Surprisingly, Bob is not a woman's name - it is a man's name! It is not short for "bobbin" which is an item used in textile industries. No - Bob is short for Robert. Over here in England the most famous Bob is an animated children's TV character called Bob the Builder. Here he is! Hello Bob!
The name "Bob" is favoured by owners of small dogs throughout the English speaking world. It is estimated that there are approximately 2.7 million canine"Bobs" worldwide. And on that happy note I do believe that I have exhausted all of my "Bob" knowledge. I hope that this post has been instructive to any Bobs who happen to have been visiting this humble blog.
OK, now you've both definitely lost the plot !!
ReplyDeleteAs some of your pupils must have said in the past - HE STARTED IT MISS! WHAAAAAY!
DeleteI hope this is not a trailer for a series.
ReplyDeleteWhat did you have for lunch?
Don't worry Adrian. I shall not be revealing to the world that Adrian is the most popular men's name amongst mincing ladies' hairstylists and fashionistas. Also favoured by prep school music teachers
DeleteMy cousin's name is Robert. But he has never been Bob, always Rob.
ReplyDeleteBob the Builder is probably the most famous Bob in Germany, too. Here, he is called Bob Baumeister. (We have promoted him from a simple builder to a master builder.)
How do people get their names shortened? Perhaps you should begin a family trend by calling Robert Bob - then everyone else will follow suit.
DeleteDo they have a saying in the Mother country that goes "Bob's your Uncle"?
ReplyDelete... and Fanny's your aunt :)
DeleteThanks for your "two bobs worth" Brian ~ I can't say I have heard the extension here.
DeleteYes we do. He is.
DeleteWe also have "bob a job" week in the Motherland. It's for boy scouts.
DeleteWe named our baby "Bob" before he was born, then planned on calling it Bobbie if it was a girl. It turned out to be a wise thing because he's dyslexic and this is one name he could always spell. (He is brilliant in other departments.)
ReplyDeleteJan - I hope this post was not offensive to you. It was inspired by another American Bob, not your Bob. The Bob I had in mind lives in darkest Georgia with his banjo.
DeleteYou'll have to work harder than that to offend me. But don't take that as a challenge.
DeleteReally?! I do not know any canine "Bobs". I did just recently loose my dog named "Cat", however.
ReplyDeleteOh dear - poor Cat. I hope that he/she is safe and well and that he/she will return.
DeleteWhat about a plumb bob? Or a fishing float/bob? Or a bob/shilling?
ReplyDeleteI should have remembered the shilling bob. I guess you had them in Australia too. I won't explain what my mother and father called a "bobby" as this would surely offend many Bobs. I didn't learn another name for this stuff till I was fifteen.
DeleteI bob a curtsy to your knowledge Mr YP.
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And I bow to thee divine Lady Lettice...
DeleteI was going to say that Bob' is also a shilling or whatever a shilling is nowadays. It's been sort of covered already though. So I suppose I didn't really need to comment but I thought I'd just register my presence anyway.
ReplyDeleteI always like unwrapping presence.
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