You guys will never be able to guess what Dr. I. Ball does for a living.
The basketball coach at my school was named Brandon Ball....
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Nominative Determinism
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Nominative determinism is the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names. The term was first used in the magazine New Scientist in 1994, after the magazine's humorous "Feedback" column noted several studies carried out by researchers with remarkably fitting surnames. These included a book on polar explorations by Daniel Snowman and an article on urology by researchers named Splatt and Weedon. These and other examples led to light-hearted speculation that some sort of psychological effect was at work.
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The B-Ball coach was B. Ball, that's amazing ๐
Does he treat your eyeballs or is he just ballin?
He's an Optometrist, so possibly both.
I'll forgive the uncropped screenshot because this is amazing
How about this?
Perfect
I'd prefer it be cropped and then the rectangular image placed inside of a square with a related background (like some eyeballs) and if possible, at least one non-OC @memepage added to it.
A little jpeg compression would go a long way, too
We could have it be a video for some reason too!
He could also have been an oncologist, one balling the testicular cancer dudes. Lots of options.