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[Closed] Nominative determinism at work

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I had to double take when I heard this (sadly departed) lady's name on the radio.

Could there be a more appropriate surname for the founder of the nudist movement?

[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30658023 ]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30658023[/url]


 
Posted : 02/01/2015 10:10 pm
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Shona Menzies?


 
Posted : 03/01/2015 12:05 am
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Posted : 03/01/2015 9:07 am
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The doctor who helped treat my first dad for alcoholism was called "Dr Lush". He was good looking too. My sister and I dissolved in giggles whenever we had to speak with him.

I think that counts as double nominative entendre determinism ?


 
Posted : 03/01/2015 9:23 am
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I have been treated by a Dr Payne. I hesitated before entering the consultation room.


 
Posted : 03/01/2015 1:29 pm
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My first science technician in Mongolia name was Nemotod - with a specialism in cell biology and parasitology.


 
Posted : 03/01/2015 1:34 pm
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heh - Sandi always springs to mind, but I'd need to check her, err, credentials 😳 before I could believe it


 
Posted : 03/01/2015 1:34 pm
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Sandi Toksvig was saying on QI that she was fitted for a life jacket by Will Drown.


 
Posted : 03/01/2015 1:55 pm
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I used to cycle with a surgeon called Will Butcher 😯


 
Posted : 03/01/2015 2:07 pm
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There is a Doctor close to us called Dr Stiff.


 
Posted : 03/01/2015 2:21 pm
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My sister's dentist is called ... Mr Dentith.

Guy as work (oil industry) called Wells Smith*

*Smith not his real name. Wells is 🙂


 
Posted : 03/01/2015 2:53 pm
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More appropriately, last night someone mentioned a wrestler named William Wiggle, though google says that must be lies.

Troutwrestler: Dr Payne was my dentist, chap must've led a busy life.


 
Posted : 03/01/2015 3:34 pm
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My dentist as a kid was a certain Mr Screech


 
Posted : 03/01/2015 4:07 pm
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The lead singer of The Lime Spiders is also a nurse. His surname is Blood.
Nurse Blood must scare a lot of kiddies.


 
Posted : 03/01/2015 4:13 pm
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I have been treated by a Dr Payne. I hesitated before entering the consultation room.

In the North East? If so he is a mate of mine and it may amuse you to know he married a Dr Wright - but sadly they didn't go for combined surnames. 🙂


 
Posted : 03/01/2015 8:16 pm
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Do they both have the first name "Always"?


 
Posted : 04/01/2015 6:08 am
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Posted : 04/01/2015 6:28 am
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Used to work for a bank with a guy called Nick Money, the bank didn't do too well, but there was no direct link between that and Mr Money. There is a nuclear industry expert called Sue Ion.


 
Posted : 04/01/2015 6:56 am
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On my way to Phillip Island I used to drive past an estate agents called 'Robin Daley'. I used to teach a most unpleasant almost feral individual called 'Zubair' and I marked exam papers for girl a called 'Manmeet' and a 'Dipa Mistry'.


 
Posted : 04/01/2015 7:47 am
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The dentist in Henley was Dr Puller


 
Posted : 04/01/2015 8:25 am
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I don't believe in nominative determinism. None of my bosses are called Clueless ****wits.


 
Posted : 04/01/2015 9:03 am
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The electrician who fixed our broken cooker was Mr Sparks 🙂


 
Posted : 04/01/2015 9:45 am
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My electrician buddy is called Sparksman, he got told off in his first lesson at sparks college because the teacher thought he was being cocky and making up a funny name.


 
Posted : 09/09/2015 9:58 pm
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The chap at work who you see to get a key for a locker is called Dave Keylock


 
Posted : 10/09/2015 9:43 am
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slight tangent but you really can't beat Mustafa Koc, chairman of Koc Holding

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C3%A7_family

it's probably not actually pronounced 'cock' but let's not split hairs here


 
Posted : 10/09/2015 9:54 am
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There's a Restaurant in Edinburgh called The Kitchin, owned by a chef called Tom Kitchin - got Michelin star so not too shabby either..


 
Posted : 10/09/2015 9:59 am
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I went to school with a Jacqueline Hyde


 
Posted : 10/09/2015 10:00 am
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Was she hard to find or something?


 
Posted : 10/09/2015 10:41 am
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Used to work with a Korean lass named Yung Kok.


 
Posted : 11/09/2015 9:19 am
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Security guy at a place I used to work called XXXX Raper, used to wear military style jumpers with his surname on the chest.

:picard:


 
Posted : 11/09/2015 9:33 am

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