Author Topic: More nominative determinism (Read 150107 times)

hubner · « **Reply #625 on:** 30 September, 2020, 02:33:33 pm »

A dermatologist named "Dr Cream".

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #626 on:** 30 September, 2020, 06:56:36 pm »

A couple from Ye Artes:

Joe Rockman: played bass in The Jeff Healey Band
Scott Musick: drummer in The Call

Beardy · « **Reply #627 on:** 01 October, 2020, 08:06:36 am »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 30 September, 2020, 06:56:36 pm

A couple from Ye Artes:

Joe Rockman: played bass in The Jeff Healey Band
Scott Musick: drummer in The Call

Drummer? Music? Surely some mistake.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #628 on:** 01 October, 2020, 01:26:07 pm »

Quote from: Beardy on 01 October, 2020, 08:06:36 am

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 30 September, 2020, 06:56:36 pm
A couple from Ye Artes:

Joe Rockman: played bass in The Jeff Healey Band
Scott Musick: drummer in The Call
Drummer? Music? Surely some mistake.

Better not say things like that around Mr von Brandenburg, coz he plays guitar as well

Auntie Helen · « **Reply #629 on:** 19 October, 2020, 04:55:25 pm »

Just watching a news report about Corona infections in Uniklinik Essen. The big cheese doctor they interviewed was Professor Clement Kill.

Giraffe · « **Reply #630 on:** 20 October, 2020, 08:54:48 am »

Mercy!

Pingu · « **Reply #631 on:** 20 October, 2020, 06:30:02 pm »

Frits van Bruggen

Amsterdam to use flowers to stop cyclists chaining bikes to bridges

hatler · « **Reply #632 on:** 27 October, 2020, 02:15:49 pm »

The Russian woman who heads up their public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, which has advised Russians not to pop over to the nearest bar : -

In addition, Rospotrebnadzor head Anna Popova recommended an overnight curfew for bars, restaurants and other public venues.

hatler · « **Reply #633 on:** 29 October, 2020, 11:06:49 am »

Foretold in the stars.

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Patrick Salmon, who owns fish smoking company Alfred Enderby in Grimsby docks, met the prime minister on the fish market floor last year.

From this Beeb piece.

hellymedic · « **Reply #634 on:** 05 November, 2020, 02:34:18 pm »

Not quite nominative determinism but romantic news from Bridport
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-54822289

The bride is only 20 and the groom's age is not stated.

Very young.
I wish them well...

Canardly · « **Reply #635 on:** 05 November, 2020, 02:35:27 pm »

Both aged twenty.

hellymedic · « **Reply #636 on:** 05 November, 2020, 02:36:37 pm »

Missed that but knew they were schoolmates so likely to be same age.

Giraffe · « **Reply #637 on:** 06 November, 2020, 08:50:19 am »

Might be just the picture, but they look rather more than 20 to me.

Giraffe · « **Reply #638 on:** 06 November, 2020, 08:51:27 am »

Again, not really ND: professor at Cambridge Uni is Julia Gog - I wonder if her mother is also on the faculty.

tonyh · « **Reply #639 on:** 06 November, 2020, 08:54:20 am »

She just MUST be!

spesh · « **Reply #640 on:** 08 November, 2020, 11:12:57 pm »

The treasurer for Newt Gingrich's failed run at the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 is one Taylor Swindle. No, seriously...

https://twitter.com/davelevinthal/status/1316499578888359938

Pingu · « **Reply #641 on:** 08 November, 2020, 11:22:17 pm »

Quote from: spesh on 08 November, 2020, 11:12:57 pm

The treasurer for Newt Gingrich's failed run at the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 is one Taylor Swindle. No, seriously...

https://twitter.com/davelevinthal/status/1316499578888359938

So much arf

citoyen · « **Reply #642 on:** 12 November, 2020, 03:09:44 pm »

Haven't been following the thread... has this gift for satirists already been mentioned?

https://twitter.com/gammons4london

(He must have known what he was doing when he chose that twitter handle, surely? Even kippers must have some self-awareness.)

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #643 on:** 12 November, 2020, 04:59:48 pm »

As he says "Heard all the jokes about my name before but they are still funny."

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #644 on:** 15 November, 2020, 08:42:27 pm »

Buster Footman, football physio.

fuaran · « **Reply #645 on:** 15 November, 2020, 08:54:42 pm »

Network Rail urges drivers to stop hitting low bridge, by Caroline Lowbridge. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-38770146

hatler · « **Reply #646 on:** 17 November, 2020, 10:58:47 am »

A Scottish fisherman mentioned in this article - Tommy Finn.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #647 on:** 22 November, 2020, 02:34:49 pm »

The complaints manager at Virgin Media with whom I am corresponding is one Rachel Barrass. I'm very disappointed her forename isn't Emily.

simonp · « **Reply #648 on:** 24 November, 2020, 08:04:25 pm »

Dr Peter Gammons - UKIP candidate for London Mayor

hatler · « **Reply #649 on:** 25 November, 2020, 08:54:43 pm »

There's clearly something in this nominative determinism lark.

From this Beeb piece - Spending review 'undermines UK green vision' : -

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Fatima Ibrahim Green, from the campaign group greennewdealuk, said: “Only last week did this government set out its 10-point plan to ‘build back greener’.

Author Topic: More nominative determinism (Read 150107 times)

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