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Thread: Nominative determanism?

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    The former Head of Gardens (now Director of Horticulture) and lord of all the gardeners at the RHS Wisley Garden in Surrey is Jim Gardiner.

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    I've never been able to work out whether it's some sort of postmodern ironic marketing ploy (unlikely, as they've been around for as long as anyone can remember), but in Newport, Gwent is based a locally well-known estate agent called:

    "Crook and Blight"

    You couldn't make it up.

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    In Wolverhampton there is a window company called Breakwells Glass Ltd.

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    late entry again: In East Sussex there's a firm of {I think) Solicitors called Swindells & Gentry, and I once knew of an orthpaedic surgeon called Mr. Bendall.

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