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Nominative determinism

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Lucca Fri 31-Jul-20 06:56:05

How nice to read that the new president of the RHS is called a Keith Weed

Artaylar Sat 19-Jun-21 15:03:17

I once visited a podiatrist called Mr. Footit

Hellogirl1 Sat 19-Jun-21 21:02:10

My music teacher at school many years ago was Miss Frost, she married someone called Glass. And my hairdresser, Renee Moon, married a man who`s surname was Rocket.

Grannybags Sat 19-Jun-21 21:08:19

I once went out with a butcher called Gammon

absent Sat 19-Jun-21 21:22:24

There was a dentist near where I used to live in London called Dr Phang.

Eloethan Sat 19-Jun-21 23:33:59

There's a solicitors' firm called Wright Hassall. I hope they don't live up to their name!

Ro60 Sun 20-Jun-21 01:46:48

There's a solicitors near where I used to live called Wright Hassall

Sparklefizz Sun 20-Jun-21 09:29:28

I had a hospital appointment for a colonoscopy, and when the appointment letter arrived, the consultant was a Dr Backholer.

Petera Sun 20-Jun-21 09:32:52

Oldwoman70

I used to have a dentist called Mr. Tingle!

There was one in Durham called Dentith.

Trisha57 Sun 20-Jun-21 09:34:30

Head of Education Transport Department many years ago was Rick Shaw!

Nannytopsy Sun 20-Jun-21 11:16:14

My daughter’s orthopaedic consultant for her weak shoulder was Miss Armstrong.

Ro60 Sun 20-Jun-21 11:17:43

Eloethan how odd! My post took a while to go through by the looks of it!
Great minds ....

chicken Mon 21-Jun-21 21:53:40

A vetinary surgery near here some years ago employed Mr Turnbull, Mr Drake, Miss Otter and Miss Barks.

chicken Mon 21-Jun-21 21:55:16

Veterinary !

grandMattie Mon 21-Jun-21 22:11:36

After WWII, there was a terrible shortage of housing. My mother saw an estate agent with the names “Waite, Waite and Hope”.
And my doctor until very recently was on a street called the Butchery, so was The Butchery Surgery!

Deedaa Mon 21-Jun-21 22:18:01

Our surgery used to have doctors called Holmes and Moriarty.

Mollygo Mon 21-Jun-21 23:50:48

Our Latin teacher was called Mrs Homer!

Elrel Tue 22-Jun-21 00:00:15

A local secondary school had Mr Bolt who taught Metalwork and Mrs Bakewell who taught Domestic Science.

Elrel Tue 22-Jun-21 00:01:55

There’s a few appropriate names on the Gardener’s Question Time panels.