Late arrivals at the Birders' Ball (1 Viewer)

[Johann Sebastian Bach]

A comedy radio show in the UK features the "late arrivals" sketch. An example might be a late arrival at the hospital ball:
Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Mr & Mrs Thesia and their daughter Anna Thesia. Get it?:t:

Just to get us started on the Birders' ball, what about:

Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Mr & Mrs Sandpiper and their son, Derek Sandpiper.

or

Mr & Mrs Lineshrike and their daughter Isobel..........

Peter

 

[JWN Andrewes]

Mr & Mrs Ross and their son Albert.

(might as well start with the obvious, cos it's all I can think of)

James

 

[davercox]

We played this game in Morocco nearly 20 years ago and I've never forgotten "Lord & Lady Ette-Terne and their daughter Rosie". Hope its perpetrator is still blushing with shame.

 

[Mark Etheridge]

Mr & Mrs Ailed-Godwit and their son Bart.
Mr & Mrs Thrush and their daughter, Miss L.
Mr & Mrs Tishplover and their son Ken

 

[Phil Carter]

Mr & Mrs Copus and their daughter Phyllis.

Phil

 

[Phil Carter]

Mr & Mrs Airey and their son Ken.

Phil

 

[Phil Carter]

Rita Ora and her mum.
I'll get me coat.

Phil

 

[Phil Carter]

Unfortunately, Mr & Mrs Nisoria's daughter Sylvia won't be attending as she's barred.

Phil

 

[dantheman]

Mr & Mrs Lineshrike ..........

Will be hoping their daughter doesn't meet up with Mr and Mrs Shrike's son Badass, fresh in from the balearics ...

 

[dantheman]

And announcing Mrs and Mrs Ian Monkey-eating Eagle and their son Philip

 

[dantheman]

And the very late arrival of Mr and Mrs Mulguseuropeaus and their daughter Capri




(It was a miracle they made it at all - first they nearly couldn't afford the tickets, then they got cortina thunderstorm.)

 

[dantheman]

I'll get me coat.

Phil

Doesn't the attendant get it for you?



(At these kind of functions there's always some really atrocious spelling going on ...)

Announcing Mr and Mrs Eck, and their son Brian

 

[dantheman]

Announcing Mr and Mrs Eck, and their son Brian

Sorry, that should be their son Ryan.

 

[dantheman]

And making a great couple on the dancefloor, Frank Linn and Frank Linn's girl

 

[Swifty49]

Mr and Mrs Tit and their son David Cameron! :king:

 

[Peter C.]

Not particularly relevant to ornithology, but I've always liked this one (which I read in New Scientist many years ago):

A Welsh couple, the Earchgrants, with their much sought-after son, Rhys.

:-Q

 

[JWN Andrewes]

Mr & Mrs Adelphiavireo and their son Phil

 

[StuartReeves]

Mr & Mrs Inkstint and their son Tim N.

 

[Jane Turner]

Mr & Mrs Owskis-bunting and their Daughter Jan

 

[dantheman]

Mr and Mrs Tit and their son David Cameron!

You've just lowered the tone so much there ...

:-C


( They were going to call him Tom I believe ... )