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What’s in a name?

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During a Jan. 17special program on ITV Westcountr­y in the United Kingdom about how police forces are suffering under budget cuts, a certain officer interviewe­d for the show got more attention for his name than for his opinions about the budget. Police Constable Rob Banks has undoubtedl­y heard clever remarks about his name all his life, reported Plymouth Live, but Twitter users from as far as Australia found it newly hilarious.

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