xxx 2 Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 I just read this article about teachers judging students by their name - and thinking up front who were the good kids and the bad ones. Good list: Kate, Gregory, Sean, Charlotte, Jamie, Daniel, Lucy, Isobel, Ben, Sam, Harpreet, Imran, Asam, Alice and Joseph Bad list: Bobbi-Jo, Kloe, K'tee, Kristopher, Jayne, Wayne, Charlie, Liam, Ryan Jordan, K'tee, Kloe and Bobbi-Jo are all names to make some teachers' hearts sink, apparently. Teachers have confessed to making snap judgements about children from their names on the register. In a light-hearted debate on a teachers' website, they have listed the names they associate with problematic and charming pupils. Poppys are seen as hyperactive, Kayleighs as a pain and Ryans as hard work, according to chat on the website of the Times Educational Supplement. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4274318.stm Interesting subject. I know I often have some 'images' (?) associated with names - mostly based on people I know with that name even though obviously it has nothing to do with that new person. Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 Apparently that kid 'Wayne Kerr' is a bit of a problem in class. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I always knew I was a good student just cuz of that list Yeah, and my classmate'Ben Dover' was a pain in the @ss too Link to post Share on other sites
sakebomb 0 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 And my class mate Kelly Roots! (real name)! Unfortunate name, not sure if she did though! Australian slang Quote: Root (verb and noun) : synonym for f*ck in nearly all its senses: "I feel rooted"; "this washing machine is rooted"; "(s)he's a good root" . A very useful word in fairly polite company. Link to post Share on other sites
egglesby 1 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I wonder which list "echineko" would come in. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 In H.S., there was a girl called "Anita Ho" "I needa Ho!" was what peeps use to say - she was gorgeous too...poor name though eh? Link to post Share on other sites
Dims 0 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 We had a Paul Zanus at high school. Always heaps of giggles when his name was called over the schools P.A system. "Paul's anus, please come to the office please, Paul's anus" Link to post Share on other sites
maoriboy 0 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I knew a guy called Wayne Kerr in high school. Built like a brick sh**house and didnt take no sh** about his name either. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 K'tee ---- is a name? Never heard that one before. Link to post Share on other sites
bettyx 0 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 my boyfriend's ex was a Hungarian gal, incredibly beautiful & blessed with the name Anita Kiss. When money got tight she went into stripping. Possibly the first stripper not in need of a stage name. Link to post Share on other sites
cheeseman 1 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 You can judge me by my handle name. Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 I know this guy who's surname is "ACOCK". How's that? Imagine how his sisters, who are both policewoman, get treated!? Luckily, one of them has got married! Ahhhh. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 At one school where I worked, I used to have to deal with a little bastard called 'Ikebe-kun'. A number of other teachers I mentioned this to felt there was something intrinsically sinister about the name. I've also learned that people with 'Yone' in their names are to be avoided as far as possible. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 IT'S TRUE!!!!!! I also know a tiresome man called Yoneyama. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 yoneguchi for me...the man is the most namakemono student in the world He has only turned in a few homework assignements in 2 years Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 The police liason officer at my son's school was Officer Nick Steele. Link to post Share on other sites
simbasimba 0 Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 I went to school with a "Meagan Slutski." No kidding! She is a nice kid and not what her name implies. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 lol.. please don't judge people by names. Does it stand on some statistics or what? If people judge me by my surname, it's kinda hard to imagine. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Slutski! Poor girl. I was watching some movie one time and noticed that someone in the credits surname was "Wanker". Can you believe that?! Mr Wanker! Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 I think I remember seeing that too 2pints. Quite possibly Chief Grip Wanker, whatever a chief grip is. I have a general preference for Japanese girls' names that don't end in 'ko'. There are a couple that have come close to having a disastrous appeal. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 For J-girl names I like Chiemi. In H.S I can remember an auctioneer that advertised on a lot of park benches named Dick Long. I'm sure he got his fair share of prank calls. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I think I heard somewhere that the -ko names aren't as popular now with parents when they come to choose names. True? Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Tomoya - all the Tomoyas I have taught have been complete muppets. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 I hope no-one will judge me by my handle name. My avatar perhaps On the subject of names that you get on with. I have known a few Lukes and not liked any of them, while I have always liked the Alans I know. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Names in movie credits: Thomas Wanker (The Day After Tomorrow) Max Wanko (Alone in the Dark) Jonathan Wank (visual effects in AI) Kenny Wank (crew for Show And Tell) Jordan M Wank (director of Devil Times Five) Jeffrey Wank (crew for Thankyou For Smoking) Wendy Wank (she won 2 Emmys for editing some US series). Sound like a bunch of Wankers to me, them. Gabriel Du Cunto (make up for Pirates of the Caribbean) Arsen Diklic (Croatian screenwriter) Others: William Shite Lou de Prijck Prick James Gordan ****ar Joseph ****s Link to post Share on other sites
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