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

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

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[โ€“] thoughtfuldragon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[โ€“] aarRJaay@lemm.ee 36 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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

[โ€“] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Also the icarus project from sgu, accursed of a show as it was.

[โ€“] TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

I know exactly what to name my futurism inspired submersible to view the Titanic!

[โ€“] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I mean I know about Icarus, and I've seen this in a scifi show, but didn't realize it was a trope.

[โ€“] BossDj@lemm.ee 32 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[โ€“] TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] janus2@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago

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

[โ€“] ICastFist@programming.dev 10 points 1 month 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.

[โ€“] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[โ€“] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] Noodle07@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

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

[โ€“] TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Should have told Hubert Blaine Wolfe+575 about his actual first name

[โ€“] lnxtx@feddit.nl 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[โ€“] Volkditty@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

We didn't start the fire...

[โ€“] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 6 points 1 month ago

They didn't ask for your Lemmy filter...

[โ€“] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

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

[โ€“] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[โ€“] arken@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I take it you don't know about Napoleon II and III? Or even Napoleon Dynamite?

[โ€“] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Never heard of them

[โ€“] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde

[โ€“] TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

The pun was intentional, yes

[โ€“] lattrommi@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month 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.

[โ€“] vala@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Idk that anyone ever called the Titan submarine "unsinkable".

[โ€“] TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month 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

[โ€“] uebquauntbez@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago
[โ€“] 0_0j@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago
[โ€“] eightpix@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

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

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

[โ€“] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago
[โ€“] GraniteM@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[โ€“] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 month ago

What is wrong with Freddie? He was an amazing singer.

[โ€“] BananaPeal@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Amanda Lynn, unless you like musical instruments.

[โ€“] TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Sounds like an ace attorney character

[โ€“] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Any last name as a first name. You know Parker, Ford, Taylor, Mason and McKenzie

[โ€“] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

For a few years, it seemed like everyone I knew who has having a little girl was naming them after old presidents.

So many Kennedys and Reagans and Madisons...

My girlfriend at the time did really like "Madison", but I told her if we were ever to have a little girl and we're gonna name her after a former president, we're gonna have a little Eisenhower running around.

She laughed (as was the intention) but agreed the trend was a little ridiculous.

[โ€“] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 1 points 1 month ago

Uh oh, I have 3 first names.

[โ€“] Num10ck@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago