Comments on: The Top Twenty Bizarre English Names in Taiwan http://www.matt-gibson.org/2008/08/the-top-twenty-bizarre-english-names-in-taiwan/ Adventure Travel and Sport Destinations, Lessons, and Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:15:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Matt Gibson http://www.matt-gibson.org/2008/08/the-top-twenty-bizarre-english-names-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-30327 Matt Gibson Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:19:16 +0000 http://matt-gibson.org/portfolio/?p=354#comment-30327 Ha ha ha. Nice! Ha ha ha. Nice!

]]> By: Fergus http://www.matt-gibson.org/2008/08/the-top-twenty-bizarre-english-names-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-30253 Fergus Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:27:03 +0000 http://matt-gibson.org/portfolio/?p=354#comment-30253 Heard of a Pubic Ha before. Seriously, surname Ha, firstname, Pubic. Heard of a Pubic Ha before. Seriously, surname Ha, firstname, Pubic.

]]> By: Matt Gibson http://www.matt-gibson.org/2008/08/the-top-twenty-bizarre-english-names-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-12491 Matt Gibson Tue, 21 Sep 2010 04:46:25 +0000 http://matt-gibson.org/portfolio/?p=354#comment-12491 Ha. Dinosaur. Awesome! Ha. Dinosaur. Awesome!

]]> By: Sean Cowan http://www.matt-gibson.org/2008/08/the-top-twenty-bizarre-english-names-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-12479 Sean Cowan Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:48:50 +0000 http://matt-gibson.org/portfolio/?p=354#comment-12479 HAHAH, sooo funny. The best ones i personally encountered were : Dinosaur and No. 1 HAHAH, sooo funny. The best ones i personally encountered were : Dinosaur and No. 1

]]> By: Matt Gibson http://www.matt-gibson.org/2008/08/the-top-twenty-bizarre-english-names-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-8528 Matt Gibson Tue, 11 May 2010 14:24:49 +0000 http://matt-gibson.org/portfolio/?p=354#comment-8528 This was a great article to write. I just hit up all the bulletin boards around Taiwan asking people for names. I was bombarded! It was hilarious. But really, absolutely none of those names, except maybe for Jesus Gun, tops Michail Gorbachev. Just wait till he tries to immigrate the the US. This was a great article to write. I just hit up all the bulletin boards around Taiwan asking people for names. I was bombarded! It was hilarious.

But really, absolutely none of those names, except maybe for Jesus Gun, tops Michail Gorbachev. Just wait till he tries to immigrate the the US.

]]> By: Matt Gibson http://www.matt-gibson.org/2008/08/the-top-twenty-bizarre-english-names-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-8527 Matt Gibson Tue, 11 May 2010 14:22:43 +0000 http://matt-gibson.org/portfolio/?p=354#comment-8527 Ah ha ha ha. Jordan and Pippen. That's awesome. I think I'm going to name my kids that. Ah ha ha ha. Jordan and Pippen. That’s awesome. I think I’m going to name my kids that.

]]> By: David S. Wills http://www.matt-gibson.org/2008/08/the-top-twenty-bizarre-english-names-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-8512 David S. Wills Mon, 10 May 2010 03:38:27 +0000 http://matt-gibson.org/portfolio/?p=354#comment-8512 Good lord, that's hilarious. I honestly was naive to think that I'd seen the worst of names in my own short time... but some of those are too brilliant for words. "Easy"? "Titty"? "Snatch"? Holy crap. I wrote a blog post on this same subject and it got picked up by a local magazine. They edited it down and ran it. Mostly it focused on the fact that no one in Korea (including the foreigners) can actually spell. Consequently, the names of many kids are "Rucy" (Lucy) "Risa" (Lisa) etc etc. Also, many of them are just made up. The only funny name I currently have on my list of students is "Mikhail Gorbachev." That's right... His mother named him and I begged her to reconsider. But you try arguing with a Korean woman... Good lord, that’s hilarious. I honestly was naive to think that I’d seen the worst of names in my own short time… but some of those are too brilliant for words. “Easy”? “Titty”? “Snatch”? Holy crap.

I wrote a blog post on this same subject and it got picked up by a local magazine. They edited it down and ran it. Mostly it focused on the fact that no one in Korea (including the foreigners) can actually spell. Consequently, the names of many kids are “Rucy” (Lucy) “Risa” (Lisa) etc etc. Also, many of them are just made up.

The only funny name I currently have on my list of students is “Mikhail Gorbachev.” That’s right… His mother named him and I begged her to reconsider. But you try arguing with a Korean woman…

]]> By: marcus http://www.matt-gibson.org/2008/08/the-top-twenty-bizarre-english-names-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-8511 marcus Mon, 10 May 2010 02:06:12 +0000 http://matt-gibson.org/portfolio/?p=354#comment-8511 some of the ones I've heard that are interesting: Negus Beer (guy ran a beer house) Jordan and Pippen (brothers that always caused a lot of trouble in class...of course, Jordan was always a little bit better) I have one name that I absolutely hate: APPLE I mean, come on. the first word you learn you are going to name yourself after? stop the madness anyone have easy or BJs phone number? some of the ones I’ve heard that are interesting:
Negus
Beer (guy ran a beer house)
Jordan and Pippen (brothers that always caused a lot of trouble in class…of course, Jordan was always a little bit better)

I have one name that I absolutely hate: APPLE
I mean, come on. the first word you learn you are going to name yourself after? stop the madness

anyone have easy or BJs phone number?

]]> By: QUOFTASTOFS http://www.matt-gibson.org/2008/08/the-top-twenty-bizarre-english-names-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-6542 QUOFTASTOFS Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:54:02 +0000 http://matt-gibson.org/portfolio/?p=354#comment-6542 Great, I did not heard about this topic up to now. Thankz! Great, I did not heard about this topic up to now. Thankz!

]]> By: Ray http://www.matt-gibson.org/2008/08/the-top-twenty-bizarre-english-names-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-6517 Ray Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:59:03 +0000 http://matt-gibson.org/portfolio/?p=354#comment-6517 Haha...Jesus Gun does kick ass Haha…Jesus Gun does kick ass

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