Author Topic: More nominative determinism (Read 150842 times)

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #75 on:** 09 February, 2009, 11:57:25 am »

Bloke from the CIA on the telly the other night named "Gary Sick".

I nearly was too.

fuzzy · « **Reply #76 on:** 09 February, 2009, 01:29:17 pm »

We have on PC Sergeant, one PC Sargeant and two PC Peel's.

A Forensic Scientist of my acquaintance, specialising in examination of prints is Dr Dabbs (shoe prints but he would have had finger print experience as well).

alan · « **Reply #77 on:** 02 April, 2009, 10:51:53 pm »

One of the blokes who works at Longstaff's is named Lance.
It always strikes me as very appropriate

Biff · « **Reply #78 on:** 02 April, 2009, 11:55:19 pm »

A ladette at my local Currys is a Miss Spicer. And no I don't know if she's hot stuff.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #79 on:** 19 May, 2009, 09:13:24 pm »

AccuWeather.com - Joe Bastardi European Weather Blog

red marley · « **Reply #80 on:** 20 May, 2009, 06:49:00 pm »

My doctor for a decade or so was called Dr Payne.

I work in a small academic department of geographers including Dr Wood, Dr Mountain, Dr Marsh and Dr Dykes.

PeteB99 · « **Reply #81 on:** 20 May, 2009, 07:49:47 pm »

Quote from: Gandalf on 03 February, 2009, 06:02:00 pm

There's a Korean Travel Agents in New Malden called 'Dae Young Travel'.

Well it sounds funny if you mispronouce it enough.

Dae Yung used to make motor and pedal cycle tyres

Not a name to inspire confidence

perpetual dan · « **Reply #82 on:** 20 May, 2009, 09:40:56 pm »

I once met a PhD student called Mr Doctor.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #83 on:** 21 May, 2009, 12:41:55 pm »

I know a Dr Butcher. Were she an MD, I'd be worried.

PhilO · « **Reply #84 on:** 21 May, 2009, 02:53:41 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 04 February, 2009, 04:20:45 pm

I used to have a landlord called Crookes...

A local estate agent here goes by the name of Crooke and Blight.

chris · « **Reply #85 on:** 21 September, 2010, 12:58:45 pm »

On Thursday evening the kids are going to a lecture by this guy.

mike · « **Reply #86 on:** 21 September, 2010, 01:02:04 pm »

used to see stickers in the back of cars in the north east proclaiming 'We Arnott insured' Sadly looks like they've been subsumed into something else.

Giraffe · « **Reply #87 on:** 21 September, 2010, 03:56:05 pm »

Used to be estate agents around here with the name Swindall, Pendered and ...
Quite apposite at first, but I still wonder about the verb 'to pender'.

Nuncio · « **Reply #88 on:** 08 October, 2010, 12:58:10 pm »

I have just seen a record on a database we look after relating to someone who has had a male to female 'gender reassignment' and who has the surname of Adcock.

red marley · « **Reply #89 on:** 08 October, 2010, 02:04:14 pm »

Presumably if it was the other way around, it would have been Addcock.

jogler · « **Reply #90 on:** 08 October, 2010, 02:12:03 pm »

Does he/she have a brother & sister called Allcock & Noballs respectively?

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #91 on:** 08 October, 2010, 04:24:54 pm »

There is a travel agent in Bangalore called Panicker's Travels.

I never used them.

We also had a bloke at work called Engineer who was a (software) engineer.

Jules · « **Reply #92 on:** 08 October, 2010, 04:39:07 pm »

I had the stitches taken out after by appendictomy by a nurse Butcher.

If my daughter is lurking here she might tell you the name of the gentleman in charge of her CCF unit.

Zoidburg · « **Reply #93 on:** 08 October, 2010, 04:43:47 pm »

Quote from: Julesh on 08 October, 2010, 04:39:07 pm

I had the stitches taken out after by appendictomy by a nurse Butcher.

If my daughter is lurking here she might tell you the name of the gentleman in charge of her CCF unit.

Sir?

clarion · « **Reply #94 on:** 08 October, 2010, 04:45:12 pm »

Major Major?

hatler · « **Reply #95 on:** 08 October, 2010, 09:39:59 pm »

I got a fax one time from a firm of solicitors - Wright, Hassall & Co.

Proof

Regulator · « **Reply #96 on:** 08 October, 2010, 10:06:29 pm »

My user name was derived from my old job.

hatler · « **Reply #97 on:** 08 October, 2010, 10:07:41 pm »

Quote from: Regulator on 08 October, 2010, 10:06:29 pm

My user name was derived from my old job.

You've already said that - Reply #25.

Losing your memory Reg ?

suerdusty · « **Reply #98 on:** 09 October, 2010, 09:44:44 pm »

When making changes to job titles and tasks in the Navy and combining the Chef and Caterer branches, we ended up with a Leading Cook (Cook) Cooke

Rimnod · « **Reply #99 on:** 09 October, 2010, 09:56:10 pm »

Northern Ireland in the early 80's height of the troubles, we hired a blacksmith called Tommy and his son Bren(den) Gunn

Author Topic: More nominative determinism (Read 150842 times)

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