I've deliberately left this until today as it's a pea...
Some of you may know that my real name is Kerry. As it mentions in my profile, many people have commented that they thought that was a girl’s name. Back in my sales job in London (many years ago) I was talking to a customer on the phone and arranged to give her a call back once I’d found out some information for her. She was being quite abrupt and told me that she’d be calling me back if I hadn’t got back to her shortly. She then asked my name, and the conversation went something like this:

“What’s your name?”
“I’m Kerry”
“Kerry? That’s a girl’s name”
*sighs*
“Well, no. It can be, but it’s a bloke’s name too”
“No, it’s a girl’s name”
“It’s really not, it’s unisex, like Lindsay or Lesley”
“Well, I’ve never heard of a bloke called Kerry. I’m sorry, but you’ve got a girl’s name”
“… Well, I’m a bloke, and I’m called Kerry – so now you DO know someone called Kerry who’s not a girl”
“Nope. You’ve got a girl’s name”
“Right, okay. Well I’ll get the information and call you back. I’ve got your number, what’s your name?”
“Chris”

At this point I really tried to restrain myself, honestly I did. Sadly, I couldn’t help myself and blurted out “THAT’S A BLOKE’S NAME!”

She hung up on me...
(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 10:23, 12 replies)

Isn't it an Irish name?
Besides you can tell people that Mahoney in the Police Academy films was called Kerry.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 10:35, closed)

Hahahahahaaa
You should have mentioned Kerry King (Slayer).
( Bob Todd whee, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 11:00, closed)

Funnily enough, he got mentioned last time I posted this :)
Someone linked to a picture of him and said "Try telling him he's got a girl's name :)
(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 11:54, closed)

Fucking brilliant!

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 24 Mar 2010, 11:19, closed)

There wqas a boy in the year above me at school called Kerry
so I now know (or have known) TWO male Kerrys.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 24 Mar 2010, 11:19, closed)

It's a bit gay though for a man's name

( The Scrunt Wants a Dozen Pints, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 11:19, closed)

Ooh, you scratchy scratchy bitch!
*flounces off*
(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 11:52, closed)

there's also
the few guys known as Kelly (Jones for example, of Stereophonics fame)
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 11:55, closed)

Kelly Groucutt
but he's dead
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 11:58, closed)

there was another one
but i forget who he was
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 12:00, closed)

Kelly Zye?
I'm sure I've heard that name somewhere... I think he was something to do with Bingo...
(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 12:05, closed)

Heroic
www.imdb.com/title/tt0065938/
( flake has nothing against your right leg, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 12:34, closed)

It's Irish for butter.
mmmnng
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 12:10, closed)

I knew a guy called Kim once
now that's a proper girl's name
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 12:14, closed)

You are Rudyard Kipling AICMFP.

( flake has nothing against your right leg, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 12:34, closed)

My Dad's called Kim.
But he's a forrin.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 12:40, closed)

Kim
Jong Il?
(Dr_Faustus filius of a femina canis, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 12:53, closed)

Kerry?
Kerry?

What the fuck...
( porky, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 13:43, closed)

I went to school with a boy named Carol.
In mitigation, he was German. In non-mitigation, he was a cunt.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 13:49, closed)

Surely Kunt?

( Snappyuk gets BIGGER with free sample., Wed 24 Mar 2010, 15:40, closed)

No...
...he didn't have a Gang.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 17:19, closed)