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flamingos-cant (hopepunk arc)@feddit.uk to Nominative Determinism@feddit.ukEnglish · 13 days ago

Ottawa Police arrest Donald Popadick for indecent exposure in public park

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Ottawa Police arrest Donald Popadick for indecent exposure in public park

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Ottawa Police arrest Donald Popadick for indecent exposure in public park | Globalnews.ca
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A 62-year-old man has been charged after he was caught exposing himself in an Ottawa area park.
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  • Granbo's Holy Hotrod@lemmy.world
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    When the name fits I guess

    • flamingos-cant (hopepunk arc)@feddit.ukOP
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      You could almost say it’s nominative determinism.

      • Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world
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        Just watch out for Billy Bitesyourass. He likes to sneak up behind people.

  • altphoto@lemmy.today
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    The Canadian pronunciation of Trump sounds kind of interesting.

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    Just like Henrietta Poppaletta got arrested for intentionally damaging a mailbox

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      I thought it was for mail tampering

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    They’re still looking for Dan Jerkitt. /s

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    How do you fight your own destiny?

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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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