har::har::har: Majored in....?
Sex education. :yep: (hands on experience essential.)

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/k5zLZBN3/funny-unfortunate-names-154-589dc5d13e5ab-605.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Eichhörnchen]

^ :har::har::har: Moira just laughed so much at this she forgot what she'd gone in the pantry for

[Commander Wallace]

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No thanks, I'll pass.

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/fy60mm1L/funny-unfortunate-names-63-589c319ee901d-605.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Commander Wallace]

Sex education. :yep: (hands on experience essential.)

:haha: That's terrible, Reece. :haha:
He does however look like a " hands on " kinda guy. :yep:

Of all the people i know, Reece. You're one of them. :D

Looking to buy some property or make a splash in the market ? I have just the guy to help you with a " name you can trust. "


https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3a/0a/eb/3a0aebe8758042ac6db3d908eedec06e.jpg




(https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Forigina ls%2F3a%2F0a%2Feb%2F3a0aebe8758042ac6db3d908eedec0 6e.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F 561261172283242221%2F&docid=QexDEaa26JdN3M&tbnid=3-3vkuiOFqHPUM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwjk6IHy4I_nAhWnUt8KHYciA3wQMwh1KAQwBA.. i&w=525&h=437&client=firefox-b-1-d&bih=752&biw=1536&q=funny%20names&ved=0ahUKEwjk6IHy4I_nAhWnUt8KHYciA3wQMwh1KAQwBA&iact=mrc&uact=8)

[Eichhörnchen]

It's nice to know that somewhere in the world two parents really did decide to make their son's name such a laughing stock; I've used the name Ben Dover as a gaming nom de plume for many years now, along with others like Ivor Wood, Ivan Ellovanitch, Ivan Astikoff and Laika Legova... maybe these people are out there too?

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/yxDC2rnf/hhhh.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Eichhörnchen]

UUUgh!!! :har:

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/huNEHUL.jpg

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/BQjjdkcH/funny-unfortunate-names-21-589b18ed47d18-605.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Eisenwurst]

http://i.imgur.com/OEojtMl.jpg

[Commander Wallace]

https://www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/funny-fantasy-football-names-2017-1-1024x683.jpg1024 × 683
(https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiL0erdsZPnAhWpTt8KHbKEDd4QjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportsgamblingpodcast.com%2F 2017%2F08%2F07%2Ffunny-fantasy-football-names-2017%2F&psig=AOvVaw01dGVcX10KVWZLF5_2kBdb&ust=1579651139724247)

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/1z5J5B3G/funny-unfortunate-names-122-589c8302a226a-605.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/8CW6YhCV/EO4-JWd7-Ws-AAch-Qx.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.postimg.cc/1z5J5B3G/funny-unfortunate-names-122-589c8302a226a-605.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Just don't put him in charge of the cookie jar...

[Reece]

https://www.nydailynews.com/resizer/gey0o6vdxpHD32ro1ZBmihkzzvc=/415x336/top/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/ZLTTRE3OOS6SPLCISWMZUNSRWA.jpg
How come these cookies stink! :doh:

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/gcQXpWzm/funny-unfortunate-names-124-589c89f666ce1-605.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Eichhörnchen]

My brother-in-law knew a kid at school named Wayne Kerr

[Eisenwurst]

http://i.imgur.com/6MFOTOj.jpg

Wonder if she knows B J Cobbledick ?

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/br21sLrd/funny-unfortunate-names-22-589b19d514525-605.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/76NYCMVw/funny-unfortunate-names-19-589b16e1cf345-605.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Eichhörnchen]

There are several unfortunates on Face Book named Richard Swipe :haha:

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/DZMFQXjM/funny-unfortunate-names-78-589c414c04ce2-605.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/6qh8BkkC/funny-unfortunate-names-91-589c6157ad0f8-605.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Jimbuna]

https://img.techpowerup.org/200131/funny-unfortunate-names-84-589c4b40ac5ea-605.jpg

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/cH48Jz5N/funny-unfortunate-names-130-589d697cc2512-605.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Eichhörnchen]

Maybe popped a few cherries? :haha:

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/6pZ3Z6BB/funny-unfortunate-names-108-589c3538c9611-605.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Aktungbby]

local funeral home director is Oded Lipschitz:hmmm::Kaleun_Wink:

[Jimbuna]

https://i.postimg.cc/0QVkVmJq/funny-unfortunate-names-8-589b0cce8829a-605.jpg (https://postimages.org/)