The perfect gift book for expectant parents, FROU FROU, FRISBY AND BRICK is a helpful guide to the sorts of names, or name combinations, to avoid at all costs.
Parents not thinking things through, linguistic changes, ghastly mistakes and numerous other factors have spawned a raft of unfortunate names through the ages, many of which are chronicled for the first time in this mind-boggling survey: how could Mr and Mrs Peacock call their son Drew? And what possessed the Looneys to christen their child Ima? These and many more examples of strange but true names are presented here, in a thematic catalogue, by name collector extraodinaire Russell Ash, who guides you through the minefield of name-choosing in this hilarious compilation. If only Roger Mee's mum and dad had owned such a book...
Author Biography
Russell Ash is best known for his annual THE TOP 10 OF EVERYTHING and other popular reference works, but he is also the author of numerous humour titles, including two previous names books POTTY, FARTWELL & KNOB and BUSTY, SLAG AND NOB END. His extensive research work encompasses biographical studies and genealogy. www.RussellAsh.com
