An even closer situation occurred with the British comedy actor Harry H Corbett who was one of the stars of Steptoe and Son which ran for 12 years from 1962 and was the series that was reworked in the USA as Sanford and Son.
He had no middle name but added the H because there was already a children's entertainer Harry Corbett who worked with a glove puppet, a bear named named Sooty. For those unfamiliar with either act, here are a couple of links...
I can state categorically that Sanford and Son was NOT based on Sooty
"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
April 24, 2020, 18:16
BobHale
I just discovered that the term "Prime Minister" was original meant to be disparaging or insulting. It was used to suggest that the person in question, whose official title was First Lord of the Treasury, considered himself superior to his fellow politicians.
I'd suggest a return to that usage would be appropriate today.
"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
May 05, 2020, 20:05
Kalleh
That is hilarious, Bob. I couldn't find anything similar for "president" unfortunately. However, interestingly, I did see the fem form is presidentess. Never heard of that!
June 05, 2020, 21:14
BobHale
This one, which I heard on this week's No Such Thing As A Fish and then Googled to verify is just too good - and too dirty - not to share.
An Irish penitential (a manuscript setting out the official church penitences for various sins) produced in around the year 650 was authored by a monk named Cominianus.
"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
June 08, 2020, 11:25
Geoff
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Originally posted by Kalleh: That is hilarious, Bob. I couldn't find anything similar for "president"
In Italian it's Donito Trumpollini, AKA Il Douche.