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[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] mudmaniac@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Arthur Dent!? THE Arthur Dent!?

[–] Mithre@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

"Late?"
"Yes, late, as in the late Dentarthurdent."

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Hugh Mungus

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago
[–] leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

She has a husband, you know...

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Fokje Modder

Which is a perfectly fine Dutch name, but it's pronounced like 'Fuck your mother'

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 9 points 5 days ago

Harry Baals, former Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

[–] Karcinogen@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)
  • Mike Ox-Long
  • Hugh Jass
  • Ben Dover
  • Mike Hawk
[–] dgmib@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

In high school one of my classmates was named Benjamin Dover.

Also had a classmate named Ma Deek.

[–] genuineparts@infosec.pub 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I went to school wit a girl named Carrie Hunt

[–] Koyaanisqatsi@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

Mike Litoris

[–] x4740N@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)
[–] Blackout@fedia.io 24 points 5 days ago (1 children)

As usual I refer to KTVU out of San Fran for the best ones: crash

[–] burrito@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] mudmaniac@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I found this place on vacation.

[–] soysauce@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 days ago

Hahaha that's perfect!

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Nice to meet you, I'm George.

...welp, I gave it a shot.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 6 points 5 days ago
[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Richard Head

Now find a good nickname for “Richard”

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 1 points 5 days ago
[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I knew a Richard Odar. Pronounced odor

[–] mudmaniac@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Hugh Jass.

Not my idea tho. I saw that name on the credits of a video game. Never found out if it was a joke or truly the name of some unfortunate soul.

[–] Daeraxa@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 days ago

I knew somebody who used the more British version in a game - Hugh Jarse

[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

There was a Hugh Jass Burgers in Lexington Kentucky.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago
[–] fubo@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago
  • Margaret "Peg" M. Harder
  • Joy S. Cummings
  • Mona Little
[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

5 minutes in a popular VRChat public server and you'll get all the names you will ever need

[–] kindenough@kbin.earth 8 points 5 days ago

Janny Poepjes, she died this year at 88. There are still over 200 people in the Netherlands with a little poop in their surname.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Paging Dr. SatansMaggotyCumFart...

[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Harry Balzac

[–] zxqwas@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Jenny Talia.

[–] circledsquare@fedia.io 5 points 5 days ago

My first email handle was poodlecruncher. It was referring to the harmonics shrieks my guitar made when I lightly touched the fret, and had the amp turned up. Got a few strange looks with that one.

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Phil McRevis

[–] g0nz0li0@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago
[–] norimee@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

I don't have to make anything up. Two people I met in real life:

Pussy Bear
&
Dieter Wank

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 3 points 5 days ago
[–] model_tar_gz@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Richard Trickle

[–] Skanky@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Dick Turner

[–] Boolean@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Hugh G. Rection

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Asanti Tea Drinker

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