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Introducing new staff with appropriate names.

flyboytim (Programmer)
15 May 11 7:08
Our human resources policy is now to only recruit staff with appropriate names for the position they are about to fill, so without further ado:

I'd like to proudly introduce, from Shanghai, our new TCP/IP expert and Routing engineer, Mr Wan Lan Ping...

...and please give a warm welcome to my charming new PA from the Republic of Belarus, Miss Leila Ismailova...

www.fxxxingcomputers.co.uk

BadBigBen (MIS)
16 May 11 6:56
Welcome our newest members to the Sanitation Staff: Mr. Ty D. Bowl.

our newest cook: Wyatt A. Mess

 

Ben
"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.
Only ask questions with yes/no answers if you want "yes" or "no"

Annihilannic (MIS)
16 May 11 7:29
A doctor at our local surgery really is called Dr. D. Little.  

Annihilannic.

mscallisto (TechnicalUser)
16 May 11 8:00
The three stooges attorneys classic:

Dewey, Screw-em & Howe
flyboytim (Programmer)
16 May 11 8:03
Corporate appointments:

Employee of the month in the mince processing plant here at Macdonalds UK - Patty Pressburger...

Tess Tingwell, our new Head Operative at BP Capping Services will hopefully make sure we have no more embarrassing leaks, and will help to narrow the PR Gulf that remains between our offshore operations and the USA after the disaster of 2010.

www.fxxxingcomputers.co.uk

hjgoldstein (Programmer)
16 May 11 9:37
Double Glazing salesman in Dublin - Patty O'Doors

It is time for pacifists to stand up and fight for their beliefs.

DansDadUK (Programmer)
16 May 11 10:13
This is a variant of 'Late arrivals at the ball", popularised by the long-running BBC radio show "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" (ISIHAC - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'm_Sorry_I_Haven't_a_Clue ).

There are lots of examples; e.g.:

Late arrivals at the Americans ball:

Cybil Rights, and her Irish cousin Bill O'Rights.

From Chinatown, that oriental-American artist, Yang-Kee Doodle.


Late arrivals at the Morticians ball:

The Gee sisters, Ella and Ula - they've been laid to rest a few times.


One (of many) sources of many more examples is http://www.g0akh.f2s.com/isihac/Late_Arrivals_Page.php


 
flyboytim (Programmer)
16 May 11 11:25
In the Bank of Slovakia, Kasha Bigček is our new favourite, and where better to go then than the Casino, where, on the blackjack table, Delia Goodhand is your croupier, and Tosti Dyson can be found supervising the craps table.

 

www.fxxxingcomputers.co.uk

Turkbear (TechnicalUser)
16 May 11 12:00
Hi,
From 'Click and Clack' on NPR:

Our proofreader, Marge Innovera

More here:

http://www.cartalk.com/content/about/credits/credits.html

 

profile

To Paraphrase:"The Help you get is proportional to the Help you give.."

Turkbear (TechnicalUser)
16 May 11 13:05
Hi,
OOPS.
Marge is their Statistician...

 

profile

To Paraphrase:"The Help you get is proportional to the Help you give.."

SantaMufasa (TechnicalUser)
16 May 11 14:24
The surname of the music/chorus teacher at a local middle school is "Tea". Two of her boys are "Warren" and "Geren". (If you need either a guarantee or a warranty <grin> that they are real, you can verify them on Facebook).  

santaMufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
"People may forget what you say, but they will never forget how you made them feel."

flyboytim (Programmer)
16 May 11 16:35
Our lookout will be Amanda C. Varhoff, our blood-bank managers Carmen and Scarlett Bottles, and our British Railway Delays Spokesperson will be Leif Sondertrak.   

www.fxxxingcomputers.co.uk

randy700 (Programmer)
17 May 11 10:50

The new head of our complaint department is Mrs Helen Waite.
So, if you have a complaint, go to Helen Waite.
 

Randy

flyboytim (Programmer)
17 May 11 11:14
At our traditional orphanage, we are tight on discipline. Our correctional facilities are ably manned by our matron, Tania Botham-Ruffley, and her deputy, Thandie Hyde-Pinkley.
In charge of our laundry is Yuri N. Staines and our culinary facilities are managed by Lydia Cook-Ware.
Waste management is handled by "Dusty" Bin Laden.

www.fxxxingcomputers.co.uk

flapeyre (Programmer)
20 May 11 17:32
Morning shock-jocks Walton & Johnson used to sign off with:

Quote:

Thanks to our producers, Bill Meady and Bob Oker, for another Meady-Oker production.

-- Francis
In Deo nos confídimus.
Ceteris pariatur.

SantaMufasa (TechnicalUser)
20 May 11 18:03
My grand-uncle, Jefferson Hunt, married Helen. They lived in Twin Falls, Idaho. Aunt Helen, although not a hoarder, did have a penchant for collecting stuff. Because her reputation was town wide, she became the de facto "Twin Falls Lost-and-Found". Even the Twin Falls Police Department sent her all of the items that people found within the jurisdiction of the department since it saved the deparment from allocating storage space for the items.

After losing his wallet at the Snake River Overlook, a tourist went to the police to ask them if his wallet had been turned in. Their response did not sit well with the tourist:

Quote (Desk Sergeant):

We suggest that you go to Helen Hunt for it.

 santaMufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
"People may forget what you say, but they will never forget how you made them feel."
flyboytim (Programmer)
20 May 11 18:10
In our hospital patients' canteen, the buffet supervisor is Amelia D. Slyke, assisted by S.Cherie Sheya-Coley, Lister Rhea and Sal Monella. The cutlery and crockery sanitizer is C.D. Fissile.

www.fxxxingcomputers.co.uk

flyboytim (Programmer)
21 May 11 6:58
Our inseparable fashion designers, William Fitzherbert, and Herbert Fitzwilliam  will be joined by German stylist and coiffeur extraordinaire, Herr Kutz, whose specialities are severe helmet cuts, bobs, and pageboys.

www.fxxxingcomputers.co.uk

BadBigBen (MIS)
22 May 11 12:04
lol... Flyboytim, that reminds me of the old military days in Germany, where the local slang (under the military guys) for the barber, which usually was German, was Fritz...





The new undertaker in town: Mr. Douglas Deep, he prefers people to call him Doug though...


 

Ben
"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.
Only ask questions with yes/no answers if you want "yes" or "no"

flapeyre (Programmer)
22 May 11 14:44
BadBigBen:
I know a Mrs. Gravely who works at a cemetery (seriously).

-- Francis
In Deo nos confídimus.
Ceteris pariatur.

flyboytim (Programmer)
22 May 11 20:13
Ah, to work at a cemetery...I have always dreamed of having a job with a lot of people under me...I hear people are dying to get in there.

There's Lily Reith and her mam Oriel Cross, funereal florists, Ed Stone, monumental mason, Poul Berra, and the strangely similarly named Paul Bearer, part of the team that carry the coffins, Gaz Furness who fires up the crematorium, and "Cinders" Miller, whose daily grind is to process the remains.

The head groundsman is D. Plotts, the last in a long line of the family Plotts, assisted by young Will Berry.

Thanks to DansDadUK who has already mentioned the Gee sisters, Ella and Ula and there's E.P. Taff, who can often be found among the gravestones.

A very interr resting place, the cemetery.

 

www.fxxxingcomputers.co.uk

flyboytim (Programmer)
27 May 11 13:08
...and finally, for the knight with the best training record - Sir Lance-a-lot!

www.fxxxingcomputers.co.uk

flyboytim (Programmer)
27 May 11 13:22
Sorry, there is another - for the most profane, dyslexical, and ungrammatical knight - Sir Sword-a-lot

www.fxxxingcomputers.co.uk

BadBigBen (MIS)
28 May 11 3:50
alas, you forget the knight who fell off his horse: Sir Swear-a-Lot

Ben
"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.
Only ask questions with yes/no answers if you want "yes" or "no"

N1GHTEYES (TechnicalUser)
3 Jun 11 8:32
This one is genuine - I know because the person in question is a friend of mine.  The ornithologist running the RSPB in Letchworth is Dr Peck.

However, I can't substantiate the rumour that the refrigerated transport department of our local supermarket is run by Mr I. C. Van Handler.

Tony
flapeyre (Programmer)
3 Jun 11 9:18
In the medical profession, we have the apocryphal doctors Ben Dover (gastroenterologist), and Billy Rubin (hematologist).

-- Francis
In Deo nos confídimus.
Ceteris pariatur.

N1GHTEYES (TechnicalUser)
3 Jun 11 9:21
Don't forget Ben's friend, the Scottish dentist - Phil McCavity.
flyboytim (Programmer)
3 Jun 11 9:25
And Phil's friend who attends the cloakroom at the local theatre, Angus McOatup, ably assisted by Mahatma Coat...

www.fxxxingcomputers.co.uk

hjgoldstein (Programmer)
3 Jun 11 9:51
The guy who works at the number 1 commercial vehicle hire company, Hertz van Rental

It is time for pacifists to stand up and fight for their beliefs.

flyboytim (Programmer)
3 Jun 11 10:12
At our aquatics center, our curator of mammals is Adolf Finn, our deep water specialist is Ben Thick, and our popular Amazon River collection is literally single-handedly managed by P. Rana.

www.fxxxingcomputers.co.uk

SkipVought (Programmer)
3 Jun 11 10:43


My squeeze is Anna Conda.

Skip,

glassesJust traded in my old subtlety...
for a NUANCE!tongue

N1GHTEYES (TechnicalUser)
3 Jun 11 10:46
Mine is Anne Aerobic.  She leaves me breathless.

Tony
SkipVought (Programmer)
3 Jun 11 10:47



Anne Arexic: really has no taste.

Skip,

glassesJust traded in my old subtlety...
for a NUANCE!tongue

N1GHTEYES (TechnicalUser)
3 Jun 11 10:54
Anna Morphic - I wouldn't call her shapely.
SkipVought (Programmer)
3 Jun 11 11:03


Anna Tomic!  Woah! What can I say?

Skip,

glassesJust traded in my old subtlety...
for a NUANCE!tongue

N1GHTEYES (TechnicalUser)
3 Jun 11 11:20
A. Spheric.  I don't see her often - she's not round much...
SkipVought (Programmer)
3 Jun 11 11:22



A. Typical.  Odd one 'e is.

Skip,

glassesJust traded in my old subtlety...
for a NUANCE!tongue

SkipVought (Programmer)
3 Jun 11 11:24


Sorta like Abe Normal.

Skip,

glassesJust traded in my old subtlety...
for a NUANCE!tongue

2ffat (Programmer)
3 Jun 11 11:43
When I lived in Michigan, there was a Doctor Docter at the local hospital. Funny this was, before he started, whenever they paged "Doctor Doctor," that was the code for a hospital emergency. Some of the older doctors laughed whenever they heard him being paged because they still got an adrenalin rush thinking it was an emergency.
 

James P. Cottingham
I'm number 1,229!
I'm number 1,229!

SkipVought (Programmer)
3 Jun 11 11:50


A group of interns were given a hospital department orientation, including a trip to Shipping & Receiving for a dock tour.

Skip,

glassesJust traded in my old subtlety...
for a NUANCE!tongue

N1GHTEYES (TechnicalUser)
3 Jun 11 12:35
Were they also shown round the air conditioning plant by one of the maintenance guys - i.e. a ducter?
SantaMufasa (TechnicalUser)
3 Jun 11 12:40
When my friend, Brent Bishop, was called to be the ecclesiastical leader of local LDS congregation, he became Bishop Bishop.

And in the same vein, when I served as a missionary many years ago, one of my co-missionaries was Reed Elder, thus becoming Elder Elder.

santaMufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
"People may forget what you say, but they will never forget how you made them feel."

guitarzan (Programmer)
3 Jun 11 13:31
New York City's former Fire Commissioner (and later Police Commissioner) was named Howard Safir. I used to chuckle, thinking the Fire Commisioner's last lame was pronounced SA-fire. Until I found out he pronounced it SAY-fer.

But that works too.
BadBigBen (MIS)
3 Jun 11 19:04
The new ophthalmologist: Ima Poke

the pilot of the company jet: Ike Rash

 

Ben
"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.
Only ask questions with yes/no answers if you want "yes" or "no"

flapeyre (Programmer)
3 Jun 11 19:50
Zookeeper in charge of the primate exhibit: Jim Panzi.

-- Francis
In Deo nos confídimus.
Ceteris pariatur.

flyboytim (Programmer)
4 Jun 11 13:01
In charge of the beavers, Adam Lodgekeeper, feeding the crocodiles, Iris Klotz, the big cats, Claude Bottoms, and our beekeeper, Isaac Blooms.

www.fxxxingcomputers.co.uk

hjgoldstein (Programmer)
6 Jun 11 3:28
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is Lord Judge.

It is time for pacifists to stand up and fight for their beliefs.

flyboytim (Programmer)
6 Jun 11 6:23
Expect some exciting algorithms from new chief programmer Cody Smailyff, ably supplied with hot stimulant drinks by by our tea lady Cathy Ean.
Taking on the roles of both copy editor and press officer will be  Pru Frieder, and please welcome our new interdenominational chaplain from Hong Kong, Ho Lee Mann.
 

www.fxxxingcomputers.co.uk

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