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Dr. Rulearman

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Everyone must have thought there was something fishy about his appointment to CEO.

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Born for the job

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Perhaps Mary shouldn't have been as great a Spender

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ich🍷🍺🥃iel

The chance, to regulate the marketing of the alcohol industry and therewith save human lives, seems permanently foregone.

Quelle: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/gesetzesvorhaben-stillschweigend-begraben-die-ungesunde-macht-der-deutschen-alkohollobby-12869158.html

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From Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter that a cookie company have gotten lots of complaints. And look at the name of the CEO - Kakland which translates into English as Cookieland.

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Christopher Coke and his father Lester Coke, also a drug lord

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Taken from this BBC article

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(Not that it requires a justification either way. It's a personal choice.)

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marx rule

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A 58-year-old woman allegedly attacked members of the public as they attempted to free a seagull that she had captured in south Belfast, a court heard on Tuesday.

Angela Wildman is also accused of using a carton of milk and a long-handled mop as weapons after she had put the bird into a sports bag.

Ms Wildman, of Annadale Drive in Belfast, denies three counts of common assault, possessing an offensive weapon in public, disorderly behaviour and resisting police in connection with the incident on 14 August 2024.

In court, defence solicitor Damien Trainor acknowledged the alleged incident appeared bizarre, but stressed that his client disputes having any mental health issues.

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A police officer claimed that, after members of the public tried to free the seagull from the bag, "they were assaulted by the defendant with a long-handled mop and a large carton of milk".

One of those at the scene was allegedly struck by both objects.

The court heard that Ms Wildman then became aggressive towards the arresting officers as they attempted to apply handcuffs.

Opposing her application for bail, the officer added: “I don’t know that this obsession is with wanting to capture wildlife."

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Iconic British horror label Hammer Films and Studios has been acquired by renowned British theater producer John Gore.

Source

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Nominative Determinism

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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 and an article on urology by researchers named Splatt and Weedon. These and other examples led to light-hearted speculation that some sort of psychological effect was at work.

This is a community for posting real-world examples of names that by coincidence are funny in context. A link to the article or site is preferable, as well as a screenshot of the funny name if it's not in the headline. Try not to repost, and keep it fun!

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