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Nominative determism 10: dogs lead in Barking, woof woof!

Friday, March 30, 2007
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Guess where you'd find the highest average number of dog owners in the UK (10% of households)?

Answer: an area of East London known as Barking.

How's that for nominative determinism (of sorts)?

BBC news story.

(More nominative determinism)

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