Nominative Determinism
www.bbc.com
cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/18139892 > > A 58-year-old woman allegedly attacked members of the public as they attempted to free a seagull that she had captured in south Belfast, a court heard on Tuesday. > > > >Angela Wildman is also accused of using a carton of milk and a long-handled mop as weapons after she had put the bird into a sports bag. > > > >Ms Wildman, of Annadale Drive in Belfast, denies three counts of common assault, possessing an offensive weapon in public, disorderly behaviour and resisting police in connection with the incident on 14 August 2024. > > > >In court, defence solicitor Damien Trainor acknowledged the alleged incident appeared bizarre, but stressed that his client disputes having any mental health issues. > > > > ... > > > > A police officer claimed that, after members of the public tried to free the seagull from the bag, "they were assaulted by the defendant with a long-handled mop and a large carton of milk". > > > >One of those at the scene was allegedly struck by both objects. > > > >The court heard that Ms Wildman then became aggressive towards the arresting officers as they attempted to apply handcuffs. > > > >Opposing her application for bail, the officer added: “I don’t know that this obsession is with wanting to capture wildlife."
[The Book](https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-new-oxford-companion-to-literature-in-french/peter-france/9780198661252) [The Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_France)
> Iconic British horror label Hammer Films and Studios has been acquired by renowned British theater producer John Gore. [Source](https://variety.com/2023/film/global/dracula-hammer-john-gore-1235709157/)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/kaweraus-scott-forrest-named-worlds-top-tree-climber-for-the-fourth-time/3SAGTSRLQ5QOMFHRFRQUUKAYBU/
[He's real and he specialises in vasectomies](https://doctor.webmd.com/doctor/richard-chopp-jr-98f8588e-487a-4c4e-a0b0-b97c08f38804-overview) cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18525268
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Gardner_(botanist)
The lawyer in question is named Rosanne Plante. cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/11857127 > Archived copies of the article: [archive.today](https://archive.ph/3seaw) [ghostarchive.org](https://ghostarchive.org/archive/MH71A)
Not normally on Faceb**k but happened to see this. > BBC News just interviewed a guy in a bed called Amin Abed. Could this week get any better 🤣 Source: https://www.facebook.com/100050247169746/posts/pfbid02bfxBZMQnE7PDk6Y7Pq8dtdPLFa7ijA8HLES4dc9FoK2RTg7UzKodRLQsP8GNAxtPl/?app=fbl
“There are still so many things we don’t know about [a milky sea] beyond that it must be caused by bacteria,” says Steven Haddock, a marine biologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in Moss Landing, Calif., who collaborates with Hudson on milky seas research. “What are the substrates that fuel the growth of these massive numbers of bacteria, and what are the environmental factors that keep them from getting diluted into the water column?” https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bioluminescent-milky-seas-predicted
About Me My name is Dr Neil Buttery and I have been writing on the history of British food for over ten years and through the process of writing and cooking I have become a professional chef specialising in cooking food from our past. https://britishfoodhistory.com/about/ [](https://britishfoodhistory.com/about/)
edition.cnn.com
cross-posted from: https://zerobytes.monster/post/1990634 > ##### The original post: [/r/nottheonion](https://redir.zerobytes.monster/url/https://old.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/1e5m61g/former_cia_analyst_sue_mi_indicted/) by [/u/Holden-Tewdiggs](https://redir.zerobytes.monster/url/https://old.reddit.com/u/Holden-Tewdiggs) on 2024-07-17 16:13:33. >
He also hosts the "Practical Engineering" channel on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/@practicalengineeringchannel
cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2997684 > cunk
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/18602528 [Source article](https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/giant-phallus-shaped-iceberg-floating-in-conception-bay-surprises-residents-of-dildo-canada) It's not just people, cities can have prophetic names too
From [this post](https://lemmy.world/post/17105100)
[Sadly they seem to have closed](https://www.funeraldirectorsregister.com/funeral-directors/middlesex/twickenham/wake-and-paine-0013944586584034)
* [Source article](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ukip/11125773/Mark-Reckless-the-MP-who-lives-up-to-his-name.html) * His [Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Reckless) if you don't want to read an old Telegraph article >In July 2010, Reckless apologised for missing a vote on the budget because he was drunk. He said that he "did not feel it was appropriate to take part in the vote because of the amount he had drunk".
[Yes it's a nickname, but one given to him as a baby!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Field)
Dr. Seawright will help you see right
cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/12097070
https://gastronorth.com.au/team/dr-joshua-butt/ I'm sure he's sick of being the butt of this joke
https://xkcd.com/2022/
https://skincenterboston.com/dr-vladyslava-doktor
www.stlmag.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15147982 > >The 19-year-old whose name really is Bud Weisser was busted in July for breaking into a South County convenience store. > > >...19-year-old Weisser made an epic comeback when police caught him trespassing at the Budweiser brewery last week.
[Source (in Dutch)](https://nos.nl/op3/artikel/2048580-een-zoektocht-naar-de-beroemdste-caissiere-van-nederland-ka-ching)
Article from a few months back: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68180317
http://www.law.net/attorney/sue-h-yoo-53f3665c02c79.html
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14806094 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Lawyer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Speed Sadly didn't live up to his name in F1 but seems to be doing pretty well in rallycross
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Brain,_1st_Baron_Brain
https://www.mccrackenchiro.com/about
Nominative Determinism
!nominativedeterminism@feddit.ukNominative determinism is the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names. The term was first used in the magazine New Scientist in 1994, after the magazine's humorous "Feedback" column noted several studies carried out by researchers with remarkably fitting surnames. These included a book on polar explorations by Daniel Snowman and an article on urology by researchers named Splatt and Weedon. These and other examples led to light-hearted speculation that some sort of psychological effect was at work.
This is a community for posting real-world examples of names that by coincidence are funny in context. A link to the article or site is preferable, as well as a screenshot of the funny name if it's not in the headline. Try not to repost, and keep it fun!