Author Topic: More nominative determinism (Read 150496 times)

hellymedic · « **Reply #175 on:** 11 August, 2012, 08:37:55 pm »

I see one of the Catholic midwives refusing to work with abortion cases is called
Concepta

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-19207793

citoyen · « **Reply #176 on:** 11 August, 2012, 08:53:42 pm »

We had a surveyor round the other day to give us a quote for a wood-burning stove. Her surname was Brazier.

d.

Kim · « **Reply #177 on:** 11 August, 2012, 08:57:26 pm »

I've just noticed the actual wording of this thread title. I'm sure there are no end of people whose hobbies in some way match their jobs. The lucky bastards...

JonBuoy · « **Reply #178 on:** 14 August, 2012, 07:17:19 am »

One of my colleagues is sorting out the estate of his recently-deceased mother. Yesterday he showed me a letter from her bank that was signed by a Shirley Stiff.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #179 on:** 21 August, 2012, 06:50:13 am »

Quote

"You are doing a procedure on someone who cannot make a decision for himself - it's a difficult choice for both parents and physicians," says Dr Marvin Wang, co-director of the Newborn Nurseries at Massachusetts General Hospital, who has conducted hundreds of circumcisions.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19072761

Efrogwr · « **Reply #180 on:** 23 August, 2012, 01:49:45 pm »

An ornithologist called Hannah Peck.

madcow · « **Reply #181 on:** 11 September, 2012, 03:45:34 pm »

http://www.green-tech.co.uk/green-tree-new-business-development-manager.

Mr Wood is Development manager for a brand called Greentree.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #182 on:** 12 September, 2012, 11:53:06 am »

Not nominative determinism but a happy coincidence of names; Bristol Review of Books is 21 years old and a review of the Review, so to speak, says it was founded by three local publishers who met by chance at Redcliffe Caves. Their names were Mason, Manson and Sansom.

Salvatore · « **Reply #183 on:** 20 September, 2012, 08:36:42 pm »

From an email sent by National Savings and Investments:

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Also: I've just finished reading a book about the 1948 Olympic Games. Frenchman Bernard Chevallier won gold for individual 3-day eventing.

clarion · « **Reply #184 on:** 20 September, 2012, 09:00:25 pm »

Is that Garry 'US' Bonds?

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/28S3B0pgqsY&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/28S3B0pgqsY&rel=1</a>

Jaded · « **Reply #185 on:** 20 September, 2012, 09:18:14 pm »

I saw one of these the other day and had it earmarked for this thread.

This latest flurry of posts has reminded me that I have forgotten what I saw.

Jaded · « **Reply #186 on:** 20 September, 2012, 09:26:56 pm »

Do I know you?

hellymedic · « **Reply #187 on:** 22 September, 2012, 12:42:56 am »

Fire Brigade Union's spokesman Paul Embery...

simonp · « **Reply #188 on:** 22 September, 2012, 12:43:36 am »

David Kneebone - Optician.

hellymedic · « **Reply #189 on:** 22 September, 2012, 12:48:33 am »

Think consultants in hospitals have had interesting names, not always quite fitting.
Bone a physician
Axon a gastroenterologist
Overy

Notcutt a surgeon
Glasspool an ophthalmologist

RJ · « **Reply #190 on:** 27 September, 2012, 09:47:58 am »

The second author of this Nature paper on saltmarsh is called Simon Mudd ...

RJ · « **Reply #191 on:** 01 October, 2012, 03:57:05 pm »

Have we had Lord Justice Judge yet??

Wowbagger · « **Reply #192 on:** 02 October, 2012, 08:56:11 am »

The Flitch, in Little Dunmow, is a family-run pub owned by Theresa and Neil Bacon.

http://flitchofbacon.co.uk/

hellymedic · « **Reply #193 on:** 12 October, 2012, 09:40:48 pm »

Chap called Storm had his house washed away.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-19930269

Giraffe · « **Reply #194 on:** 13 October, 2012, 08:22:35 am »

One of the Chinese scientists who discovered that turtles excrete urine from their mouths is, apparently, Shit Fun Chew!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/12/turtle_research/

LindaG · « **Reply #195 on:** 13 October, 2012, 09:11:31 am »

One of our junior intensive care doctors is called Carina.

iainj837 · « **Reply #196 on:** 15 October, 2012, 12:39:57 am »

Capt Skidmore an airline pilot

Dave_C · « **Reply #197 on:** 15 October, 2012, 10:40:42 am »

Has this been mentioned yet? Female Hurdler Vania Stombolova who fell over in the 400m hurdles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vania_Stambolova

iainj837 · « **Reply #198 on:** 15 October, 2012, 01:10:50 pm »

Quote from: Dave_C on 15 October, 2012, 10:40:42 am

Has this been mentioned yet? Female Hurdler Vania Stombolova who fell over in the 400m hurdles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vania_Stambolova

Classic

hellymedic · « **Reply #199 on:** 16 October, 2012, 08:50:10 pm »

Today's crooked copper...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19968744

You couldn't make it up...

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