Some parents are bastards.

[kingandy]

If your surname was "Thomas" you wouldn't call your son "John", now would you? Apparently you would; one of the phone girls in the office was overheard talking to a gentleman of such appellation. She was unaware of the slang term at the time and now has to ring him back without laughing.

Assuming that is, of course, his real name.

This prompted a brief discussion in the office. Apparently Paul once knew a boy - a vicar's son, no less - by name of Richard Seaman. He also had a pair of gym teachers called Stretch and Stride. We are forced to conclude that it is, in point of fact, a funny old world.

UPDATE: The same girl has just called John Connors.

Comments

[kestrana.livejournal.com]

Apparently ::poke::'s Chem teacher was named Barry Firm and in high school there was an extremely slutty chick whose name was Lisa Layme

[foul-temptress.livejournal.com]

I think its mightly brave that they even entered the teaching profession with those names, the problem with mr roper was we couldnt call him or shout at him in a nasty way as he was one of the best teachers we had and him and his wife were really nice.

[kingandy]

Somebody else in the office mentioned that he once dated a teacher who wisely decided to use a fake name in the classroom.

Her real name was Miss Dyke.