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#118876 - 01/05/04 07:03 AM retro aptro
maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4757	Found a lovely aptronym today – a contact at the leading UK organic certification agency, The Soil Association… “To find out about farms you can visit please contact Rupert Aker, demonstration farms officer…” Given the appropriate name to start with, there is something of poetry about his email address: raker@soilassociation.org http://www.soilassociation.org.uk/web/sa/saweb.nsf/Farming/demofarms.html
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#118877 - 01/05/04 09:16 AM Re: retro aptro
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11578 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	Hmm; "Soil Association" brings a few connotations to mind, as well.
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#118878 - 01/13/04 03:16 AM Re: retro aptro
Capfka Pooh-Bah Registered: 06/28/02 Posts: 1624 Loc: Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok	Oh, I like the guy who sells eggs at Oundle Farmers' Market. His name in Robert Fowler ...
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#118879 - 01/14/04 05:53 PM Re: retro aptro
Zed Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/27/02 Posts: 2154 Loc: British Columbia, Canada	I worked with a surgeon named Dr. Gropper ...he specialized in hands naturally.
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#118880 - 01/14/04 07:20 PM Re: retro aptro
nancyk addict Registered: 03/09/01 Posts: 508 Loc: Metro Detroit (MI)	And we have a Dr. Bone, whose research specialty is...osteoporosis, of course.
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#118881 - 01/14/04 07:29 PM Re: retro aptro
jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1474 Loc: California	My dentist's name is Les Plack.
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#118882 - 01/14/04 08:44 PM Re: retro aptro
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont	I used to go to Dr. Payne. _________________________ formerly known as etaoin...
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#118883 - 01/15/04 02:21 AM Re: retro aptro
dxb Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/06/02 Posts: 1692 Loc: UK	We have a structural engineer named A Frame.
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#118884 - 01/24/04 03:46 PM Re: retro aptro
dodyskin addict Registered: 04/24/02 Posts: 475 Loc: manchester uk	My careers officer was named Jo King, and yes, I am still unemployed.
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