Rumour has it (yes, I've been talking to my source down the pub again) that legendary rocksmiths 'The Cure' got their name from a personal loan advisor with a lisp.
Robert Smith and his musical pals were pacing around the lounge desperately trying to think of a name for their band at his Sussex home one afternoon in 1976, when the lispy loans expert knocked on the door. Smith answered the door and the salesman asked,
"May I offer you thumb perthonal loan advithe, thir?"
Mr Smith replied: "What kind of loans are you offering, sir?"
"Thecure loanth, thir."
"Genius! The Cure! That's it!" Smith proclaimed as he shut the door.
The secured loan salesman went away a little confused and deflated that day. If only he knew what a vital part he'd played in the history of this great band.
