Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:07 pm
The Mock Turtle
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That's not a real name!
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Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:09 pm
He was so nice that I felt bad sharing it. (Not that bad Obvs)
Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 10:11 am
This article flashed up in my browser today and I had to track it down to confirm that the man in question's name is actually Nonce. 
Yep, Nonce Paolini. Unfortunate.
Yep, Nonce Paolini. Unfortunate.Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 1:43 pm
Nonce 
I went to a baby and toddler group this morning and thought one of the mums was shouting for a “Rocky”, which is unusual (and was my childhood dog’s name), but not massively unexpected. But no, I found out later she was saying L.ocky, because her son is called L.ock - “as in lockdown”. She was totally serious, and apparently has an older son called Ll.oyd because her waters broke while she was in the chemist.
She also made sure I knew that her surname is L.omond which seems especially unfair to her youngest.
I went to a baby and toddler group this morning and thought one of the mums was shouting for a “Rocky”, which is unusual (and was my childhood dog’s name), but not massively unexpected. But no, I found out later she was saying L.ocky, because her son is called L.ock - “as in lockdown”. She was totally serious, and apparently has an older son called Ll.oyd because her waters broke while she was in the chemist.
She also made sure I knew that her surname is L.omond which seems especially unfair to her youngest.
Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 1:45 pm
Eww. We judge.
Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 1:49 pm
How dreadful.Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 1:50 pm
I encountered a mother screaming at her son today.
Poor Atticus. For being called that, and for having her as his mother!
Poor Atticus. For being called that, and for having her as his mother!
Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 2:18 pm
This has to be a wind up.Leap wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 1:43 pm Nonce
I went to a baby and toddler group this morning and thought one of the mums was shouting for a “Rocky”, which is unusual (and was my childhood dog’s name), but not massively unexpected. But no, I found out later she was saying L.ocky, because her son is called L.ock - “as in lockdown”. She was totally serious, and apparently has an older son called Ll.oyd because her waters broke while she was in the chemist.
She also made sure I knew that her surname is L.omond which seems especially unfair to her youngest.
Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 2:27 pm
Nonce! I properly laughed loudly at that
Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 2:50 pm
Probably nothing on the right child. But when his own mother pronounced it A-icus with no T sound, well.
Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 3:49 pm
Oh god, I’ve just told C and apparently L.ocky goes to Hop’s nursery Thank god I know this as I’m about to invite some nursery kids and their parents to her birthday and I’d almost certainly put my foot in it with someone who knows them.
I did wonder if he was a possible Lachlan at first, but the ch is a very distinct sound here, and then she said “His name is L.ock, as in lockdown”. It was the L.omond that seemed a step into casual trolling, but now I might be able to find out
Thank god I know this as I’m about to invite some nursery kids and their parents to her birthday and I’d almost certainly put my foot in it with someone who knows them. I did wonder if he was a possible Lachlan at first, but the ch is a very distinct sound here, and then she said “His name is L.ock, as in lockdown”. It was the L.omond that seemed a step into casual trolling, but now I might be able to find out
Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 3:53 pm
Lock Lomond . It really shouldn't be allowed.
There was a Richard Bird at my work, but he did style it out by calling himself Dickie.
. It really shouldn't be allowed.There was a Richard Bird at my work, but he did style it out by calling himself Dickie.
Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 5:56 pm
Atticus is totally a “shouted out in Waitrose” name. He would have a sister called Fenella and a baby brother called Tarquin.
Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 8:09 pm
One of my friends has this name but we call him Birdy, and another has the same first name but the surname of a much beloved sports presenter, and it’s him that we call Dickie.
Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 8:30 pm
I think Atticus is the full name of Ats in Top Boy 
This is amazing!Leap wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 1:43 pm I found out later she was saying L.ocky, because her son is called L.ock - “as in lockdown”. She was totally serious, and apparently has an older son called Ll.oyd because her waters broke while she was in the chemist.
She also made sure I knew that her surname is L.omond which seems especially unfair to her youngest.
Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 8:59 pm
I love Atticus. It's nothing like Tarquin!
That definitely would have been one of those times where you really puzzle over what Hop's new friend Loch Lomond is actually called. Like when P and I spent months trying to figure out the two Georges Topsy and Tim kept saying about, George Kitchen and George Dinner (Dickson and Jenner).
That definitely would have been one of those times where you really puzzle over what Hop's new friend Loch Lomond is actually called.
Like when P and I spent months trying to figure out the two Georges Topsy and Tim kept saying about, George Kitchen and George Dinner (Dickson and Jenner).Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 9:45 pm
The Georges Kitchen and Dinner
Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 10:04 pm
One of my cat's nicknames is Catticus.
Aw Topsy and Tim's Georges! When I was little I kept telling everyone my teacher's name was Mix Max Donor to their bemused faces until my parents would translate: Miss McDonald.
Aw Topsy and Tim's Georges!
When I was little I kept telling everyone my teacher's name was Mix Max Donor to their bemused faces until my parents would translate: Miss McDonald.Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 10:07 pm
I'll have a Mix Max Donor if you're going to the kebab van please.
Re: That's not a real name!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 10:15 pm