Her name translates as sea current.Sarah Fredrika Sjöström is a Swedish competitive swimmer specialising in the sprint freestyle and butterfly events. She is the current world record holder ...
Nominative determinism
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Nominative determinism
I was pleased to see the name of a Swedish swimmer in the European Championships was;
It's the same the whole world over
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
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I totally get that! My Ikea cooker is smaklig, which of course is Swedish for "mmm! - that's one tasty burger! How do you get them burgers that tasty??"
S
(on the look out for Armageddon, on board a Brompton nano & ever-changing Moultons)
(on the look out for Armageddon, on board a Brompton nano & ever-changing Moultons)
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IIRC Mike Sales...
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Jonathan
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I was running a small business when, in a phone call, a VAT person asked my name. When I told her she said, "No, I mean your name."
It's the same the whole world over
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
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There used to be a couple of GPs in our local Thompson directory called Dr Coffin and Dr Pain [sic].
“I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
― Friedrich Nietzsche
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I once knew a painter who's name was Matt White,funny thing was he was black!
True.
True.
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"All we are not stares back at what we are"
W H Auden
"All we are not stares back at what we are"
W H Auden
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Former pro cyclist working as a DS for bike exchange.
At the last count:- Peugeot 531 pro, Dawes Discovery Tandem, Dawes Kingpin X3, Raleigh 20 stowaway X2, 1965 Moulton deluxe, Falcon K2 MTB dropped bar tourer, Rudge Bi frame folder, Longstaff trike conversion on a Giant XTC 840
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But he's white
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"All we are not stares back at what we are"
W H Auden
"All we are not stares back at what we are"
W H Auden
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I once met a scientist from the Fraunhofer Explosives Institute whose name was Dr. Zapp.
Have we got time for another cuppa?
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I went to school with Andrew Pratt. It was the right name for him.
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At university I knew a Dr Mort, however not a medical doctor.
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We have a forester called Theresa Green ,a nursery man called Ivor Biggin, and a vicar christened Frank-Lee Speaker.