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what a shame about his name! - bawdy warning

A fella’s promoted at work
His office sign makes people smirk
It reads W. Anchor -
Head overseas banker
His shortened name drives him berserk

Work colleagues all know him as Billy
His parents name choice, was so silly
He's named William Anchor
It fills him with rancour
He's lucky he wasn't called Willie!

Copyright © Jan Allison | Year Posted 2025

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Duke Beaufort Date: 4/1/2025 9:33:00 AM Jan, so very cute really. Lucky this didn't happen to us. The funny name issue is fun to think about. Login to Reply

Jim Healey Date: 3/26/2025 10:49:00 AM Funny stuff, Jan. Well done! Login to Reply

Jim Slaughter Date: 3/25/2025 10:40:00 AM LOL for me, too, Jan. And my sympathies for Wee Willie... Login to Reply

Jack Horne Date: 3/24/2025 3:46:00 PM LOL, had a chuckle Login to Reply

Yann Rolland Date: 3/22/2025 2:01:00 AM cute one, never heard of this guy have a nice week end Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 3/22/2025 4:36:00 AM pure fiction Yann lol:-)hugs Jan xx

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 3/21/2025 3:37:00 PM Cute one! Giggles galore. xomo Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 3/21/2025 4:41:00 PM Thanks Mo glad i made you smile xx:-) hugs Jan xx

Deb M Date: 3/21/2025 12:55:00 PM Jan not only is this really funny but is SO clever….the last line brilliant!! Debx Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 3/21/2025 4:40:00 PM thanks for that lovely comment - some times i regret saying i wont do a 'turd' book but 2 is enough lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Jerry Brotherton Date: 3/21/2025 11:56:00 AM Funny stuff, Jan. Love it. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 3/21/2025 4:39:00 PM thanks Jerry, if i can raise a smile that is the main thing! happy Friday:-) hugs Jan xx

Tania Kitchin Date: 3/21/2025 11:06:00 AM Jan, haha, a fun and cute one. - hugs Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 3/21/2025 4:38:00 PM thanks Tania, it was fun to write:-) hugs Jan xx

Ilene Bauer Date: 3/21/2025 10:59:00 AM This is great, Jan! You have a wonderful talent for bringing out the smiles in everyone - thanks for the laugh… Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 3/21/2025 11:20:00 AM not everyone appreciates my humour but it is subjective lol - in both books i have poems about ivor shaw-twilly . the shaw twilly name is real he was a principal at the local private school - his name wasnt ivor though lol xx

Victor Buhagiar Date: 3/21/2025 10:55:00 AM Names can be tricky. Image a surname Small. Hugs Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 3/21/2025 11:19:00 AM there are some hilarious names Victor:-) hugs jan xx

Tom Cunningham Date: 3/21/2025 10:26:00 AM His parents must have led sheltered lives lol. I'd be straight down the deed poll office. Tom Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 3/21/2025 10:39:00 AM I bet some folk do when they have such ridiculous names tom! (my cousin's surname is bates and he went to a boys school where the kids are called master! As a child i could never understand why mum used to address his birthday cards to Mister lol) hugs jan x

Paula Goldsmith Date: 3/21/2025 10:05:00 AM What a fun write. Thanks for the laugh. I really needed it. Have a wonderful weekend............ Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 3/21/2025 10:37:00 AM Laughter is the best medicine - we had a talk on that subject on Wednesday with our friendship group - it was hilarious hearing stories from this lady who was a nurse, trained as a midwife and is also a justice of the peace! hugs jan xx

Lin Lane Date: 3/21/2025 9:54:00 AM Are you keeping in practice for your turd book with writing things like this? I KNOW. I KNOW you're not. Could choice to be called Billy ;-) Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 3/21/2025 10:36:00 AM there is a group here called a buncha skankers - we saw them in December - talk about brilliant, i always wanted to use the innuendo in their name and it inspired this poem lol:-) no turd book for me Lin - I can only write so many poop poems, that said i do get a lot of inspiration from here hugs jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 3/21/2025 9:50:00 AM :))) ... "The name doesn't embarrass anyone" people used to say, but that's actually not true, Jan :))) - I'll give you a smile with my :"Mulberry And Butterflies" ... written for fun :) - Happy weekend :) - hugs Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 3/21/2025 9:53:00 AM Jan, you must read Anne-Lise's Mulberry post. Guaranteed to many you laugh.