Everything named Concord crashed and burned as a result of overconfidence.

And then the Titanic and OceanGate Titan sank despite being “unsinkable”.

  • aarRJaay@lemm.eeEnglish
    36·
    8 months ago

    In SciFi, EVERY ship called The Icarus disappears/ gets destroyed.

  • BossDj@lemm.ee
    33·
    8 months ago

    Every teacher has their own list of “absolutely never” names for future offspring. The amount of overlap is surprising

    • Like the wind...@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      153·
      8 months ago

      I feel like there has never been any good Jonathans, Aidens, Jacksons, Tyrees, Katies, Katrinas, Isaiahs, or Catherines. And any name that’s hyphenated with Ann.

      • spicy pancake@lemmy.zipEnglish
        6·
        8 months ago

        to add to the data points I’ve known 3 lovely Katies and 2 awful ones

    • I Cast Fist@programming.dev
      10·
      8 months ago

      Changes from country to country, I suppose. I’m not even a teacher, but I know damn well Samuel is an absolute no. Most other biblical names also tend to rate highly on the “DON’T” list.

    • nocturne@sopuli.xyz
      10·
      8 months ago

      I went to school with a kid named Adolph. As an adult and learning more about his family, it was an homage.

      • lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        13·
        8 months ago

        Teacher: Oh wow I’m so impressed society is finally trying to reclaim that name after such a dark past.

        Parents: No no, we’re actually fans of the dark past.

        • Noodle07@lemmy.world
          1·
          8 months ago

          Me want to reclaim the fancy looking cross but people are still pieces of shit so I can’t

  • lnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)@feddit.nlEnglish
    152·
    8 months ago

    Elon, Musk, Trump, Netanyahu, Putin, Bush, Reagan, Lehman, Ford, Rockefeller, Cook, Bezos, Parkinson, Tourette.

  • IndiBrony@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    8 months ago

    Saw a meme the other day saying the Titanic sank and the Titan sank: beware the Tit

  • NineMileTower@lemmy.world
    9·
    8 months ago

    Everyone I know named Napoleon was responsible for the loss of the Battle at Waterloo, so I’d say that’s a cursed name.

  • lattrommi@lemmy.mlEnglish
    8·
    8 months ago

    Ford, Jeep, Chevy.

    I have an unrelated theory that places with “pleasant” or “friendship” in their name, are former sites of some horrible historic event.

  • vala@lemmy.world
    7·
    8 months ago

    Idk that anyone ever called the Titan submarine “unsinkable”.

    • Like the wind...@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      6·
      8 months ago

      Stockton Rush was acting like it’s invincible and “You’re remembered for the rules you break”. But yeah, it’s meant to sink lmao

  • eightpix@lemmy.world
    5·
    8 months ago

    Epstein. 'Nuff said. There’s even a herpesvirus.

    And Douglas. This may just be in my life. Nonetheless, it is what it is.