I’m getting strangely drawn in to Doc Martin on Wednesday nights.

Mrs BigJohn started watching it a couple of years ago and I thought it was just another piece of ITV fluff. Maybe because she sees a bit too much of me in the Clunes character. But it’s really rather heartwarming.

Tonight a couple of patients in the waiting room were Anita Bush and Teresa Green. I’m going to keep an ear out for any more of these risqué names.

Isn’t the lady in the corner shop called Mary Hinge ?

Mike Oxlong?

Woody Long

Heywood Jablome’

to name but a few 😆

Duncan McCochiner, the fisherman fae Fife.

A publican who has run pubs in Stafford and Derby has the unfortunate name of Roger Myring.

What were his parents thinking? He should have been called Phil, surely.

Jack Mycock?

Mike Hunt

I worked with a Mike Hunt once. His side kick was called Tony Havercroft.

I was on a plant shutdown and needed to get hold of them via a walkie-talkie, but wasn’t going to say Mike Hunt… so, I asked for Tony Hovercraft.

Hoots of laughter over the radio network.

STW, last week.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/your-inappropriate-names

Wayne Kerr

There’s a sign company near here called Owen Kerr, which to me sounds like Wayne Kerr but shouted from a passing bus.

Drew, Barry! More power!