Rubes by Leigh Rubin for July 10, 2020

Why didn’t my mother name me Rich?

OK. Got it. Had to take a short course at U DuckDuckGo. Even if I’d had it at the tip of my cerebellum it seems a pretty lame joke.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism

So what’s her name?

It’s always good to learn something from the funnies

BTW, I always called them “aptonyms.”

“Have a nice day, Mrs. Binge!”

Dusty, “I’m not sure, Scoop, why don’t you ask our boss?”

Scoop, “He’d just jump all over me for daydreaming, you know how Mr. Crapkicker gets!”

“Well, ask the manager then.”

“Bootlicker, he’s even worse! The only answers he gives are to get some brownie points with Crapkicker.”

Dusty, “Well what did your grandma say?”

“Grandma Scoop just said make mine Chocolate”

OK I’m out.

Some have options, for example a single woman who likes jigsaw puzzles or a general all-around n’er-do-well could both be called Miss fit, or misfit.

seems to apply to weather forecasters alot

@ Leigh Rubin – Thanks for sending me to the link of Martin Clunes defining nominative determinism!

Had a retired optometrist living in the apartment above us. His name was Seymore.

Hey Dusty, be sure to clean up that nest above the window.

What the heck is that?

Can Scoop dust? Or Dusty scoop?

The guy who cooked the fudge at the candy factory I worked at had the last name “Cook”. He was also the cook on the ship he served on in the navy.

Scoop finds today’s cartoon conedescending.

Scoop is scooping, Dusty is dusting, their names determine their destiny. Her name is probably Isabel (I) Scream.

My name is Jim but i never work out

I worked with a Surgeon named Dr Butcher

I had a doctor with last name of Blood. Dr. Blood.

I had a Dr. Butcher. and a guy running for Coroner was named Croake.

Locally we have a dermatologist named Dr. Rash.

And don’t forget about the infamous proctologist Dr. Brownstain.

Took me a moment :)

There used to be a doctor in the Dallas area named Deadman. There was a hospital named after him. Several years after he died, they renamed the hospital.

When I owned a bar the the Bud beer delivery guy was named Cooper (a barrel maker).