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Lena gregtech.eu lena@gregtech.eu
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anothermember feddit.uk anothermember@feddit.uk
Joined: 2025-02-09
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The opposite of nominative determinism?
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einlander lemmy.world einlander@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-03
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anothermember wrote:
The opposite of nominative determinism?

Acquired?
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wyldrstallyns lemmy.dbzer0.com wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-05-16
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Well, if she'd gone into Physics instead of becoming one, maybe the legacy would've continued?

Though, NGL, I'm all aboard for Dr. Sleeper. 🤘🏼

FWIW, the surgeons that extracted my wisdom teeth back when were a private practice duo, called Drs. Fear and Hitchcock.

The former was incredibly tall & slim (~7ft!) with Doc Brown hair, while the latter was round-ish, bald, and liked to stand in the periphery.

Their only competition for young adult dentistry, et al? A certain Dr. Gentle, though he was quietly known for being anything but.

The scary ones are those that mask their true nature with misleading presentation. My guys? Led with exactly how things were gonna go. They even had overlarge paisley wallpaper "so your anesthesia cocktail turns them into amoebae". Legends. 😅
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frustrated_phagocytosis fedia.io frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-03-03
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I know a Dr. Payne who is a dentist and a Dr. Kokane who studies addiction using cocaine.
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Lushed_Lungfish lemmy.ca Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-02-14
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I mean, if the universe is gonna hand you that joke on a silver platter....
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Hildegard (she/her) lemmy.blahaj.zone hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2024-12-07
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Good name for a British railroad designer too.
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DokPsy lemmy.world DokPsy@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-18
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frustrated_phagocytosis wrote:
I know a Dr. Payne who is a dentist and a Dr. Kokane who studies addiction using cocaine.

Shoutout to Dr Killam, family loves that guy
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wander1236 sh.itjust.works wander1236@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-09
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anothermember wrote:
The opposite of nominative determinism?

Determinative nominism
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The Velour Fog lemmy.world Blackfeathr@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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frustrated_phagocytosis wrote:
I know a Dr. Payne who is a dentist and a Dr. Kokane who studies addiction using cocaine.

One of my relatives said she knew a gynecologist named Dr. Hole.
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UnderpantsWeevil lemmy.world UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-14
#11 · Quote Reply

The Doctor Is In
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Kirp123 lemmy.world Kirp123@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-02-06
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The Velour Fog wrote:
One of my relatives said she knew a gynecologist named Dr. Hole.

There are quite a few people with the last name Butts. Wonder how many of them are proctologists.
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okwhateverdude lemmy.world okwhateverdude@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-01
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Kirp123 wrote:
There are quite a few people with the last name Butts. Wonder how many of them are proctologists.

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Mouselemming sh.itjust.works Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-12
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DokPsy wrote:
Shoutout to Dr Killam, family loves that guy

Meanwhile someone made the CHOICE to name the fictional Doctor Killdare.
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smeg Moderator smeg@feddit.uk
Joined: 2023-07-01
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Kirp123 wrote:
There are quite a few people with the last name Butts. Wonder how many of them are proctologists.

This guy is pretty close
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ToastedRavioli midwest.social ToastedRavioli@midwest.social
Joined: 2025-04-26
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frustrated_phagocytosis wrote:
I know a Dr. Payne who is a dentist and a Dr. Kokane who studies addiction using cocaine.

Dr. Kokane

Bro literally planned his entire life around a pun
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ShankShill sh.itjust.works ShankShill@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-03-02
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Dr Richard "Dick" Chopp is (was?) a urologist specializing in vasectomies.
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Lovable Sidekick lemmy.world LovableSidekick@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-10-19
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I read about an OB/GYN named Dr. Fingerhood.
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Lovable Sidekick lemmy.world LovableSidekick@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-10-19
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smeg wrote:
This guy is pretty close

Kind of a stretch - gastroenterology covers the whole digestive system from the esophagus down. A proctologist is a "butt doctor".
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Equinox1289 sh.itjust.works Equinox1289@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-05-14
#20 · Quote Reply

Fated nominative determinism.
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Equinox1289 sh.itjust.works Equinox1289@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-05-14
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anothermember wrote:
The opposite of nominative determinism?

Fated nominative determinism.
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The_v lemmy.world The_v@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
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Kirp123 wrote:
There are quite a few people with the last name Butts. Wonder how many of them are proctologists.

Former coworkers last name was Boob.

Sadly she was a horticulturist not a plastic surgeon. She fainted at the sight of blood.
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AppleTea lemmy.zip AppleTea@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2024-04-28
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first (medical) Dr. Newton in my family

interesting qualifier, I wanna know the beef
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boonhet lemmy.zip boonhet@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-08-12
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Kirp123 wrote:
There are quite a few people with the last name Butts. Wonder how many of them are proctologists.

If it wasn't for the bullying I'd absolutely name my child Seymour if I was a Butts
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Okokimup lemmy.world Okokimup@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-24
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The Velour Fog wrote:
One of my relatives said she knew a gynecologist named Dr. Hole.

Had an obgyn in my old town named Dr. Beaver.
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