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sad but likely true
But I like devilled eggs! Does that make me a bad person?berkeman said:
Apparently so. Before I saw that I probably would have been able to have some sympathy for you...topsquark said:But I like devilled eggs! Does that make me a bad person?
Which Dave is that?berkeman said:
To be fair, they only said "we can...", they didn't say "we will..."!berkeman said:
I invented a thought-controlled investment account, which makes cents when you think about it.BillTre said:
WWGD said:
a wild type zebrafish line Nadia
Swamp Thing said:For many years, New Scientist magazine ran a lighthearted column that featured funny science anecdotes, jokes and other stuff in that category. One running joke was the idea (and I think they coined this term) of "nominative determinism".
The surnames of urologists Splatt and Weedon first alerted doctors to the delights of nominative determinism, described by Wikipedia as the theory that a person’s name can have a significant role in determining key aspects of their job, profession, or even character. Hours of harmless fun have followed, as specialty lists have been pored over in search of names that fit the job.
And, more confusing, it was written inside of a bottle. By someone lonely, I gather.Ibix said:There's a classic textbook called "Police Law", about U.K. law but designed for use by police rather than lawyers. In a case of nominative anti-determinism, it's written by a fellow by the name of Moriarty.