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Curmudgeons' Corner -blame it on the PITAs

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  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    My OH does not have a middle name neither does her sister (they are twins) her parents excuse was it was hard enough finding a name each let alone thinking of 4 names.

    I went to school at the same time as a boy who had jug handle ears wore NHS horn rim glasses, classic pudding basin haircut, surname Bennett you guessed it- first name Gordon, poor kid didn't stand a chance  :|
    AB Still learning

  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    I was at school with a boy with sticking out ears. Honestly, without any malice at all, we called him Radar. I don’t suppose it’s related but, after Geography at Oxford, he became a monk.
    Rutland, England
  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478
    Names , I have two middle names , one my dads , secound my uncles because I was born on his birthday and have no problem with them
    O/H uses her middle name 
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    When I had my first daughter,Mr and Mrs Thomas, yup, they called the poor boy John!
  • hogweedhogweed Posts: 4,053
    You can call yourself anything you want if you live in a vacuum. But banks, credit cards, passports etc etc all need to be opened/used with a legally certified name. The easiest department to deal with was the tax office who just took my details over the phone, no certified copy (original) needed! Everywhere else I had to send the original, wait until I got it back, then send it on again. Ad finitum. Even the council wanted to see the original before swapping my council tax over. 
    'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    That’s why I got several certified copies. All over and done with in a couple of weeks.  :)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • SuesynSuesyn Posts: 664
    I am ,and always have been, called by my middle name . I don't know why my parents gave me a first name if they didn't intend to use it.  I only use my first name on official documents but don't think I could be bothered to change it now. 
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    Hardly anybody on my Mum's side of the family were known by their first name.  There were so many Margaret and James in the family it just got very confusing at any family gatherings.  Mum was Peggy as a youngster and that became Pat as an adult.  Pat came from Paterson, her middle name.  Even then most people assumed her name was Patricia.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    All my mum's family are second name users. It's like they have a formal first name and a second name for everyday use. None of them can explain why they do it but it's fairly common in some parts of Wales.

    Grumpy today because my car failed its MOT for broken rear suspension springs. My wife's car failed on the same thing recently too. I'm not saying the roads are badly maintained around here but I've done less than 3000 miles since the last MOT and 1000 miles since the last service.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Oh 💩WE  ... mine did that shortly after I bought it (after the warranty expired of course). It came from a rural area notorious for potholes at the side of the roads... which spring failed ... the front passenger side one of course 🙄. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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