Goldman Sachs is such a nutty name. Imagine working at Compman Uters or Shrimpman Friedrice. - eviltoast

Nominative predeterminism?

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  • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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    10 hours ago

    That’s actually the origin of several last names like Smith. Carpenter, Miller, Cooper, waller, Fisher, Chandler, Carter, black, and barker are believed to have originated from professions.

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      3 hours ago

      I’m aware, that’s pretty common knowledge.

      I’ma write a book about someone who works for a tailor named Taylor Tailor at their tailor shop called Tailor’s Tailoring which is run out of a trailer. It’ll be tailor Taylor Tailer’s Tailor’s Tailoring tailoring trailer. It will be a very serious book, because none of this is in the least but funny.