Alis girls Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 A friend who works in the city has a client called Glenda Jackson but not THE Glenda jackson. It led me to thinking about past people who I have met through my job. Years ago in the 1980's I did cancer nursing and one day on a late shift in handover the Sister at the time moved on to a Patient called wait for it Alfred Hitchcock. General tittering ensued until she fixed us with a steely look and advised that he had no sense of humour and subjects such as showers and the amount of birds flying around were banned. He was indeed a morose character and probably got fed up of the jokes he heard. I did wonder why he never changed his name. I also knew a Victoria Wood (not the VW though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I work with a Simon Cowell. Went to school with a girl call Sara Morris and her brother was called Austin also many years ago I worked with Albert Hall. Sage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 Gosh Sage - the Simon you work with must get some stick. I am pleased I only have a long Greek surname no one can spell or pronounce , to have a name the same as someone famous must be awful esp if they are awful. I love saying my surname really fast especially to annoy people. Mwah mwah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I know Ross Kemp Not the Ross Kemp though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I used to work with a girl called Kim Appleby, not the same one as from Mel and Kim fame though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I was in primary school with a Dean Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillM Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Really? You don't look that old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Oi!!! I think it was his 'mini me', i never heard him sing That's Amore either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillM Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Don't suppose he handed round 'pizza pie' at dinner either? Actually my eldest daughter is about to marry Chris Martin.... Must be a petty common name I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I went to primary school in Liverpool with a Michael Caine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 My daughter goes to school with a Lewis Collins. She didn't understand why Hubby & I laughed when she told us his name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirstine Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I used to know a Liz Taylor. She hated it and was very relieved to be rid of it on marriage (only the one marriage so far, that I know of!) My stepchildren are Richard and Judy - I think they quite like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I've taught Glen Miller and Oliver Hardy and ES is in the same class as Sam Brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie&Moose Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Not a famous name but my mother used to teach a lad called Jimmy Riddle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 My first MIL was Linda Evans, not the same one as Dynasty fame, but equally as glamorous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowcloud Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I knew a Liz Taylor too, but also there was a John Thomas at schoole - what were his parents thinking? I also used to work with a Peter Sutcliffe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I went to school with a boy called ....Sprout......Russell Sprout , no need to say what the poor boy was called.... Yep...Brussell Sprout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 That's plain cruel - what were the parents thinking?? I work with Chris Evans - yep you guessed it - not THE Chris Evans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldstar Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Before I got married I shared my name with an American actress called Olivia Brown. She was in Miami Vice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 As we are straying into unfortunate names... I was in school with a Teresa Green... And my in laws have friends called Sydney and Pearl... Their surname... Yep you've guessed it Harbour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple hen Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I used to work with a lady whose maiden name was Theresa Wood My FIL has a lovely friend who is called Gordon Bennett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldstar Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I went to school with someone called Wayne Carr. Poor boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker Chick Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 We used to chuckle to oursleves when DD was at primary school as her teacher was Miss Tree (couldnt help but think of mystry ) but when we found out her christain name was Cherry ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 That reminds me,one of my daughters teachers is a Miss Isles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I was at school in the 70s with a poor lad called Richard Head and to make matters worse, his father was one of our teachers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
