Coincidental & Ironic Names In The News...

[Crossbreed]

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle M. OUTLAW.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle_Outlaw

 

[Neonatal RRT]

Urologist,...Dr. Richard Cutter

 

[tree]

https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/658729/Dr-Richard-Cutter
Not an uncommon name, it seems.

I haven't been able to find a Richard Cutter, urologist, though.

 

[Nitro]

The late Dick Trickle, former stockcar racer.

https://winstoncupmuseum.com/dick-trickle-funny-name-tenacious-racer-legend/

 

[Mr. Stevens]

Soren Kierkegaard. Christian philosopher whose last name means "Churchyard."

 

[Outdated]

Back in the 90s in Australia two of our politicians had a very public political row that the general public found to be completely ridiculous. It didn't help that their names were Abbott and Costello.

 

[Crossbreed]

It didn't help that their names were Abbott and Costello.

(What was Abbott's first name & Who was Costello.)

 

[Outdated]

(What was Abbott's first name & Who was Costello.)

Correct!

 

[Progster]

My sister knew a guy named Richard Head.

 

[Outdated]

I'm convinced some parents do this deliberately. As kids my sister had 3 Theresas in her class - Theresa Brown, Theresa Green and Theresa Wood.

 

[Crossbreed]

I'm convinced some parents do this deliberately. As kids my sister had 3 Theresas in her class - Theresa Brown, Theresa Green and Theresa Wood.

When our babies' births were being announced in our local paper, there was always somebody who named their daughter Amanda Lynn.

 

[Luca]

My dad knew someone whose last name was Phillips-Head. That always made me laugh.

I went to school with someone whose last name was Condon. It got misspelled a lot.

 

[Progster]

I had a teacher who was called Mr Windass.

 

[Gracey]

As teenagers, and as a prank, we'd telephone the local pub and spin a story about an emergency at home and how a patron should return home immediately.
A gang of us would be listening down the receiver as the bar maid called out to the whole pub in a northern accent (dropped H)
"Is Mike 'Unt in tonight? Has anyone seen Mike 'Unt?"

We were bored.
And horrible.

 

[Gracey]

Usain Bolt - sprinter.

 

[Gracey]

Wiki lists an example of a Urology article researched by Messers Splatt and Weedon

also a book titled Polar Exploration written by Daniel Snowman

 

[Gracey]

William Wordsworth. Poet.