Nominative determism

Sprogget · 11th Feb 2010, 23:16

The idea that your name is your job.

Bernie Madoff. Well, he sure did.

Cardinal Sin...er, there is a tale of an Irish bishop, who had a child & sought absolution from said Cardinal - Forgive me Sin, for I have fathered. There is a judge Judge & The wife of McDonald's ceo in the states is Patty Turner.

Sharmaker · 11th Feb 2010, 23:33

I really hope that kids dad did not have the job when she was born.
alternatively is she any good at flipping(tossing) or just turning it over to feel the heat on the other side?

MagnusP · 12th Feb 2010, 08:38

There are a few good ones in the "Appropriate names" thread from last year.

Tropospherical · 12th Feb 2010, 08:40

As a kid, my dentist was a Dr. Payne.

BlueWolf · 12th Feb 2010, 08:54

I kid you not, this is true story.

Young lady who works in our office told me this afternoon that she was going for a reading with a psychic next week.

I asked who the psychic in question was, and how much it was going to cost her.

"Robin Guy, $30," was the answer.

Sprogget · 12th Feb 2010, 08:58

My dad was once under the care of a Dr. De'ath. He thought it best not to ask about the hit rate.

Tankertrashnav · 12th Feb 2010, 15:28

Used to be a firm of estate agents round Kidderminster called Doolittle and Dally. Wonder if they're still there and if they've sold a house yet.

Storminnorm · 12th Feb 2010, 15:37

I wonder if there's an Undertaker called Burnham anywhere?

ChristiaanJ · 12th Feb 2010, 15:41

You've probably all seen the recent story of the Pakistani ambassador to Canada, whose name is not acceptable in Arabic-speaking countries?

His name is Akbar Zeb, or in Arabic ..... Big Dick.

VTA · 12th Feb 2010, 16:02

When I had "The Snip" many moons ago, it was done by a Dr Cox !!

beardy · 12th Feb 2010, 16:41

Swindell's in Lancashire used to sell tripe, and very good it was too!

G-ZUZZ · 12th Feb 2010, 20:32

Quote:

Akbar Zeb, or in Arabic ..... Big Dick

No had it in Arabic first time - Akbar Zeb. Big Dick is English.

mum's name was Mary Jones before married to Warren Christmas.

ChristiaanJ · 12th Feb 2010, 21:47

G-ZUZZ,
You're right, obviously.
The sentence should have read:
"His name is Akbar Zeb, which in Arabic means..... Big Dick."

Seems he applied twice for a posting in Arabic-speaking countries.... you would have thought he'd have applied for a name change.

CJ

birrddog · 12th Feb 2010, 21:54

ChristiaanJ, unless of course, he was trying to show off

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