Nominative Determinism

[Min Bannister]

I know you won't believe me but....

I met a chap called Dick Long the other day.

And he belongs in the nominative determinism thread?

 

[CarlosTheDJ]

And he belongs in the nominative determinism thread?

I didn't check but I assume so

 

[Min Bannister]

Perhaps a bit of a stretch but I liked this bird-related fireman involved in a parrot rescue story.

LFB watch manager Chris Swallow said Mr Horoz had told Jessie "I love you" after being advised it was the only way to "bond" with the parrot.

"While Jessie responded 'I love you' back, we then discovered that she had a bit of a foul mouth and kept swearing, much to our amusement," Mr Swallow said.

 

[Lord Lucan]

There is a dentist a couple of towns away from where I live named Dr Meaney.
At school, our home economics (cooking) teacher was Mrs Quiche and the teacher of animal husbandry (we're in the country) was Mr Lamb, I shit you not.

 

[Krepostnoi]

Mrs Quiche

and that's without taking account of her chosen profession. Please tell me her first name was Lorraine. Or Stacey.

 

[Lord Lucan]

and that's without taking account of her chosen profession. Please tell me her first name was Lorraine. Or Stacey.

I wish I knew, it was many moons ago, though I still laugh too myself when I think of this.

 

[Peripart]

This surgeon is very well-connected, I hear...

A professor of surgery says students have spent so much time in front of screens and so little time using their hands that they have lost the dexterity for stitching or sewing up patients.

Roger Kneebone, professor of surgical education at Imperial College, London, says young people have so little experience of craft skills that they struggle with anything practical.

"It is important and an increasingly urgent issue," says Prof Kneebone, who warns medical students might have high academic grades but cannot cut or sew.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-46019429

 

[blessmycottonsocks]

On my drive to the station this morning, I listened to a BBC Radio 5 Live interview with a scientist from the Water Research Centre.

His name?

Andy Drinkwater.

 

[Frideswide]

peripart and blessmycottonsocks.....

 

[Schrodinger's Zebra]

Another enjoyable thread

Wish I could remember the name of my mum's teacher from school, cookery teacher I think, with a nominative determinism name, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was. Summat northern like Clapworthy but it really fitted well with her job.

I'll remember it some day and post it on here. Promise.

 

[INT21]

Trying to form a link between Clapworthy and cookery teaching. Even between Clapworthy and the North.

Nope. have to pass.

INT21.

 

[Frideswide]

Are you sure he chants "Echo" so many times? It could be just... you know...

ROFLROFLROFL

 

[Roger Nowell]

There used to be a chap from the council who would appear on local news to discuss the state of the roads. He was called John Skidmore.

 

[Spudrick68]

I have posted this before too but I used to work with a lady whose doctor was called Peter Nutt. Amazingly his wife was called Hazel.

 

[rpkemp]

Strangely there seems to be no mention yet on this thread of Hubert Legal, the EU’s chief legal adviser, who is in the news at the moment.

 

[kamalktk]

What about Abcde?

 

[Ermintruder]

What about Abcde?

That's more a case of Nominological Inadvisability

 

[Peripart]

What about Abcde?

Terrible , and the girl's parents (not "Abcde" herself, although she might as well get ready for a lifetime of pisstaking) deserve all the mockery they get for such a stupid, pathetic, attention-grabbing, idiotic, nonsensical and downright cruel name to give a child.

 

[Ermintruder]

and the girl's parents.... deserve all the mockery they get

Is it not the case that in some Scandanavian countries this action (naming a child with an inarguably-crazy choice of name) is classed as being illegal?

 

[Schrodinger's Zebra]

Terrible , and the girl's parents (not "Abcde" herself, although she might as well get ready for a lifetime of pisstaking) deserve all the mockery they get for such a stupid, pathetic, attention-grabbing, idiotic, nonsensical and downright cruel name to give a child.

:agree:

 

[Xanatic*]

Ermintruder: That is correct. A name likely to lead to mockery will not be allowed.

 

[cycleboy2]

Is it not the case that in some Scandanavian countries this action (naming a child with an inarguably-crazy choice of name) is classed as being illegal?

Similar thing in France, I believe.

 

[GNC]

Terrible , and the girl's parents (not "Abcde" herself, although she might as well get ready for a lifetime of pisstaking) deserve all the mockery they get for such a stupid, pathetic, attention-grabbing, idiotic, nonsensical and downright cruel name to give a child.

Might as well have called the tot "Cantbearsed".

 

[INT21]

..Similar thing in France, I believe. ..

Many of the men, it appears, have womens names anyway; so they are half way there.

Also, how would you pronounce Abcde ?

INT21.

 

[Ermintruder]

Also, how would you pronounce Abcde ?

It would be pronounced "Ab-seedee", I think.

Alternatively, a more-traditional rendering might be "Aý-b_keddy".

 

[INT21]

She would probably be subjected to remarks like 'Abcde, that's not a very secure password'.

INT21.

 

[Ermintruder]

that's not a very secure password

If you enter it downside-up, it maintains security by confusing the hackers ǝpɔq∀

In other news, I presume this isn't a piss-take:

 

[Roger Nowell]

Just watching FA Cup match on BBC2. Solihull Moors goalkeeper is called Ryan Boot.

 

[Analogue Boy]

Just watching FA Cup match on BBC2. Solihull Moors goalkeeper is called Ryan Boot.

Probably the least interesting sporting event in the whole history of time. You missed the Ref was called Derek Shinpad.

 

[Roger Nowell]

Quite fond of lower league football but, yep, I've seen better, AB.