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See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism
by arctangent 13y ago
See also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism
- bazzargh 13y agoAs well as those (real) examples in the New Scientist, there's a long running fake correspondence section in Private Eye magazine, 'Pseudo Names'. Here's a typical, groanworthy example: Sir, In Germany, we see Pseudo Names as just a passing fancy. HERR TODAY GUNTER MORROW. (Sent in by Brian Clifford)