Mr Messmore -- really? That's a tough name to have as a teacher. I wonder if his name gave him perspective and a sense of humor. Unlike a real hardnose guy I was in teacher's college with - a guy named Mr. Boss.
Never thought of it as a tough name to have. It's pronounced Mezzmore which is probably why. But even if his name was Mr. Poopypants he would likely have escaped the wrath of the teenagers he taught. He is a gifted educator and has a rare ability to connect with the individual while instructing the group. He, like any good leader, recognized that each person has different things that motivate them and he would teach to that. Actually, who am I kidding, nobody could escape ridicule with the name Mr. Poopypants. Interesting question: What's the strangest name you've encountered? Mine is our HS principal Richard Bologna. That's right, his name was Dick Baloney.
Strangest name or rudest name. My daughter's elementary school principal was John Leek.
From time to time I have an unfortunate student whose last name is pronounced Jerk Off, but it's spelled with djerkov. give askhubski a rattle on that question. I still have to watch your collections podcast.
Old Wooden Ass, I love it. Kids are fucking creative. I went to Catholic school my freshman/sophomore years of HS. Father Rahee was a visiting priest from Lebanon that taught us theology for a year. He always referred to Jesus as "the Master". I convinced the class that after every time he said "The Master" we would in unison say "BADER" as loud as we could. He was furious and we did it all year. He reverted to calling Jesus "the lord" or "our father" but out of habit he would revert back to "the Master" and we never missed the opportunity. Thanks for the memory.