Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Brian60 on January 15, 2015, 08:01:32 pm

Title: What an unfortunate name.
Post by: Brian60 on January 15, 2015, 08:01:32 pm
I bet the crew the crew just love working on her :}
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Post by: Brian60 on January 15, 2015, 08:12:20 pm
OK finally got the photo to appear
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Post by: Arrow5 on January 15, 2015, 08:50:58 pm
Nah...Titan-Uranus  is still the best O0 {-) {-) {-) {-) %%
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Post by: essex2visuvesi on January 15, 2015, 09:01:18 pm
Hoof Hearted is on of my favourites
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Post by: Arrow5 on January 15, 2015, 09:13:35 pm
Then there was the "Shy Tot"  :embarrassed:
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Post by: U-33 on January 15, 2015, 10:05:18 pm
My Spearfish was named 'Oh Oh Sex'...but lettered 006.


Rich
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Post by: dougal99 on January 15, 2015, 10:31:57 pm
What's wrong with being an 'iron-king'  O0
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Post by: hmsantrim on January 16, 2015, 08:24:05 am
 just as well they had the gay class patrol boats in the 50`s with what the word references to-day couldn't see jack with some of these names on his cap tally.
Gay fencer  Gay Viking  Gay Bombardier
frank 
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Post by: Netleyned on January 16, 2015, 09:20:27 am
HMS Dainty is another  {-)

Ned
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Post by: U-33 on January 16, 2015, 09:21:34 am
just as well they had the gay class patrol boats in the 50`s with what the word references to-day could`nt see jack with some of these names on his cap tally.
Gay fencer  Gay Viking  Gay Bombardier
frank


Ooh...hello sailor. Chase me... ;D


Rich
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Post by: norry on January 16, 2015, 09:43:35 am
Best one i saw was on a small boat in a Clyde Marina called FECKIN HULL...

...Norry...
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Post by: hmsantrim on January 16, 2015, 11:17:51 am
Best one i saw was on a small boat in a Clyde Marina called FECKIN HULL...

...Norry...
Must be Mrs Browns Boat.. {-) {-)
 
Frank
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Post by: Colin Bishop on January 16, 2015, 11:37:47 am
Name can cause safety problems too. I remember hearing a difficult conversation on VHF between the coastguard and a yacht which was in trouble off the Isle of Wight. The yacht's name was 'Don't Panic!' I expect the owner thought he was being clever when he named it.
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Post by: Neil on January 16, 2015, 11:54:32 am
Name can cause safety problems too. I remember hearing a difficult conversation on VHF between the coastguard and a yacht which was in trouble off the Isle of Wight. The yacht's name was 'Don't Panic!' I expect the owner thought he was being clever when he named it.
bet they thought they had corporal jones on board.......

mayday, mayday, mayday, this is don't panic, don't panic, don't panic
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Post by: Fastfaz on January 16, 2015, 01:18:05 pm
   I find it amazing some of the names that people come up with especially for their children the mind boggles! I worked with a guy who had a German wife they named their son "Dieter" shame his surname was "Gent", I can imagine the stick the boy got at school. Ah well progress.
      Cheers,
           Faz. {:-{
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Post by: mrlownotes on January 16, 2015, 01:38:55 pm
   I find it amazing some of the names that people come up with especially for their children the mind boggles! I worked with a guy who had a German wife they named their son "Dieter" shame his surname was "Gent", I can imagine the stick the boy got at school. Ah well progress.
      Cheers,
           Faz. {:-{


I had to think about that one, it went 'clean' over my head !
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Post by: derekwarner on January 16, 2015, 09:07:22 pm
 {-) ..we had a local Detective of  :police: & his surname was Pipe........well after Mrs Pipe gave birth to a young boy..... he was named Dwayne...[obviously a very intelligent officer]

 {-) ..next door neighbour [Mrs Green] many years ago named her daughter Theresa

All true..... :-)) .. Derek
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Post by: Buccaneer on January 17, 2015, 03:07:10 pm
A few years ago I passed a car towing a boat called 'Betty Swollocks'
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Post by: Netleyned on January 17, 2015, 03:13:37 pm
A few years ago I passed a car towing a boat called 'Betty Swollocks'

We're you in your office (NA 39) at the time %% %% %% %%

Ned
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Post by: Jerry C on January 17, 2015, 06:09:55 pm
I remember a cruise ship called Q 4 calling Barcelona Port Control. PC asked him to spell the name. He said Quebec four. PC asked him to spell Quebec. It went on for quite a while.
Jerry.
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Post by: Netleyned on January 17, 2015, 06:17:40 pm
Calling Port Radio on the East and South Coast,
Warship Echo as was the callsign on 16 often
left me with a silence until the operator had
realised who we were.


Ned
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Post by: Brian60 on January 18, 2015, 08:09:16 am
If we've moved on to surnames, I knew a nurse who was called Mary Christmas. I often used to pull her leg about the surname of her husband.
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Post by: Howard on January 18, 2015, 03:25:27 pm
My Wife once worked in records for the gov, and once traste a DR, called oh-mar-caka shitter
                                           regards Howard
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Post by: dreadnought72 on January 18, 2015, 08:33:41 pm
If we've moved on to surnames, I knew a nurse who was called Mary Christmas. I often used to pull her leg about the surname of her husband.

She should meet my work colleague: Carole Musik.  ;D

Andy
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Post by: essex2visuvesi on January 18, 2015, 11:30:08 pm
There's a Chinese chap in the office where I work called Long Dong  {-)




I kid you not
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Post by: hmsantrim on January 28, 2015, 05:32:56 pm
 
Once had to post an item I sold to an E-bayer called  Mr R Soles    O0
 
 Frank
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Post by: Martin (Admin) on January 28, 2015, 05:49:35 pm
 
I knew a Robert soles... always careful how we said his name!
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Post by: boat captain on January 28, 2015, 06:58:25 pm
I had a work mate p ennis.
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Post by: g6swj on January 28, 2015, 07:30:29 pm
I saw a license plate above the door of a pub in Derby

Licensee's name Roger Myring

!ouch

Regards
Jonathan
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Post by: theboatcrew on January 28, 2015, 09:54:47 pm
Once had a period when some people I knew had names that seemed to suit......

The kids headmaster was Mr Cheatham, my bank manager was Mr Careless and by boss was Mr Savage