Author Topic: More nominative determinism (Read 150434 times)

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #575 on:** 10 December, 2019, 03:25:24 pm »

How about some nominative antideterminism? A denier standing for the Greens (and you thought you'd escaped politics in the Pub; sorry!)
https://thetab.com/uk/bristol/2019/11/17/meet-carla-denyer-the-green-candidate-aiming-to-take-bristol-west-from-labour-38216

Giraffe · « **Reply #576 on:** 11 December, 2019, 04:18:06 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 10 December, 2019, 03:25:24 pm

How about some nominative antideterminism? A denier standing for the Greens (and you thought you'd escaped politics in the Pub; sorry!)
https://thetab.com/uk/bristol/2019/11/17/meet-carla-denyer-the-green-candidate-aiming-to-take-bristol-west-from-labour-38216

With the specs on she looks like Gareth Malone's sister.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #577 on:** 31 December, 2019, 10:14:53 am »

Ghosn's gone.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #578 on:** 01 January, 2020, 04:42:16 pm »

There's a guy on one on the same FB groups that I'm on - Bicycle Touring and Bikepacking - whose name is Rod Wanker. Honestly. Go and look him up. He's from Oregon.

He has just posted about the number of miles he managed in 2019 - about 1800. He mentioned that he has toured in every continent except Australia and said he was reluctant to tour there because of his surname. Some bright spark - an Aussie of course - said that he would feel very welcome there because every passing motorist would wind their window down and call out his name.

hellymedic · « **Reply #579 on:** 07 January, 2020, 02:06:41 am »

Steven Gallant
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51010708

Nuncio · « **Reply #580 on:** 16 January, 2020, 01:02:18 pm »

Everton are considering signing 23-year-old Brazilian international Everton Cebolinha, generally known as 'Everton'.

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/intense-pursuit-brazil-star-50million-17576463

(If only we'd called our son 'Real Madrid' and not 'Frickley Colliery Reserves' - we feel such fools now)

Beardy · « **Reply #581 on:** 16 January, 2020, 06:26:17 pm »

On the BBC 6 o’clock news just now;

Drug abuse support worker, Mr Edward Baggy.

Kim · « **Reply #582 on:** 18 January, 2020, 11:42:19 pm »

Reading papers about treatments for shoulder pain. Found one with authors named Bone and Armstrong.

hellymedic · « **Reply #583 on:** 21 January, 2020, 01:42:15 pm »

Professor Matthew Carmoana... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51179688

Wowbagger · « **Reply #584 on:** 21 January, 2020, 02:29:23 pm »

I assume that James Cleverly has had a mention on this thread for being the total antidote to nominative determinism?

hellymedic · « **Reply #585 on:** 21 January, 2020, 02:52:39 pm »

I'm fairly sure he has but can't be bothered to search.

Salvatore · « **Reply #586 on:** 22 January, 2020, 08:19:44 am »

Quote from: Nuncio on 16 January, 2020, 01:02:18 pm

Everton are considering signing 23-year-old Brazilian international Everton Cebolinha, generally known as 'Everton'.

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/intense-pursuit-brazil-star-50million-17576463

(If only we'd called our son 'Real Madrid' and not 'Frickley Colliery Reserves' - we feel such fools now)

Especially so since Frickley Colliery changed their name to Frickley Athletic in 1974.

Nuncio · « **Reply #587 on:** 22 January, 2020, 10:49:21 am »

The advantage of inventing an child for 'comic' purposes is that I can also invent his baptism date as being in late 1973.

Legs · « **Reply #588 on:** 22 January, 2020, 02:46:31 pm »

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-51151182

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Dr Samantha Pegg, who lectures at Nottingham Law School on criminal law regarding sadomasochism (S&M)...

And there's also

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Rosina Cottage QC, a barrister at Red Lion Chambers...

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #589 on:** 28 January, 2020, 02:32:34 pm »

Man who lives on road named after Concorde fined for speeding on A419
This story would be equally appropriate for Little Eye on the Provinces.

hellymedic · « **Reply #590 on:** 30 January, 2020, 04:24:48 pm »

Stephanie Barwise QC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51313349

Bledlow · « **Reply #591 on:** 31 January, 2020, 12:02:28 am »

Quote from: Zipperhead on 16 April, 2017, 01:44:47 pm

Ye nominative determinism dattes bakke a longye way....

"St. Bride's position as the journalists' and printers' church dates back to 1500, just after the death of William Caxton, inventor of the moveable type printing press. An apprentice of his, Wynkyn de Worde, acquired his master's press, and set up shop in the churchyard of St. Bride's."

Could be a byname from his job, so the other way round.

Andrij · « **Reply #592 on:** 06 February, 2020, 09:15:27 pm »

hellymedic · « **Reply #593 on:** 08 February, 2020, 04:26:06 pm »

Neil Hopper...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-cornwall-51416030/sepsis-amputation-surgeon-back-at-work-after-losing-legs

Giraffe · « **Reply #594 on:** 09 February, 2020, 08:33:22 am »

ICR if I've posted this (and CBA to look): in the '70s, went to a talk and slide show given by a mountaineer who's lost his legs - chap's surname was Croucher.
The audience, being almost all hill-walkers, cavers etc., burst out laughing when he was introduced.

Pingu · « **Reply #595 on:** 16 February, 2020, 03:42:45 pm »

David Enrich: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/feb/16/dark-towers-review-deutsche-bank-donald-trump

hellymedic · « **Reply #596 on:** 17 February, 2020, 04:09:19 pm »

Who better to speak out about burnout in doctors than Dr Natalie Ashburner?

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/harrowing-stories-burned-out-nhs-21487129

Rowan · « **Reply #597 on:** 23 February, 2020, 09:52:52 am »

Fury v Wilder

(from what I can find out they are both genuine names)

drossall · « **Reply #598 on:** 23 February, 2020, 06:34:32 pm »

On the way back from yesterday's Chiltern Grit event, I noticed that the Aylesbury crematorium is in Bierton.

hellymedic · « **Reply #599 on:** 28 February, 2020, 06:05:34 pm »

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-51678783