cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10619854
"...and so far over thirty people have been killed by hurricane Janet, with dozens more missing. Back to the studio."
"Thank you, Majestic Storm."
this post was submitted on 14 Apr 2024
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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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That must be confusing as a new viewer unless she says, “And yes, my name is ‘Majestic Storm’, we’re not having a majestic storm, though we are having some pop-up showers down here Summit county later on…” or something like that. Otherwise you keep wondering about the big storm they talked about at the beginning.
One day there will really be a majestic storm and nobody will believe her
Is Popup Showers their on-the-scene reporter?