Unfortunate, Ironic or Oddly Appropriate Names

Rev. Powell · April 28, 2011, 09:45:20 PM

The US representative from Texas retired in 2003, but when someone challenges me I still say "you and what Dick Armey?"

I had a friend in college named Peter Bender. That's bad, but not as unfortunate as this poor guy, high school basketball star Peter Jurkin.

Paquita · April 28, 2011, 10:04:02 PM

I swear there was a boy in High School named Dang Ho.

One of my neighbors has a really amazingly hilarious name, but I'm afraid to type it here because I've googled him and found him and I'm afraid he's going to google himself and find me talking about him.

Psycho Circus · April 29, 2011, 05:01:04 AM

I went to school with a Richard Head and a Richard Cheese, who were both never called by their full names...

There's a guy where I work called Kok Chew

Doggett · April 29, 2011, 05:04:34 AM

Justin Thyme.

BoyScoutKevin · May 14, 2011, 05:01:11 PM

When my sister was attending the university where she went, one of her favorite professors was a man named Dean. He was so highly thought of, both by her fellow students and the school adminstration, that there was some talk of promoting him to dean. Of course, his title would then be the unfortunate Dean Dean.

Flick James · May 16, 2011, 08:33:46 AM

I went to high school with a guy named Richard Houlder (think about it for a moment).

I also had a regular customer when I was in retail named Richard Head. What's up with these horrible parents?

AndyC · May 16, 2011, 09:14:39 AM

A teacher I had in high school told us about a former student of his named Pete Moss.

retrorussell · May 16, 2011, 05:43:53 PM

Leah · May 16, 2011, 06:41:29 PM

There's this kid called Jed I. Knight, no joke, at least I saw it on Failblog.

Mr. DS · May 16, 2011, 09:01:22 PM

Someone I know knew a person named Crystal Chandalier

AndyC · May 16, 2011, 09:25:33 PM

Have we mentioned Fort Wayne's beloved four-time mayor, Harry Baals?
http://www.badmovies.org/forum/index.php/topic,133057.0.html

Psycho Circus · May 17, 2011, 12:08:06 PM

Met a guy today called Dick Fitter.

Leah · May 17, 2011, 01:22:14 PM

I met a guy named Rich Ascol today.

AndyC · May 21, 2011, 05:39:49 PM

Thought of another one today. I remember a guy in high school, a particularly chubby kid who's surname just happened to be Biggar. Poor guy took a lot of teasing about that.

Psycho Circus · May 22, 2011, 06:18:06 AM

Quote from: AndyC on May 21, 2011, 05:39:49 PM
Thought of another one today. I remember a guy in high school, a particularly chubby kid who's surname just happened to be Biggar. Poor guy took a lot of teasing about that.

That's quite a popular surname where I live at the moment.