I was in school with a guy whose second name was Gamble. His mother was called Betty Gamble...

and yes, she worked in a bookies office.

Well, better than Lon Moore, I suppose.

There's a guy at HP in the US that's called Richard Bossack but prefers to be called Dick Bossack

Pilot Inspektor Riesgraf Lee

I used to work with a guy called Austin Martin

Gerard King. He was insisted that his name was Gerard, not Ger... why do parents do this to their children?

My uncle worked in insurance for 30+ years and collected a large number of odd names. His favourite was Orson Carte.

Rather scarily, I just googled "orson carte" and was presented with teh following snippet

"Orson Carte, our man on the tools, ponders life's great mysteries ... Orson Carte ... Orson Carte, Security Installer columnist, writes on security ..."

I once knew a Joanna King who was sick of people chatting her up at parties with the opener 'You must be Jo King'.

I wonder if anyone's ever said to her, "well go ahead, don't hold it in on my account"

What about Randy Bender?!

I dont get it.........

I once took a support call from a Wan King

and his father was Lee King.

I also new a guy a called oliver klosov

Mike Hunt. He's actually a surgeon at a nearby hospital (but he goes by Michael, go figure).

a girl called Shelly Beach

...but have you met a Wayne King???

( I haven't, but there must be one or two about )

I also went to school with a Jimmy Riddle, and once worked with a Teresa Green.

My daughter went to school with a John Lennon.

Say it quickly...

"I've no tool"

It took a sec, but I got it. Phil McCrackin is better, imo.

When I worked in customer service, we had an account under the name of Mr. Diesel T. Truck. No shit. Diesel Truck! His middle name was "Tractor". That's right, Diesel Tractor Truck.

And he named his son "Mack".

I knew a kid called Wayne Kingham. He had a massive chip on his shoulder and a weird superiority complex, so he always felt he had to intimidate people. Being a short-arse didn't help him, but his two big mates did. I'm pretty sure his name turned him into the dick he became, a bit sad really.

Every time I hear the end of Gardener's Question Time on Radio 4, the announcer states that the "producer was joking".

Mr and Mrs Dyck, living next door to a friend of mine, named their son Randy*. They must have really hated him.

*: Seriously. Search for "randy dyck".

...the organizational board outside the offices of the School of Public Health listed the lead researchers in the communicable diseases section as Dr. Clapp and Dr. C. D. Cox.

I used to work with a network engineer named Michael Kok. Yes he went by Mike. Lead to all kinds of derisive snorts and chuckles when he would join a conference call and announce himself.

Then there's also the race car driver Richard Trickle. Yes, he goes by Dick.

...called Everard Koch.

Fine upstanding fellow too.

... of very diminutive stature christened Richard. All who knew him made heroic efforts NOT to call him "little/tiny dick".

And then there was this guy in Hong Kong who thought that Ivan was a real cool christian name. Unfortunately his surname was Ho !!

However, a real cool pseudonym, most often used in various shows and conventions to fox the aggressive salespersons, is Ivor Ardon !!

I knew a girl names Lisa in high school... last name Moorehead

I work with a guy named Mike Hundt and does go by Mike.

My name was rather the boring thing until the Friday the 13th movies came out.

I kid you not, at my school there really were two pupils called Paul Styrene and Tammy Paxman - what on earth were their parents thinking about?