h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Fokker is Dutch aeroplane manufacturer, but taken over by a German co.

My mom used to tell me she knew a Dr Bonebreak...

I came across a reference recently where one of the authors was a Dr Slaughter which is also the title of a Paul Theroux novel.

And then there was the classic sketch by the Two Ronnies, featuring Dr. De'Ath (who killed everything), until people wrote in complaining about how many Dr. De'Aths there actually are.

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The head of the aquarium at Sydney's Taronga Zoo is John West.
And don't forget Cardinal Sin
When I was young my mother's GP was Dr Doctor


I believe that this phenomenon is called "nominative determinism"

I've just met someone called Richard Cocks....

If this is a case of nominative determinism I suggest that his occupation would be .....

chicken sexer??

My husband used to work for a guy called Richard Horny, I would certainly say that was a strange name,the worst part was that everyone really did shorten his forename although employees such as my hubby had to call him Mr. Horny.
Another guy he worked for was called Marshall Howard Peach only he didnt ever like to be called Howard!

i don't know if anyone read this anymore, but i had a teacher named Richard LeSalle. needless to say, we all called him Al.

I hope she's not reading this but I went to school with a girl called Joy Ryder.
Don't forget the yachtsman Robert Schiet.

I recently encountered (in the course of business) a urologist called Dr Pisco - it was difficult to keep a straight face

Not forgetting the ex-Southend footballer, Dwain Plummer.

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Wasn't that a UFO song?

Dwain Plummer? Really?

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I've just been reminded of a guy I knew from school named Albert Ross.

My chemistry teacher said she went to school with an Ophelia Ball.

I knew guy called Brio wixh brand of butter

I can't hear that name without thinking of the boatrace commentary "and now the victorious Cambridge crew are putting their cox in the river".

The leader of the house of representatives is called Dick Armey.

My husband went to school with a girl called Theresa Green.

His last name is Laycock and so we were so careful naming our children. nothing that started with a P.or C. or F. or....., the list goes on and on.

So, we have a Hannah and a Joe, Hannah is 9 1/2 and was the only Hannah we knew for about a year or so, and now every second girl seems to be called it.

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