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  1. 16th November 2006, 02:38 PM #1
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    Just got back from Thailand and had to show you this Doctors clinic
    we saw in Phuket


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  2. 16th November 2006, 03:05 PM #2
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    Can't top that, but when I lived in Anchorage AK (1985), there was a dentist named Dr. Paine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joe greiner View Post
    Can't top that, but when I lived in Anchorage AK (1985), there was a dentist named Dr. Paine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fred.n View Post
    we saw in Phuket
    I didn't think you could say phuket on these forums
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gumby View Post
    I didn't think you could say phuket on these forums
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    Our family GP in Adelaide was Dr. Clapp. Many years later, had his nephew (same name) as a surgeon in Sydney.
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    Our local Pharmacist when I was a little tacker was Mr. Physick, his son Tony is also a pharmacist
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    Worked with a plumber called Crapper in the past and visited a dentist called Steven King, lots of jokes about horrifying experiences. :eek:

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    The cook at the cafeteria of a factory I once worked at had the surname Death. He pronounced it as though it was spelt De'Ath, but with some of the food he served up we wern't so sure. :eek:
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    Knew a bloke in Hobart J Christ, J was John and he pronounced his name Krist.
    Also the Onion family who pronounced it O-Nyon
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    There is a shop in Kings road, London, that sells cowboy boots called R.Soles and another picture gallery called Well Hung.
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