Best names in the media
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Best names in the media
I'll start with Damian Grammaticus - any other gold ones?
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Of course there's always Old Blue Jamie Coomarasamy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters ... asamy.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Coomarasamy
I always thought of him as "Jamie" even when he was going through the phase of being a professional "James". (Like I never think of Charlie Hazlewood as "Charles")
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters ... asamy.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Coomarasamy
I always thought of him as "Jamie" even when he was going through the phase of being a professional "James". (Like I never think of Charlie Hazlewood as "Charles")
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Edward Woodward.
(Once described as sounding just like a 'f@rt-in-the-bath' !)
(Once described as sounding just like a 'f@rt-in-the-bath' !)
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When I first heard his name I thought he must have made it up.Eruresto wrote:I'll start with Damian Grammaticus - any other gold ones?
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Just waiting for Marty's nomination (FB maybe).
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AKAP, it's best name, not best bottom.AKAP wrote:Just waiting for Marty's nomination (FB maybe).
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Kofe Annan came out more often as Coffee
At school there was a guy in Ma A called Nick Sex and another called Love. It was said that Shippen once asked for Sex and Love to come to his study!!!???
At school there was a guy in Ma A called Nick Sex and another called Love. It was said that Shippen once asked for Sex and Love to come to his study!!!???
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Found in the Financial Times:
Ubiquitous Perpetuity God. San Rafael, California
(In the article a psychiatrist did state that "God is too sick to be out in the streets!)
Massimo Introvigne (somewhere in Italy) reckons Mary Poppins is close to Satanic.
Ubiquitous Perpetuity God. San Rafael, California
(In the article a psychiatrist did state that "God is too sick to be out in the streets!)
Massimo Introvigne (somewhere in Italy) reckons Mary Poppins is close to Satanic.
What happens if a politician drowns in a river? That is pollution.
What happens if all of them drown? That is solution!!!
What happens if all of them drown? That is solution!!!
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I think we'll have to go a long way before anything trumps these guys:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldne ... state.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldne ... state.html
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There was also a Nicholas (Nick) King and his sister Joanna (Jo) King in the 80s!CHAZ wrote:Kofe Annan came out more often as Coffee
At school there was a guy in Ma A called Nick Sex and another called Love. It was said that Shippen once asked for Sex and Love to come to his study!!!???
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How about Bamber Gascoigne --- Great presenter of University Challenge --- until succeded by that Patronising *********
Who has, of course, all the answers in front of him !
"You mean you don't know it was Saint Improbable of the 3rd Century -- common knowledge !"
Who has, of course, all the answers in front of him !
"You mean you don't know it was Saint Improbable of the 3rd Century -- common knowledge !"
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Always referred to by me as......... 'Blowna Gasket' !NEILL THE NOTORIOUS wrote:How about Bamber Gascoigne --- Great presenter of University Challenge --- until succeded by that Patronising *********
Who has, of course, all the answers in front of him !
"You mean you don't know it was Saint Improbable of the 3rd Century -- common knowledge !"
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J.R. wrote:Always referred to by me as......... 'Blowna Gasket' !NEILL THE NOTORIOUS wrote:How about Bamber Gascoigne --- Great presenter of University Challenge --- until succeded by that Patronising *********
Who has, of course, all the answers in front of him !
"You mean you don't know it was Saint Improbable of the 3rd Century -- common knowledge !"
Or "Amber Grassgroin" in our house.