Without a word of exaggeration, I've just had a fitter in my house called 'Zander Fisher'. :lol:
I maybe should have asked him if he worked on the fly.
Other names I remember was a woman called Hazel Knutt, and a guy in my student days called Phil Kettles.
Or that famous football referee, Mr R Soul.
SWMBO worked with Ailsa Craig and Isla White
Quote from: Alan on January 07, 2015, 04:34:16 PM
and a girl called Kat Walker.
Who had a brother, Doug Walker. :lol:
Wife is adamant she went to the school with Roland Butter
I knew a Major Dickie Head 2 i.c. Of 3 rifles 2009 to 2010
i used to refer to a colleague as 'the petrified forest".
She was Teresa Stone :)
Alex
When I worked for British steel/Corus there were quite a few characters and nicknames that made me laugh. I actually was a friend of this chap and went to a few gigs with him back in the day. His name was/is Albert Earwaker. That name always bring up images in my head of a Dickensian character walking down a narrow Victorian street ringing a big bell and getting everyone up in the early morning to go and work in the cotton mills or whatever. A human victorian alarm clock :lol:
Then there was Big Crasher the craneman, he got his name because he wasn't the most careful of crane drivers and was always having minor accidents then when his son started in the foundry he was christened Bumper!. A family Duo of Crasher & Bumper.
Another father & son duo was an old guy nicknamed Banger, because he was a banger [nutjob/headcase] then when his son started in the work he was named Boomer and is still known by that name to this day.
There were a few others. Once I remember some more I will post them. but I always remembered Crasher & Bumper and Banger & Boomer :lol:
Old movie star Rip Torn :D
Chris.
Quote from: guest on January 07, 2015, 08:20:59 PM
Best nickname I've heard was 'Prince Albert' ......so called because his real name was Willie Pearson :D
:roflmao
Orthopaedic consultant at the RAH in Paisley was Mr Cartlidge.
Jim
Another true one, that nearly got me into trouble when I worked in the health service - there was a guy in the renal (ie kidney) unit called Jimmy Riddell
Once knew someone called Billy Brick.
Also knew someone with the nickname Aladdin.....usually appeared out of nowhere when someone opened a bottle....I'll get ma coat !!
Dick Bender - Authority on software testing (USA)
Richard Puller - Anchorman on local news in florida (USA)
Andreas Wank - Ski Jumper (pals know him as Andy) (AUT)
The worst first name I ever came across was Dickon. I told him not to call me MR Smith so asked him his first name which he was clearly trying to hide. He was based in lewisLewis.
Thereafter I agreed let's just stick with MR Green.
Cheers
Paul
Power of google.
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When I started a new job I was in a small purpose built building housing production, quality control, stores, etc etc.
It had a tannoy system to reach people in a hurry.
I thought I was part of a big wind up by everyone when within a couple of weeks I had heard repeatedly
Dave Allen
Willie Miller
Bob Dylan
John Lennon
Father Brown
Vince Philip and Tattie Crisp being summoned.
but I wisnae
When I was in my teens, there was a lassie round here with huge mammary glands called May Twogood. She was a keen tennis player and played at the local tennis club. We used to sit ootside the surrounding fence on a wee hillock and watch her playing. She was the best supported player in the club by a mile. :lol:
Billy
Quote from: east wind on January 09, 2015, 04:22:58 PM
When I started a new job I was in a small purpose built building housing production, quality control, stores, etc etc.
It had a tannoy system to reach people in a hurry.
I thought I was part of a big wind up by everyone when within a couple of weeks I had heard repeatedly
Dave Allen
Willie Miller
Bob Dylan
John Lennon
Father Brown
Vince Philip and Tattie Crisp being summoned.
but I wisnae
Worked in a building with a tannoy system too. It was operated by a rather large girl who was asked to broadcast that a certain Mr Jarse was in reception ....." There's a Hugh Jarse , Hugh Jarse in reception" She didn't take it well at all when she heard the laughter round the building. :shock:
Once as a new start I was told by a very senior guy who I thought was beyond humour, that a woman who worked in the building who had a pair that made Dolly Parton look flat chested was called Mrs Biggins. I never twigged. That didn't end well ! :lol:
We had upped security at my place of work and all visitors had to report to reception, sign in, collect a badge, name who they were visiting and wait to be collected. The chair of one committee was Lady Sanderson who would just breeze past without stopping. The new lassie on reception stopped her and went through due process before calling through to me that there was a "Sadie Anderson" in reception.
Quote from: east wind on January 09, 2015, 04:22:58 PM
When I started a new job I was in a small purpose built building housing production, quality control, stores, etc etc.
It had a tannoy system to reach people in a hurry.
I thought I was part of a big wind up by everyone when within a couple of weeks I had heard repeatedly
Dave Allen
Willie Miller
Bob Dylan
John Lennon
Father Brown
Vince Philip and Tattie Crisp being summoned.
but I wisnae
The list goes on. I was out with a couple of guys from the old days yerterday and they reminded me we also had a Sam Torrance & Tony Blackburn in the building.