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NFR Names suited to professions

Started by Holders, September 05, 2014, 09:14:27 PM

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Holders

As there's no game this week, a little light relief:

Names suited to professions, all absolutely genuine:

Mr El Nashar, Mr Sockett and Dr Giddy: Dentists
B T Ring: Telecomms Engineer
Dr Tripp: Power Systems Protection Engineer
Kevin Packer: Warehouseman (worked for a Johnny Haynes)
Mr Balls: Vet
Mr Lamming: my sheepdog's current Vet. His professional partner is Mr Hare.
Mr Lawless: Solicitor
Rev. Paradise: Parish Priest
Les Noyes: Audio system salesman
Russell Steer: Auctioneer at Exeter cattle market
Anne Webb: The first Chairman of the British Tarantula Society
Mr Dowling: carpenter

Also – on the invite to a meeting at P&O (the shipping company and names adjacent in alphabetical order): Captain Bligh and Mr Christian.
In Co. Down, near the famous mountains: The Mourne Funeral Parlour.

Any others?

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ron

Mr Butcher was the obstetrician during the birth of our daughter.....
......luckily couldn't have been more different to his name !

Holders

Gutmore and McCabe (macabre) - butchers, Totnes.
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Supermitch

 I had a woodwork teacher who's name was Mr Carpenter.

There was also Mr Clay but he wasn't the Art teacher unfortunately.....

grimmynz

A local sandwich bar run by Mrs Buttermore

The Bronsons

There used to be a business or shop on Lillie Road with an appropriate name but can't remember it. Anyone have an idea?


rogerpbackinMidEastUS

Ho Lee Fook - Chinese Restaurant, Kings Road (a long time ago)
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Hong Kong Fulham fan

I work for an airline and we have these two real names,

Captain Jack Sparrow.
Captain Kirk.

HatterDon

I once had a dentist named Dr. Payne. We were both in the AF and he was officially Major Payne.

I was also stationed with two captains who we could never convince to meet in a wrestling match as a fund raiser. One was named Greco and the other was named Roman.
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the nutflush

Theres a jockey down here in Australia by the name of Anthony Cavallo (Italian for horse).
Theres also a pro tennis player named Tennys Sandgren.

absent cottager

There is a pub in melbourne called the dick whittington, which has an off-licence attached, called the dick's liquor, a bit off topic I know but couldn't resist.

Holders

Quote from: absent cottager on September 06, 2014, 08:02:16 AM
There is a pub in melbourne called the dick whittington, which has an off-licence attached, called the dick's liquor, a bit off topic I know but couldn't resist.

I had a friend called Dick Whittington. When the post of Mayor of London was first created a few years back now, I told him that he should stand. He had no idea why I felt so strongly that he'd be sure to be elected.
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Holders

BBC radio light entertainment producer Jo King.
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spikey norman

There was a dentist near me in King Street Hammersmith called Dr Phang and a photo of his surgery front window appeared on the front cover of Pink Floyd's album 'A Nice Pair' but I think there was a problem with this and the picture was removed on later versions of the LP

f321ffc

Not related to profession but,back in the 70's we were on our way to an away game on the m1, we passed a lorry sign written. WAYNE KERR transport, also wasn't the someone on TV a magician I think called Wayne king.
Always brings a smile when I pass El Nasher dentist in Newton Abbot
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epsomraver

I worked for a builder who's name was Mr Bloggs

Supermitch

When I worked for NatWest many years ago there was a Corporate Manager in the Farnham area.  His name - Richard Turpin and obviously went by the name of Dick.

Jimmy Hill

Had a Dr Limb who was an orthopedist surgeon.


Holders

I mentioned this to a friend at lunch time who offered  Dr. Pyle in Brixham.

I once worked for an Eric Hunt on whose behalf I sometimes had to make phone calls and was sometimes asked to repeat his name.

I also worked for the CEGB and was once asked to spell it.

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rogerpbackinMidEastUS

Dr Head who was a Head Doctor at a hospital.
His brother Richard was an idiot
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