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#118876 01/05/04 12:03 PM
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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



#118877 01/05/04 02:16 PM
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Hmm; "Soil Association" brings a few connotations to mind, as well.


#118878 01/13/04 08:16 AM
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Oh, I like the guy who sells eggs at Oundle Farmers' Market. His name in Robert Fowler ...


#118879 01/14/04 10:53 PM
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I worked with a surgeon named Dr. Gropper ...he specialized in hands naturally.


#118880 01/15/04 12:20 AM
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And we have a Dr. Bone, whose research specialty is...osteoporosis, of course.


#118881 01/15/04 12:29 AM
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My dentist's name is Les Plack.



#118882 01/15/04 01:44 AM
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I used to go to Dr. Payne.



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We have a structural engineer named A Frame.


#118884 01/24/04 08:46 PM
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My careers officer was named Jo King, and yes, I am still unemployed.



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