I know a guy named…June 20th, 2006 @ 4:01 pm
You know what’s awesome? When you’re walking to work and a very nice looking man smiles at you on the street. This very thing happend to me this morning. After he smiled I thought to myself, he totally made my day and he doesn’t even know it. What a nice man.
That’s not the awesome part.
The awesome part is when you finally get into work and you realize that he’s a coworker. Who’s office is like 3 down from mine.
Meaning I should totally know who he is.
And he wasn’t be nice, he was being snubbed by me.
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I had lunch with some girlfriends last Friday. Sort of an “Isabel’s Last Day as a SAHM” thing. We had quiche and fresh fruit. And then we ate an entire batch of rice crispie treats.
We sat around and talked for hours. Eventually the conversation turned to one of my favorite topics, “I know a person who’s name is….”
You know how this works, you say something like, I went to school with a girl named Moonbeam Sunshine. Then they next person is all, well I dated a guy named Michael Jackson. I seriously love this game.
I always win.
I swear that the lady who works at the animal feed store my Dad goes to is named Gay. Which is only sort of awesome. The most awesome part is that she married Mr. Gay. And then took his name. Making her GAY GAY.
Hee-hee.
I like to think of her as Super Gay.
So can anyone top Gay Gay?
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Jessie
said,
June 20, 2006 at 4:15 pm
I have an aunt Brooke Brooks, and before she married her name was Brooke Greene, which is equally bad. I also know someone named Crystal Waters. My mom knew someone whose first name was Nova Starbright.
But Gay Gay is pretty funny.
SortaBlonde
said,
June 20, 2006 at 4:23 pm
This does not TOP yours by any means, but I went to jr. high with an Emerald Green and an Ebony Black. At the age of 13, I found this HIGHLY amusing.
Cindy
said,
June 20, 2006 at 4:42 pm
These in NO way top yours but I’d thought I’d share.
Dick Nipple (customer from work) Steve Miller (classmate, not the band.) and b/f uncle is Don Johnson.
Meg
said,
June 20, 2006 at 4:43 pm
I think I would go up to him and explain that you’re still suffering from new baby mom and oops! And that lunch sounds great!
Hilary
said,
June 20, 2006 at 5:00 pm
Totally can’t top Gay Gay. That is too funny!
I did cheer with this girl named Holly Wood though.
Frema
said,
June 20, 2006 at 5:04 pm
In middle school, my seventh-grade homeroom teacher was Mrs. Gay. Her son was named Barry. Yep– BARRY GAY.
A.
said,
June 20, 2006 at 5:14 pm
Gay Gay is un-toppable, but I know a girl named BJ. And her maiden name is Cockson. Priceless.
Isabel
said,
June 20, 2006 at 5:27 pm
BJ Cockson reminds me of one I had forgotten about…
My friend in college, Mia Long, married a Mr. Johnson. So she became Mia Long-Johnson. Classic!
Sarah
said,
June 20, 2006 at 5:32 pm
I don’t think I can top Gay Gay, but here it goes:
My husband had a professor named Richard Long and he went by Dick. That made him Dick Long
My husband’s step father’s last name was Odor. He used to tell people “spells the way it smells” and his first name was John. John Odor. His son is named Clayton Odor and Clayton married a girl named Wendy Long. She didn’t take his last name (suprise, suprise) but the hotel at the wedding reception put up signs everywhere directing people to the “Long Odor Wedding.” It was pretty funny.
Dayli
said,
June 20, 2006 at 5:40 pm
Nah, can’t top Gay Gay.
But I did have a classmate whose name was not so much funny but just unbelievably long, so I can’t forget it: Gonzalo Antonio Escobar Arizmendis Guzman de La Cruz.
Say it with a Spanish accent and it’s even funnier.
Oh, and I also had a coworker called: Jane Plain.
For real.
Britt
said,
June 20, 2006 at 5:48 pm
Gay Gay…Ha ha ha! That would suck!
I went to high school with Ethan Deener and Richard Head AKA: Dick Head. No joke! And there’s a first-grader in my district named Maternity Sweat.
Then there was my 7th grade math teacher, Mr. Bates. Everyone called him “Master.”
Katie Ricks
said,
June 20, 2006 at 5:56 pm
My Jr. High gym teacher was totally Seymour Butts!!!! Not quite as good as Gay Gay but SOOOOO close! And my uncle is Johnny Carson, and friend is Peter Jennings.
A.
said,
June 20, 2006 at 5:58 pm
Britt- I think you and I went to the same Jr. High. Unless there were 2 different 7th grade math teachers who were called Master Bates, I am guessing you grew up (or at least spent 7th grade) in Ft. Collins. Am I right?
Britt
said,
June 20, 2006 at 6:19 pm
A.-I went to jr. high in Salt Lake City. I never knew there was such a high population of Master Bates. Two in one school?? That’s crazy! And why would someone with a name like that teach jr. high school anyway?
Heather
said,
June 20, 2006 at 6:36 pm
My highschool principal was named Richard Moore. He went by Dick, which is not all that funny until you try to figure out how he had to fill out forms. Moore, Dick
My husband went on a fishing trip with a guy who’s first name was Ty and his last name was Knot. The best part about it was his middle initial was A. Ty A. Knot.
A.
said,
June 20, 2006 at 6:40 pm
Wow, I cannot believe there are so many people named Bates who teach Jr. High math! You’re so right, Britt - why would you subject yourself to that? It’s pretty obvious that the kids are going to call you Master.
And I didn’t mean to imply that there were two in one school. That would really be crazy! When I said “unless there were 2 different 7th grade math teachers etc…” I was just being highly doubful that there would be more than one man in the world named Bates who would teach 7th grade math. Looks like I was wrong to doubt that!
Elisette
said,
June 20, 2006 at 7:57 pm
Justin Case and his sister…
Sue Case.
Jack Knoff (pronounced kuh-noff)
janet
said,
June 20, 2006 at 8:54 pm
I don’t think I can beat Gay Gay, but I can contribute two good ones:
A cousin of a good friend is named Vera Vera. She didn’t even marry into that name, her mother gave it to her. (I think the 2nd “r” has a spanish accent on it, so it is pronounced a little differently, but still!)
Also, a friend from college has the initials Z.Z. (pretty Chinese name). This year she got engaged to a guy named S. Topp. So she will be ZZ Topp!!
Lizzy
said,
June 20, 2006 at 9:04 pm
We had a family friend named Richard Johnson. He went by Dick.
Dick Johnson.
Which is no Gay Gay, by any stretch.
Christar
said,
June 20, 2006 at 9:21 pm
A lot of people don’t know (or don’t believe) that my real name actually is Christar. That’s my first name and to make it even better, my cousin whom I grew up with like a sister who is about a year younger than me, her mother (my aunt) decided to name her Sunshine Rae. No joke. Everyone who came across us, whether it be in school or just hanging out with eachother was always amazed by this and asked if we had any siblings named Moonbeam or Starshine, or if our parents were hippies. To answer your question, no we don’t, and no they aren’t.
Nap Queen
said,
June 20, 2006 at 9:34 pm
Let’s see. One time I had to do cold calling for a summer internship. I had to call a guy named Dick Ring. It was all I could do not to laugh on the phone. I know a Rod Johnson. My sister had a hair dresser named Cat Head. My dad’s good friend is Bud Weisser.
Isabel
said,
June 20, 2006 at 9:48 pm
These are all so awesome. I am loving reading the names (of course I have to say them outloud to get the full effect)!!!
Why do parents do this to their kids!???
Kara
said,
June 20, 2006 at 10:31 pm
Used to work in Customer Service, and one day I received a phone call from Junior Weiner.
Katrina
said,
June 20, 2006 at 11:00 pm
This certainly doesn’t top Gay Gay, but my college friend Amy married a guy named Darrell Amy, so she is now Amy squared. We got a kick out of it.
callalily_1
said,
June 20, 2006 at 11:43 pm
I’ve enjoyed reading your blog for months now but this is the first time I’ve ‘de-lurked’ to comment. This was just too good…
I used to know girls named Misty Dawn (I forget her last name) and Chrystal Chandelier.
But, I think Gay Gay still tops the list!
andrea
said,
June 20, 2006 at 11:48 pm
Ok, so my 5th grade teacher was named Mrs. Dutzi (Doot see) and her first name Dickie. Dickie Dutzi, Dicki Dutzi, it is so fun to say.
And I actually worked with a girl named Nutricia! I love this stuff!!
Chas
said,
June 21, 2006 at 12:34 am
I know a lady named Gay…but not Gay Gay…I do know a Thomas Thomas…but that doesn’t quite beat Gay Gay.
Carrisa
said,
June 21, 2006 at 3:46 am
Nothing really beats Gay Gay, but I went to high school with a Les Moore, and I once worked with a Valentine Heart… so sad.
Jennifer
said,
June 21, 2006 at 4:03 am
My husband knew a guy named Richard Dick.. they called him “double dick”.. lol, when I was working at HQ, it was like Home Depot back in the 80’s I had a customer whose name was Donald Duck. At my old job I had a patient whose name was Walt Disney, and my girlfriend used to work in the records dept. at a hosptial, they had a pt. named Harry Butt. What is wrong with these parents????? LOL
Mrs. Flinger
said,
June 21, 2006 at 5:58 am
Why, oh why, do people do that to their children? I knew a Bill Williams (William Williams) and a Ryc Cyr (palandrome) but NOWHERE is that Gay Gay. Oy.
Love the new digs. I JUST finally got my blogroll up to date (with you on it) and you go and move! Running to bloglines to keep up…
Liza
said,
June 21, 2006 at 4:33 pm
I once babysat for a Brooke Traut.
Reesh
said,
June 21, 2006 at 6:45 pm
Two classmates of mine got married. Her first name is Aliki (A-Leaky) and she married Chris Faucet, so her name became Aliki Faucet (A leaky Faucet). I don’t know if it tops Gay Gay, but it cracks me up still to this day!
Reesh
said,
June 21, 2006 at 6:51 pm
And hey, wasn’t Paris Hilton Dating a guy with the last name Paris?? Not that she would change her famous last name, but it would have been funny to be called Paris Paris.
Lisa B
said,
June 21, 2006 at 8:24 pm
Gay Gay. Yup. That beats anything I could come up with. The worst boss I ever had was named Jeff Dickover. He was an arrogant asshat. His last name fit him well…
amanda a
said,
June 22, 2006 at 7:55 am
Better late than never…I went to high school with an Adam Apple and his sister Candy. I couldn’t help but think that their parents were more than a little sadistic.
Diana
said,
June 22, 2006 at 2:59 pm
My 10th Grade Health teacher was Mr. Barr, his wife’s name? Gay. So her name was Gay Barr.
Durga
said,
June 23, 2006 at 2:26 pm
Can’t beat Gay Gay but I’m married to Michael Owen… (same as British Soccer Star..)
We know a Elder Elder and his sister who was for a year and a half - Sister Elder.
There is a Tamil guy guy i know whose name is Myurane…pronounced: My Urine.
TRUDAT
Corinne
said,
July 7, 2006 at 1:55 am
I worked in College Admissions, and a guy named Phuc Tran applied… Seriously… his name was Phuc.
Joe
said,
July 14, 2006 at 5:39 am
I worked in the mailroom at an insurance company for a month, here are the actual names of people I sent actual letters too;
Tonsillitis Jackson, Ms. Dixie Darlin, and I swear, Areola Brown.
Dave Gahan
said,
April 10, 2007 at 7:41 pm
Well, it’d be pretty difficult to top Super Gay. But my grandmother grew up with a gentleman named Harold Balls.