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My lads new timetable reveals that he has Mrs Bramley for cookery and Mrs Banger for science.
Don't remember any when I was at school though - how about you?
No teachers but we went on a school trip once to Hadrian's Wall and met an archaeologist called Mr. Bone.
They're probably aptonyms rather than nominative determinism.
I knew a guy called Jim Hall who was a PE teacher.
We had a Mr Rice at my school.
He taught woodwork but would usually appear in the Home Ec lab over the corridor as the cakes finished baking 😀
I used to work with a guy called Dan Dare. I kid you not
I'd forgotten my post on that previous thread - must have had a bad day in the office!
A local school had a Mr Dick, he was Head of Year 9.
Mrs Potter who was an art teacher but the only one who did all the pottery classes
Had a music teacher at school called Mr C Sharp
Had a former workmate called Richard Head. As I know it is an aptonym I have no interest in finding out whether it was nominative determinism or not.
Dr Cain was an erstwhile deputy headmaster.
Had a music teacher called Mrs Singer.
Also had a history teacher with a severe turn in his eye, worse than Marty Feldman, his name was BD Jones.
Wasn't a teacher but the principal at technical college Isaac hunt
I knew a cop called Nick Moore.
My friend and colleague of 25 years retired recently. She taught cookery, very well indeed. Her surname was Thomas, hence her nickname, Thomas Cook.
Mrs Banger
Good job she's not doing sex ed then.
My sister's dentist is called Mr Dentith.
My agent in Zimbabwe is called Innocent Dick. He's far from innocent though.
There used to be a plumber in Ramsbottom called Gordon Fish.
I used to know a gardener called Dan Digweed.
None.
However, my sister in law refused to take her husbands surname when they married. As a primary teacher 'Mrs Sowerbutts' may not have gone down without a few titters....
Saw a driving instructor out and about yesterday with his name, Barry Parkes, writ large on the side of his car.
I used to drive past an estate agents in Vic, Aus, called Robin Daley.
my sister in law refused to take her husbands surname when they married
I worked with a chap whose surname was Hoare.
His wife, who also worked there, chose to retain her maiden name.
Also near me is a guy who sells second-hand tack and equestrian equipment.
His name?
Nick Whipps.
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Tom has just won todays internet!
We have a Mr Money at my current school. He's in the wrong job!
I forgot to add that the woman who cleans my lab is called Column. Colleen the cleaner.
I work with PC Sergeant
My mate is a teacher, called Mr Wright, he likes to be too.
I knew a lecturer called Peter Nurse, his wife was called Anne.
On my PGCE course there was a girl called Shirley Kitcat. She changed it by deed-poll after the first teaching practice. My local primary had a Miss Barstead, parents would struggle with the spelling when writing absence notes.
Not a teacher, but a urologist locally: Mr Burns-Cox
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@Bregante- not Peter Sergeant, from Machynlleth by any chance?
On my PGCE course there was a girl called Shirley Kitcat.
When I worked in support we had a user called Wayne P Kitcat. Maybe a relation?
I know a Bill Dingwall - unfortunately not in the construction industry.
Guy dealt with at International Flavour, Mr Liquorice
Bregante, he has been promoted in our force. We have a sergeant Sergeant.
In the village i used to live in we had a Jack Frost and a Peter Rabbit