Comedic Names and Their Stories - Dick Ezenya

[hambone13]

In the spirit of Rev's "Best TV Shows" thread, I think there could be some validity in this one. There are a lot of jokes out there about "Really Funny Names" such as Richard Cranium = Dick Head, etc. I wrote the following bit in the "Osweiller Tattoo Fail" thread but I think it's a solid introduction to some good comedy and conversation about names and language in general during the off-season.....here's to my favorite Unix Administrator, Poon Tang.....love you!


I was out at soccer practice with my two kids who are 8 and 9. (Yeah, that makes 'em Irish twins. What of it?) I walked in on a conversation with a few of the moms and dads, all of mixed ethnicity including, Irish-American, Mexican-American, Danish-American, Ethiopian-American, etc.

The story teller was a female-American from Canada who had dark enough skin to be Haitian-American but claimed that she got her darker skin from her southern Indian (dot not feather) heritage. Interestingly enough, we had to get all of these details out before anyone could hear this story, in her opinion because she works for the Denver Public School system. Getting on to the actual story....

The discussion was based on all of the new, unique and unusual names that have surfaced over the last generation or so. The Canadian Dot (oh wait, is that racist or just culturally specific adjectives?) continues to describe one of her favorites' which is "Abcde" = "Absedee". We all got a real kick out of that one because there is something clever about it. Then, this this doozie surfaced as her most daunting experience ever, during "roll call" on the first day of school last year.....

She reads, "Le - a" (Official School List of Legal Names). She reads it again and again then ventures to pronounce, "Is 'Leeah' Jenkins here?".

Out of crowd of first day students, in a very irritated voice (This is fourth grade so this obviously is not the first time this little girl has had to struggle through this.) She hears, "IT'S 'LADASHA' dammit!"

I was laughing so hard after I processed the symbol to phonetic relevance that I nearly threw up my granola bar from soccer snack.

Let's not forget elements such as the Bimbo bread company. Those trucks crack me up every time I see them. Have you a contribution?

[hambone13]

My brother just texted me, "Dr. Ben Hurt".... good stuff.

[broncocalijohn]

See my avatar and tag line under it. Some don't understand it.

[hambone13]

Ben Dover and Mike Hawk

[hambone13]

Originally Posted by BroncoBeavis

I've never seen that but I just don't think you get it

When I was in junior high we found one person in Montana named Mike Hunt and we prank called him but he already had restricted calls disabled. I don't think we were the first kids to try prank callin him

[broncosteven]

I was always partial to Jack Mehoff

Originally Posted by hambone13

I've never seen that but I just don't think you get it

I try not to think too much about these things. You mention funny names and I think of 3 things.

1. The Simpsons
2. This SNL Skit and
3. Congressman (former) Richard Swett.

[Heyneck]

I don't know but on Horrible Bosses when Jamie Foxx character comes up to the bunch and says his name is Mother***ah Jones... I almost flipped out of my chair!

[hambone13]

Originally Posted by BroncoBeavis

I try not to think too much about these things. You mention funny names and I think of 3 things.

1. The Simpsons
2. This SNL Skit and
3. Congressman (former) Richard Swett.

Understood and I was being sarcastic when I said you don't get it. I certainly don't spent my nights pondering it either but it's damn funny with the right timing. The only reason the topic came up is due to my situational story on the OP. Dick sweat is definitely a keeper. Awesome.

[DenverBrit]

Originally Posted by broncocalijohn

See my avatar and tag line under it. Some don't understand it.

This should give some a further clue.

[Captain 'Dre]

Originally Posted by g6matty

Ben Dover and Mike Hawk

Mike Hunt and Dick Hertz

[Captain 'Dre]

I went to middle school with a guy named Larry Offenstein.

Yes... his father's name was 'Jack'.

Really.

[Conklin]

Haywood Jablowmee

[DenverBrit]

Teresa Green. She was a cute as the name.

This is pretty much all you need on the subject:

[Archedamian]

Went to school with a Mike Cox. Say it fast.

[Vegas_Bronco]

Best headline ever was last year when 'boehner calling for weiner resignation'....i laffed all day at work and at home...and finally my wife said 'how you old are you...14?' I replied with, 'only if your my jr high teacher'. Boehner weiner...it was onnnnnn!

http://m.gawker.com/5811959/boehner-...ation-snickers

Read comments below for richard schwett

The maturity level of this board disgusts me.

[Archer81]

My aunt's dad is named Brian Glass. He prefers to go by Jack...Jack Glass...oi. Also knew a kid growing up on base who was named Dusty Walls. In HS, there was a Chris Titiopa. (titty-opa). Nice guy, but he got called Chris-T alot.

[broncocalijohn]

Originally Posted by BroncoBeavis

I try not to think too much about these things. You mention funny names and I think of 3 things.

1. The Simpsons
2. This SNL Skit and
3. Congressman (former) Richard Swett.

I would add
4. Dick Armey

[Anikai]

there's probably a Chiefs fan out there somewhere named Todd Lerfondler

[McDman]

Originally Posted by hambone13

In the spirit of Rev's "Best TV Shows" thread, I think there could be some validity in this one. There are a lot of jokes out there about "Really Funny Names" such as Richard Cranium = Dick Head, etc. I wrote the following bit in the "Osweiller Tattoo Fail" thread but I think it's a solid introduction to some good comedy and conversation about names and language in general during the off-season.....here's to my favorite Unix Administrator, Poon Tang.....love you!


I was out at soccer practice with my two kids who are 8 and 9. (Yeah, that makes 'em Irish twins. What of it?) I walked in on a conversation with a few of the moms and dads, all of mixed ethnicity including, Irish-American, Mexican-American, Danish-American, Ethiopian-American, etc.

The story teller was a female-American from Canada who had dark enough skin to be Haitian-American but claimed that she got her darker skin from her southern Indian (dot not feather) heritage. Interestingly enough, we had to get all of these details out before anyone could hear this story, in her opinion because she works for the Denver Public School system. Getting on to the actual story....

The discussion was based on all of the new, unique and unusual names that have surfaced over the last generation or so. The Canadian Dot (oh wait, is that racist or just culturally specific adjectives?) continues to describe one of her favorites' which is "Abcde" = "Absedee". We all got a real kick out of that one because there is something clever about it. Then, this this doozie surfaced as her most daunting experience ever, during "roll call" on the first day of school last year.....

She reads, "Le - a" (Official School List of Legal Names). She reads it again and again then ventures to pronounce, "Is 'Leeah' Jenkins here?".

Out of crowd of first day students, in a very irritated voice (This is fourth grade so this obviously is not the first time this little girl has had to struggle through this.) She hears, "IT'S 'LADASHA' dammit!"

I was laughing so hard after I processed the symbol to phonetic relevance that I nearly threw up my granola bar from soccer snack.

Let's not forget elements such as the Bimbo bread company. Those trucks crack me up every time I see them. Have you a contribution?

I've heard a variation of the le-a story before. It is an urban legend.

I do work at a life insurance company and I kid you not we insure a woman named Sweetmeat Brown. I'm not kidding. I laughed the whole day about it.