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->''Nerdstrom's name is a classic piece of nominative determinism -- a theory of a person's life and personality being determined by their name -- which is borne out by virtually every {{nerd}} in the ''[[Series/SavedByTheBell SBTB]]'' canon; each lumbered with the kind of names that see them condemned to never walk among the jocks or pee at a urinal when there's a perfectly good cubicle to cower inside.''

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->''Nerdstrom's name is a classic piece of nominative determinism -- a theory of a person's life and personality being determined by their name -- which is borne out by virtually every {{nerd}} nerd in the ''[[Series/SavedByTheBell SBTB]]'' canon; each lumbered with the kind of names that see them condemned to never walk among the jocks or pee at a urinal when there's a perfectly good cubicle to cower inside.''
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->'''Creator/KennethWilliams''': We were always being lumbered with something, especially ''names''.
->'''Creator/BarbaraWindsor''': Ooh, like [[Film/CarryOnGirls Hope Springs]].
->'''Kenneth Williams''': [[Film/CarryOnScreaming Dan Dann the sanitary man]].
->'''Barbara Windsor''': [[Film/CarryOnGirls Miss Easy Rider]].
->'''Kenneth Williams''': [[Film/CarryOnUpTheKhyber Private Widdle]]!
->'''Barbara Windsor''': Oh, but there's one name they couldn't call you.
->'''Kenneth Williams''': What was that?
->'''[[Film/CarryOnTeacher Mr. Grigg]]''': Miss ''Allcock''.
-->-- ''Film/ThatsCarryOn''
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-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse''', "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E12ElsewhereAndElsewhen Elsewhere and Elsewhen]]"

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-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse''', ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E12ElsewhereAndElsewhen Elsewhere and Elsewhen]]"
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->'''Luz:''' Who was that?\\
'''Lilith:''' Flora D'splora. Bad-girl historian, celebrity, and my formal mentor in the Emperor's Coven.\\
'''Luz:''' [[WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer I have questions about that name.]]
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse''', "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E12ElsewhereAndElsewhen Elsewhere and Elsewhen]]"
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-->-- '''TheJudge''', ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney''

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-->-- '''TheJudge''', '''The Judge''', ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney''

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->''One of the people’s names in this movie is Kuntsler. If you can guess the joke they say five seconds after revealing that then you shouldn’t be watching this movie because that is the height of wit and cleverness being used in the humor. Seriously, this movie is one step away from naming the bad guy Norman Imastupiddickheadasshole. Ridiculous right? I mean, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint who names their kid Norman nowadays?]]''

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->''One of the people’s names in this movie is Kuntsler. If you can [[CountryMatters guess the joke joke]] they say five seconds after revealing that then you shouldn’t be watching this movie because that is the height of wit and cleverness being used in the humor. Seriously, this movie is one step away from naming the bad guy Norman Imastupiddickheadasshole. Ridiculous right? I mean, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint who names their kid Norman nowadays?]]''


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->''As you can see by Titi’s online broker profile, her job may be selling houses, but her expertise is taking a glamour-loaded headshot. Everything about that picture is 100% pure real estate agent perfection. From the sassy waterfall hair to the double-strand pearls to the confident ''“Oh, I’ll sell your house, alright”'' crossed arms. If Titi ends up getting a check from Ellen, I really hope she uses some of the money to buy a couple dozen bus benches and billboards. The people of Georgia need to see that ''Titi Pierce'' is much more than just a funny name.''
-->--'''''[[https://dlisted.com/2016/06/08/a-woman-named-titi-pierce-is-suing-ellen-degeneres-for-making-fun-of-her-name/ DListed]]''''', "A Woman Named Titi Pierce Is Suing Creator/EllenDeGeneres For Making Fun Of Her Name"
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-->--'''''Blog/TheComicsCurmudgeon''''' [[https://joshreads.com/2020/12/makes-sense-that-dustins-parents-had-to-learn-to-ignore-his-emotional-expression-early/ on]]'' ''ComicStrip/BeetleBailey''

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-->--'''''Blog/TheComicsCurmudgeon''''' [[https://joshreads.com/2020/12/makes-sense-that-dustins-parents-had-to-learn-to-ignore-his-emotional-expression-early/ on]]'' on]] ''ComicStrip/BeetleBailey''
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->''Beetle Bailey'' is of course a strip where [[WorldOfPun every single character’s name is incredibly, painfully on the nose.]] The most recently introduced recurring character is a “computer whiz” tech specialist named ''Chips Gizmo'', for Pete’s sake. So I’m not surprised that they needed the name of a general for a boxing gag and so just went straight to “Dempsey”; I am surprised, and pleased, that they made him young, handsome, and so clearly and wholesomely pleased about the prospect of [[TalkToTheFist punching General Halftrack in the face.]]''

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->''Beetle ->Beetle Bailey'' is of course a strip where [[WorldOfPun every single character’s name is incredibly, painfully on the nose.]] The most recently introduced recurring character is a “computer whiz” tech specialist named ''Chips Gizmo'', for Pete’s sake. So I’m not surprised that they needed the name of a general for a boxing gag and so just went straight to “Dempsey”; I am surprised, and pleased, that they made him young, handsome, and so clearly and wholesomely pleased about the prospect of [[TalkToTheFist punching General Halftrack in the face.]]''
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->''Beetle Bailey'' is of course a strip where every single character’s name is incredibly, painfully on the nose. The most recently introduced recurring character is a “computer whiz” tech specialist named ''Chips Gizmo'', for Pete’s sake. So I’m not surprised that they needed the name of a general for a boxing gag and so just went straight to “Dempsey”; I am surprised, and pleased, that they made him young, handsome, and so clearly and wholesomely pleased about the prospect of [[TalkToTheFist punching General Halftrack in the face.]]''
-->--'''''Blog/TheComicsCurmoudgeon''''' [[https://joshreads.com/2020/12/makes-sense-that-dustins-parents-had-to-learn-to-ignore-his-emotional-expression-early/ on]]'' ''ComicStrip/BeetleBailey''

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->''Beetle Bailey'' is of course a strip where [[WorldOfPun every single character’s name is incredibly, painfully on the nose. nose.]] The most recently introduced recurring character is a “computer whiz” tech specialist named ''Chips Gizmo'', for Pete’s sake. So I’m not surprised that they needed the name of a general for a boxing gag and so just went straight to “Dempsey”; I am surprised, and pleased, that they made him young, handsome, and so clearly and wholesomely pleased about the prospect of [[TalkToTheFist punching General Halftrack in the face.]]''
-->--'''''Blog/TheComicsCurmoudgeon''''' -->--'''''Blog/TheComicsCurmudgeon''''' [[https://joshreads.com/2020/12/makes-sense-that-dustins-parents-had-to-learn-to-ignore-his-emotional-expression-early/ on]]'' ''ComicStrip/BeetleBailey''

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-> '''Misa''': I can't dream of a world without Light!
-> '''L''': Yes, that would be dark.

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-> '''Misa''': !!AnimeAndManga
->'''Misa''':
I can't dream of a world without Light!
->
Light!\\
'''L''': Yes, that would be dark.



!!{{Blog}}s
->''Beetle Bailey'' is of course a strip where every single character’s name is incredibly, painfully on the nose. The most recently introduced recurring character is a “computer whiz” tech specialist named ''Chips Gizmo'', for Pete’s sake. So I’m not surprised that they needed the name of a general for a boxing gag and so just went straight to “Dempsey”; I am surprised, and pleased, that they made him young, handsome, and so clearly and wholesomely pleased about the prospect of [[TalkToTheFist punching General Halftrack in the face.]]''
-->--'''''Blog/TheComicsCurmoudgeon''''' [[https://joshreads.com/2020/12/makes-sense-that-dustins-parents-had-to-learn-to-ignore-his-emotional-expression-early/ on]]'' ''ComicStrip/BeetleBailey''

!!{{Fan Work}}s
->''I'm Toby Fisher. And yes, I do love to fish. My uncle runs the Fishery in town, too. Fishin's in the blood.''
-->--'''Toby''', ''Fanfic/DoYouBelieveInFairies''

!!{{Film}} -- Live-Action



'''Frederick''': I will ''[[BlatantLies not]]'' be angry.\\

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'''Frederick''': I will ''[[BlatantLies not]]'' ''not'' be angry.\\



'''Frederick''': Abby someone. Abby who?\\
'''Igor''': ...Abby Normal.

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'''Frederick''': "Abby someone." Abby someone. Abby who?\\
'''Igor''': ...
''who?''\\
'''Igor''':
Abby Normal.



->''"It never could be love, that's how it had to be"\\
"Her name reminds me of female anatomy!"''
-->-- '''Goldentusk''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc17zmeMlSI&feature=channel_page "James Bond]] [[WithLyrics Theme"]]

->''"My last name's Kader. So if I ever have a child, if it's a boy, I'll definitely name him Al... [[TerroristsWithoutACause Al Kader]].[[SarcasmMode It's a good name]]. If I have girl, I'll name her Darth... [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Kader]], [[RuleOfCool that's a sweet name]]."''

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->''"It never could be love, that's how it had to be"\\
"Her name reminds me of female anatomy!"''
->"He has a wife, you know. Do you know what she's called? Incontinentia. Incontinentia Buttox."''
-->-- '''Goldentusk''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc17zmeMlSI&feature=channel_page "James Bond]] [[WithLyrics Theme"]]

->''"My
'''Pontius Pilate''' on Biggus Dickus, ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian''

!!StandUpComedy
->"My
last name's Kader. So if I ever have a child, if it's a boy, I'll definitely name him Al... [[TerroristsWithoutACause Al. Al Kader]].[[SarcasmMode Kader. It's a good name]]. name. If I have girl, I'll name her Darth... Darth. [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Kader]], [[RuleOfCool that's Kader]]. That's a sweet name]]."'' name."



->''"What about you? Do you find it [[ElmuhFuddSyndwome wisible]] when I say the name "BiggusDickus"? He has a wife, you know. Do you know what she's called? Incontinentia. Incontinentia Buttox."''
-->-- '''Pontius Pilate''', ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian''

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->''"What about you? Do you find it [[ElmuhFuddSyndwome wisible]] when I say the name "BiggusDickus"? He has a wife, you know. Do you know what she's called? Incontinentia. Incontinentia Buttox."''
-->-- '''Pontius Pilate''', ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian''
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->''"I hope you're not going to be another one of those Russian agents whose name is just a cheap sexual pun, Ms Sukmeoff."''
-->-- '''Hugh Dennis''', "Unlikely lines from a Bond film", ''Series/MockTheWeek''

->''"You don't need double talk! You need [[BlahBlahBlah Bob Loblaw]]!"''
-->-- ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''

->''"One of the people’s names in this movie is Kuntsler. If you can guess the joke they say five seconds after revealing that then you shouldn’t be watching this movie because that is the height of wit and cleverness being used in the humor. Seriously, this movie is one step away from naming the bad guy Norman Imastupiddickheadasshole. Ridiculous right? I mean, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint who names their kid Norman nowadays?]]"''
-->-- '''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Miles Antwiler]]''' [[http://moviemoses.wordpress.com/2011/07/26/boondock-saints-ii-all-saints-day-2009-troy-duffy/ on]] ''[[Film/TheBoondockSaints The Boondock Saints II: All Saint's Day]]''

->''"Nerdstrom's name is a classic piece of nominative determinism -- a theory of a person's life and personality being determined by their name -- which is borne out by virtually every nerd in the ''[[Series/SavedByTheBell SBTB]]'' canon; each lumbered with the kind of names that see them condemned to never walk among the jocks or pee at a urinal when there's a perfectly good cubicle to cower inside."''
-->-- '''Stuart Millard''', ''So Excited, So Scared''

->''"Ray'd Bool gives you wings!"''
-->-- ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup''



->'''Callie:''' Turn 'em into calamari!
->'''Marie:''' Ohhhhh! I just realized that mine and Callie's names... Actually, now's not the time.

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->'''Callie:''' Turn 'em into calamari!
->'''Marie:'''
calamari!\\
'''Marie:'''
Ohhhhh! I just realized that mine and Callie's names... Actually, now's not the time.



!!{{Webcomic}}s
->''"Ray'd Bool gives you wings!"''
-->-- ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup''

!!WebOriginal
->''One of the people’s names in this movie is Kuntsler. If you can guess the joke they say five seconds after revealing that then you shouldn’t be watching this movie because that is the height of wit and cleverness being used in the humor. Seriously, this movie is one step away from naming the bad guy Norman Imastupiddickheadasshole. Ridiculous right? I mean, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint who names their kid Norman nowadays?]]''
-->-- '''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Miles Antwiler]]''' [[http://moviemoses.wordpress.com/2011/07/26/boondock-saints-ii-all-saints-day-2009-troy-duffy/ on]] ''[[Film/TheBoondockSaints The Boondock Saints II: All Saint's Day]]''

!!WebVideo
->''"It never could be love, that's how it had to be"\\
"Her name reminds me of female anatomy!"''
-->-- '''Goldentusk''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc17zmeMlSI&feature=channel_page "James Bond]] [[WithLyrics Theme"]]

!!WesternAnimation



->''I'm Toby Fisher. And yes, I do love to fish. My uncle runs the Fishery in town, too. Fishin's in the blood.''
-->--'''Toby''', ''Fanfic/DoYouBelieveInFairies''

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->''I'm Toby Fisher. And yes, I do love to fish. My uncle runs the Fishery in town, too. Fishin's !!RealLife
->''Nerdstrom's name is a classic piece of nominative determinism -- a theory of a person's life and personality being determined by their name -- which is borne out by virtually every {{nerd}}
in the blood.''[[Series/SavedByTheBell SBTB]]'' canon; each lumbered with the kind of names that see them condemned to never walk among the jocks or pee at a urinal when there's a perfectly good cubicle to cower inside.''
-->--'''Toby''', ''Fanfic/DoYouBelieveInFairies''
-->-- '''Stuart Millard''', ''So Excited, So Scared''

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