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Old 13-11-2007, 22:12   #20
MargaretR
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Re: Famous Names In Your Family

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Originally Posted by West Ender View Post
Not a personal one, this, but I used to work with a chap named Bond. His dad was called James Bond and his dad's sister (married name) was Elizabeth Taylor. They witnessed a car accident and had to give their names to the police who almost arrested them for wasting police time.
That's a good one -- I remember another true story which happened to a local.
When stopped for a motoring offence and asked for his name etc, he replied ---

"Emeric Eccles, pharmacutical chemist of Oswaldtwistle"

The policeman sighed and put away his notebook.
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