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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Nominative Determinism strikes again!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism

Nominative 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[1] and an article on urology by researchers named Splatt and Weedon.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

The most well known meteorologist in Finland is named Pekka Pouta which roughly translates to Peter Fair-Weather

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Sara Blizzard: Finally, a worthy opponent!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Blizzard

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

“Majestic storm reporting good weather”

That would be confusing as hell at a glance.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Also a good stripper name

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Haha, definitly one of the better aptronyms.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

For the curious and lazy.

Aptronym

a person's name that is regarded as amusingly appropriate to their occupation