Nominative determinism

[Beef Oven!]

There are some vacancies on the network for the hardworking individual !

Keep shovelling that coal ts

[kea]

I suppose there's also nominative almost-determinism, along the lines of someone named Mike Hunt becoming a proctologist.

An example that comes to mind is the composer William Wordsworth.

[mercia]

Sheila Breeze of Virgin Trains telling us about the wind damage to Crewe station

[Nick Armstrong]

Sheila Breeze of Virgin Trains telling us about the wind damage to Crewe station

I can't believe it !

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I can't believe it !

I know! I mean "Virgin trains" and "breeze" in the same sentence!


(If it were nominative determinism, she'd be Sheila Doldrums.)

[Flosshilde]

I think that's being unfair to Virgin Trains (& that's a sentence I never thought I'd write!) There was a time when I swore I'd never travel on Virgin again, but in the past 3 - 4 years the Glasgow-London service is vastly improved; fast (4.5 hours) & reliable. Admittedly the carriages could do with more luggage space, but that's the only quibble (& it's only a problem at certain times of the year).

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Apologies where apologies are due - but I have only ever travelled three times on Mr Branston's rolling stock, and on all three occasions there were oceans of time where the stock did very little rolling. A train from Birmingham to Leeds decided to drop its passengers in Manchester, requiring them to use the Trans-Pennine route. (One of the most scenic routes there is, but as the original train was already an hour late, the extra 45mins wasn't welcome.

That was the last straw, and I've held a grudge ever since.

[jean]

I only once had a problem with Virgin trains on the West Coast main line, when travelling from London to Liverpool just before Christmas 2012. The overhead lines were down between Runcorn and Liverpool so trains were stopped at Crewe and we had to find our way via Chester.

Virgin gave me £100 in vouchers.

[french frank]

I have only ever travelled three times on Mr Branston's rolling stock, and on all three occasions there were oceans of time where the stock did very little rolling.

Are you suggesting he was responsible for landing you in a pickle?

[teamsaint]

Are you suggesting he was responsible for landing you in a pickle?

I think Ferney was landed at Manchester Piccalilli...........

(hands up who can spell piccalilli without googling or going to the cupboard....)

[french frank]

I think Ferney was landed at Manchester Piccalilli...........

(hands up who can spell piccalilli without googling or going to the cupboard....)

Piccalilli?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

There's a pun on "chutney" - I just know there is; somewhere.



Picallili?

[teamsaint]

Piccalilli?

that is what a lot of people would say.

[teamsaint]

There's a pun on "chutney" - I just know there is; somewhere.



Picallili?

well Mr Branston said that the line beyond Crewe was chut-ney was right.


took a minute or two that one.
Nonetheless, I have alerted the cloakroom that I shall be requiring my coat shortly....

[Flosshilde]

I think it's going to take me rather longer to 'get' it