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Dr. I. Ball
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You guys will never be able to guess what Dr. I. Ball does for a living.
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this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2025
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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.
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I'd prefer it be cropped and then the rectangular image placed inside of a square with a related background (like some eyeballs) and if possible, at least one non-OC @memepage added to it.
A little jpeg compression would go a long way, too
We could have it be a video for some reason too!