[threadbear]

I was listening to the avalanche report on the radio today and learned the fellow in charge of the avlanche reporting center is called...ready for it?....Cliff Crumbleby or Rumbleby. Didn't quite catch it.

That deserves a thread. I was also ruminating a couple of days ago, on the name of the reporter who did coverage for the CBC on Mad Cow disease--James Cudmore. While I was thinking of this, no lie, I was looking at Youtube--story about otters at the aquarium, reported for a local news agency, by a fellow by the name of Waterman.

[Nicholai]

My real name is Niklas Mikkelsen from Saint Albert, Alberta.

[threadbear]

Nicholai--Did you catch what this guy does? Cliff rumble-by? He reports avalanche hazards.

You Svenske?

[Pixie]

In biochemistry, the Lineweaver-Burk plot (or double reciprocal plot) is a graphical representation of the Lineweaver-Burk equation of enzyme kinetics, described by Hans Lineweaver and Dean Burk in 1934[1].

[threadbear]

A surgeon who specializes in hand repair--Dr. Groper.

[Twilight]

The phenomenon is called nominative determinism, for all you New Scientist readers of the Feedback page.

[oowolf]

Back in the 60's I knew of a fat latino doctor named Alardo. yuk yuk

[DrBang]

I met a veterinarian medical researcher called Dr Fungus. He was researching sexually transmitted diseases in koalas!

Ironically he had no sense of humour what so ever.

[threadbear]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('DrBang', 'I') met a veterinarian medical researcher called Dr Fungus. He was researching sexually transmitted diseases in koalas!

Ironically he had no sense of humour what so ever.

[Madpaddy]

When I did my driving test 12 years ago, my driving tester's name was:

George Manifold. It took me a while to realise that he wasn't taking the piss.

[threadbear]

Those are great! What a hoot. Get a load of some of these:

Examples

Mark Avery, Head of Convervation Science for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds..
Lord Brain, leading neurologist and peer of the realm.
Dr. Richard (Dick) Chopp, urologist, whose practice's website emphasises his nickname and claims he "is well known in the Austin community for performing Vasectomies".
S. Marc Breedlove, who wrote on sexual dimorphism for the Journal of Neuroscience.
Kevin De Cock, director of HIV/AIDS at the World Health Organisation, who announced on 13 December 2006 that circumcision could halve men's risk of contracting HIV.
Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States, started in the family business of raising Black Angus bulls.
Professor Alan Heavens, Institute for Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh.
Joe Holiday, Gibraltarian minister for tourism[6].
Lord Justice Judge, British High Court judge.
Richard "Dick" Justice, associate dean of students at the University of Illinois, executive director of the disciplinary committee, with a specific mandate to assist in matters of sexual abuse.
Derek and Dale Kickett, players of Australian Rules Football.
Chris Lamb, consumer marketing manager at the UK's Meat and Livestock Commission.
Tom Lehrer was a Harvard University math professor, and Lehrer is the German for (male) teacher.
Brenda Love, author of The Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices.
William Shakespeare, professor of English Literature at Brigham Young University.
Cardinal Sin, former Archbishop of Manila.
Anna Smashnova the Israeli tennis player.
Dan Smiley, director of Milwaukee's Summerfest, which uses a smiley-face logo in all promotions.
Larry Speakes, a Whitehouse spokesman to several Presidents, most notably Ronald Reagan.
Scott Speed, Formula 1 race car driver, similarly NASCAR driver Lake Speed.
Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education in the United States Government.
Dee Dee Trotter, elite runner and U.S. 400 meter champion.
Mikhail Tsvet, botanist who invented chromatography: his name in Russian means both "flower" and "colour". Bundesliga team VfL Wolfsburg.
Arsene Wenger, manager of Arsenal FC.
Wolfgang Wolf, former manager of German football club VFL Wolfsburg."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism


My personal favorite?

J.W. Splatt and D. Weedon, urologists who published several papers on incontinence together. It was discussion of Splatt and Weedon that led New Scientist to coin the term in the first place.

[Pixie]

The flush toilet was invented by Thomas Crapper.

I have a friend and crew mate named Sam Riggs, Tall Ship Sailor.

[SchroedingersCat]

My friend's brother is a dentist. Dr. Moller. His associate in the office is Dr. Paine.

[threadbear]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SchroedingersCat', 'M')y friend's brother is a dentist. Dr. Moller. His associate in the office is Dr. Paine.

[basil_hayden]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('threadbear', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SchroedingersCat', 'M')y friend's brother is a dentist. Dr. Moller. His associate in the office is Dr. Paine.

[PenultimateManStanding]

The world is coming to an end, but you guys keep me laughing. Thanks, I need it.

[threadbear]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', 'T')he world is coming to an end, but you guys keep me laughing. Thanks, I need it.

[jboogy]

my pharmacist , David Drugdealer
my gynecologist, Virginia Vagina
my podiatrist, Fred Feet
my carpenter, Wally Hammerwood
my reverand, George Godlover
my florist , Fanny Flowersniffer
my tailor, Sammy Shirtsewer

I made these up , I had to do something quick.

[SchroedingersCat]

No, I'm not in Seattle. I also had a friend who studied trees. His name: Lief Brush.

[gampy]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pixie', 'T')he flush toilet was invented by Thomas Crapper.