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[–] Critical_Insight@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

The most well known meteorologist in Finland is named Pekka Pouta which roughly translates to Peter Fair-Weather

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Nominative Determinism strikes again!

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

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[1] and an article on urology by researchers named Splatt and Weedon.

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Also a good stripper name