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irrational
3 months ago
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Surnames from nicknames nobody has any more
My wife had an elementary school teacher Richard Weiner who went by Dick. You can't make these things up.
bryanlarsen
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Richard Arthur Assman got more than his 15 minutes of fame due to his name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Assman
arrowsmith
3 months ago
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No-one believes that I went to school with someone called Ben Deacock, but it’s true.
Huffers2
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I still laugh occasionally when I remember an army career video I saw in school which featured (among other officers) a "Major Richard Head".
irrational
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Major Dick Head must have been praying for a promotion to Lt Colonel.
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