An unfortunate name

Huma Weiner. Kinda rolls off the tongue.

Terry

[Otter74]

Would sound sort of terrible, but she kept her own name, Abedin.

[2porscheguy]

Too lazy to do a search here but I'm pretty sure that there's another thread dealing with other "unfortunate" names.

But WTH, I'll start.....

My nephew's 5th grade teacher a few years ago......Rhoda Dyck......IT'S TRUE, OK!!

[BE911SC]

How about Dick Trickle.

[Don Ro]

A childhood neighbor playmate named Louie Goscratch.
.
Another childhood 15 yr. old neighbor named Betty Fuchs...and she did.

[yetibone]

Originally Posted by BE911SC

How about Dick Trickle.

...or Dick Mann?

[ckissick]

Originally Posted by 2porscheguy

Too lazy to do a search here but I'm pretty sure that there's another thread dealing with other "unfortunate" names.

I remember that thread.

People with Funny Names

[HardDrive]

Originally Posted by Don Ro

Another childhood 15 yr. old neighbor named Betty Fuchs...and she did.

Hah!

[Bob Kontak]

Mr Whitekeys, who owned Chilcoot Charlies in Anchorage, back in the late 80's, found a guy in the phone book from Fairbanks with the name, Dick Flopalotofit. (flop-a-lot-of-it). He built part of his show around the name.

[rcooled]

Marriages can produce some interesting names too...

[Soren Lorenson]

Dick Tapper, urologist.

[BeyGon]

Originally Posted by yetibone

...or Dick Mann?

Hey now, Dick Mann was a very famous half mile, mile racer plus some TT and road races. He won the Daytona 200 a couple times. He was good and a cool guy. He won the AMA Grand National Championship twice.

[Cooper911SC]

Harry Johnson.
Friend of my Dad's, car guy and part time airplane restorer.

[Esel Mann]

Originally Posted by yetibone

...or Dick Mann?

Ahem, what exactly is funny about my uncle??

[M.D. Holloway]

went to grad school with a Fuk Ho from Cambodia...

[BE911SC]

Originally Posted by Esel Mann

Ahem, what exactly is funny about my uncle??

I grew up in Richmond and remember watching him race at San Jose in the early to mid 1970s. His daughter drove a nice two-tone tan/brown '65 Falcon with Gran Torino wheels. I think he was a Norton rider at the time.

[Bill Douglas]

My GF was explaining to her cousin about in England how they are combining surnames to make one new name. Her and I would be (Douglas + Bateson) Dateson.

Her cousin Ms Coombes married to Mr Bunt; said "I don't think that's such a good idea."

[sc_rufctr]

Two brothers I knew years ago...

Joe King and Wayne King!

[RKDinOKC]

My granddad's cousin was named Wave DeBord.

[yetibone]

Originally Posted by BeyGon

Hey now, Dick Mann was a very famous half mile, mile racer plus some TT and road races. He won the Daytona 200 a couple times. He was good and a cool guy. He won the AMA Grand National Championship twice.

I know, right? It's unfortunate that the name he preferred took on derogatory tone after his racing career. Never heard of him before I saw 'On Any Sunday' about 20 years ago, but like all of the people in the film, he looked like a happy man enjoying what he loves to do. Haven't heard a bad thing about the fellow since I've known who he was. Even Bruce Brown's commentary about him in the movie referred to his great personality and strength of character.