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I know it's juvenile, but I find names with "special meaning" really funny.
For example, The Independent had an article today about Israel, and the author turned out to be Patrick Cockburn.
Which of course begged the obvious follow up question... are there any Harry Cockburn's in the world?
Yes and No
What's your favorite unfortunate name? And I don't mean fake ones at the end of a Bart Simpson prank call - I want real names where parents didn't realize (or maybe they did...) that they were subjugating their children to years of snickering and many trips to the psychologist.
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Friends and workmates of friends, so I don't know them directly..
Rich Pickings
Lisa Simpson
And a joke I just got on email about the supposedly  true name of a woman who runs a pub
Linda Lykes,
The Cock Inn,
ERBUM,
Tillet,
Herts.
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It'll be much easier if you just comply.
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Location: Iowa, how long can this be? Does it really ruin the left column spacing?
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I went to high school with a B. J. Stoner.
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R.A. Dickey. Leads to quotes like "Thole's done a nice job back there, receiving Dickey."
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"One ticket to Washington, please. I have a date with destiny."
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There's a Dick Shaker in the town next to me, owns a car dealership there.
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Ima Hogg, daughter of a Texas governor. She wound up being quite the philanthropist.
Shanda Lear, daughter of Bill Lear (Lear Jet)
My wife, working in the nursery, has actually encountered "Abcde" (ab-SID-ee), "Espn" (ES-pin), and others...
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I once knew a local designer by the name of Richard Held. Unfortunately, he didn't go by the name Richard...
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There used to be an old fellow in my town named Beecher Dick.
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My stupid iPhone game: Nesen Probe, it's rather old, annoying and pointless, but it's free.
Was free. Now it's gone. Never to be seen again.
Off to join its brother and sister apps that could not
keep up with the ever updating iOS. RIP Nesen Probe.
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Games Meister  Join Date: Aug 2009
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I was always fond of Dick Assman.
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Edward Penishands, i saw a documentary about him once. He was quite a happy fellow.
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I'd swear we had this thread before.
Brook Trout (son of a guy I worked with)
Richard Head (he was before me in line to check in to a hotel in Dallas)
And just today on FAIL Blog:
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar 
I was always fond of Dick Assman.
I've actually been to his gas station.
Strangely enough, supposedly so has James Blanchard, the US Embassador to Canada, specifically to meet Dick Assman.
There is also a Mike Kuntz in his city. And I suppose every city has Mike Hunt.
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There is a urologist in Toledo, Ohio named Richard Tapper.
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Originally Posted by Eug
Those are pretty good. In Long Beach, MS there was an optometrist named Pearce-he ran the "Pearce Eye Clinic" on Hwy 90. I always thought that was an unfortunate choice...
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Originally Posted by Eug
FUNNY article. Thanks for the post 
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
- Thomas Paine
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I'm also surprised no one has mentioned NHs old D. representative:. Dick Swett.
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What, me worry?
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New Scientist Magazine got obsessed with Nominative determinism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for a short while, it is crazy, but it happens.
Examples:
Dr. Dick Chopp - Famous urologist, specializing in vasectomies.
Frances Crook - director of the Howard League for Penal Reform.
Charles M. Telesco, astronomer.
Anna Smashnova - the Israeli tennis player.
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Amy Freeze, Fox Chicago Weather Woman
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I saw a sign for commercial real estate once, the agents name was:
Dick Kurtz
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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A guy named Peter Bender used to come into a store I worked in a long time ago.
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I once had dental work done by Royal Paine, DDS.
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Consider these posts as my way of introducing you to yourself.
Proud "SMACKDOWN!!" and "Golden Troll" Award Winner.
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I knew a guy named 'Richard Seaman'. He chose to go by 'Dick'. When I knew him, he never understood why the kids giggled when he was introduced.
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Originally Posted by Person Man
There is a urologist in Toledo, Ohio named Richard Tapper.
There’s a former captain of the national Danish men’s handball team who’s called Joachim Boldsen (= Ballson).
I went to high school with a B. J. Stoner.
Remove the first letter from my e-mail address (which is made up of my first name and my last two initials), and you get “anus BJ”. It actually took me two years to see that one. 
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Baseball players Coco Crisp and Milton Bradley.
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Slick shoes?! Are you crazy?!
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Dickon Stainer... head of Decca Marketing in the UK!
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MacBook Pro 2.2 i7 | 4GB | 128GB SSD ~ 500GB+2TB Externals ~ iPhone 4 32GB
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My old boss' name was Richard Payne, and yes he went by "Dick".
Nicest boss a guy could have.
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"It's weird the way 'finger puppets' sounds ok as a noun..."
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There was a girl named Virginia, we called her "virgin" for short, but not for long.
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My cousin's first wife was the sixth of six children. Apparently, by the time she was born, the parents decided to have a little fun with their newborn daughter as they'd already used up 5 traditional family names. So, Mr. and Mrs. Easter decided to name their daughter Happy.
Yep, Happy Heather Easter.
As I recall, having only met her twice, she was a bitter, bitter woman.
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Joaquin Bottom (real name of Joaquin Phoenix).
Roddy Bottum (flamboyant keyboardist for Faith No More).
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
Joaquin Bottom (real name of Joaquin Phoenix).
What about his dead brother River Bottom.
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I plan on my first born male having the first name Max and the middle name Capacity, but that's not an unfortunate name. it's just awesome.
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