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I recently went to a medical clinic in which there is a doctor named "Dr. Goodhealth". No idea if that was their original birth surname, but I wouldn't be surp
by newsbinator 5y ago
I recently went to a medical clinic in which there is a doctor named "Dr. Goodhealth".
No idea if that was their original birth surname, but I wouldn't be surprised.
Too on the nose for a serious novel.
- GuB-42 5y agoThere is a thing called "nominative determinism", that says that your name is more likely to match your occupation. And it looks like a real effect. It is controversial but there are peer reviewed studies that confirm the effect.
- jtbayly 5y agoIn one town I lived in were doctors Slaughter and Fix.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 5y agoIn Austin, TX there was recently a practicing urologist (he has since retired in the last two years or so) by the name of Richard Chopp.
- jaybrendansmith 5y agoI have a Chiropractor in my town named 'Dr. Bizzaro'
- DavidSJ 5y agoMy childhood dentists were Drs. Herzburg and Needleman.
- briffle 5y agoA former dentist was Payne. Call me Tom, he would say…
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