They did what...?!?

Tangential story:
Back in the dark ages, my large medical center employed multiple page operators, whose main duty was to page physicians on the overhead speakers to call a department phone extension.
One April 1st, a playful pharmacist called the page operator and asked for Dr. Hyman (a prominent neurosurgeon) to be paged. Soon, the page was heard for "Dr. William Hyman, extension ----, please." The pharmacist waited a few minutes, then called back and explained that he didn't want William, but his younger brother Buster. He told us the page operator dryly replied, "Nice try."
 
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Someone left a note for this female Capt to call Anita Dick, and she started to do so. I said, Capt, look at that name. She got a good laugh out of that.
 
When I lived in Cleveland there was an Urban Legend that there was a guy in town named Nosmo King. Nerver could verify it. He wasn't in the phone book. Still thought it was funny.
 
If you work for an airline at a big airport, you see a lot of names.
On tickets, and elsewhere. I remember Sister Gentile, Father Priest, and yes, Colonel Klink.

Then when you get bored, you make pages. Mr Byrd, Mr. Jay Byrd to the white courtesy phone...
 
I have flown passengers named Anita Mann, Hairy Mann, Hairy Nose, and once dropped off a box for a Mike Hunt. I was told over the VHF to announce on 68 that I was dropping off a box for Mike Hunt. I triple checked to make sure thats what they wanted me to say......The local dispatchers did not understand why I had such issue with this name.
 
Oh and I've also flown Willie Nelson out of port lions, AK!
 
There's an attorney in Christian County Missouri running for circuit judge named Jennifer Growcock.

Since many surnames in Europe were a family's profession one must wonder whether this family history was in poultry farming or prostitution.
 
BigBadLou said:
I've heard of this one, the lady (or at least she thought she was a lady) pronounced her son's name "sh-teed", spelled as you suggest.
And her daughter was named "La-a". When inquired about pronunciation, she scalds everyone "it pronounced lahk it sound, Ladasha, you fooo!" :D
Seriously, can't make this stuff up.
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That and Lemonjello phave been going around for decades. I've met people from half a dozen different cities who all swear they were there when it happened.
 
We had a president with the first name of Grover. I thank my parents for not naming me Grover.
 
Zeldman said:
We had a president with the first name of Grover. I thank my parents for not naming me Grover.
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Which would be the worst of the first names if named after a President? Grover, Chester, Millard, Rutherford, or Barack?
 
EdFred said:
Which would be the worst of the first names if named after a President? Grover, Chester, Millard, Rutherford, or Barack?
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I'd be ****ed at all of those....

But I'd be more ****ed to be named after William Henry Harrison. Worst. President. Ever. "As my first official act, I will do my best to get pneumonia, then die from it."
 
ircphoenix said:
I'd be ****ed at all of those....

But I'd be more ****ed to be named after William Henry Harrison. Worst. President. Ever. "As my first official act, I will do my best to get pneumonia, then die from it."
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Some might consider that the absolute best possible public service of any politician. ;)
 
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I second this. I think we would all be better off this time around if both the contenders did exactly that.
 
Alright guys, please keep this out of the Spin Zone (or is it S**t Zone??), otherwise we might see the thread locked. Though it really isn't aviation related so no pity here. :)
 
My college classmate ordered checks when she opened a bank account. They printed her first name as 1224.

Her real name was Izzy.

So the bank misread her handwriting. Not sure why they thought it was a number.
 
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