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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 year ago (2 children)
[โ€“] aarRJaay@lemm.ee 36 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

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

[โ€“] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 33 points 1 year 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 year 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 year ago

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

[โ€“] ICastFist@programming.dev 10 points 1 year 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 year ago (2 children)
[โ€“] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year 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 13 points 1 year 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 year ago

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

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

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

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

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

We didn't start the fire...

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

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

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

Never heard of them

[โ€“] lattrommi@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year 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€“] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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

The pun was intentional, yes

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

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

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 year ago
[โ€“] 0_0j@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] eightpix@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year 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€“] BananaPeal@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Amanda Lynn, unless you like musical instruments.

Sounds like an ace attorney character

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

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

[โ€“] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year 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 year 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 year ago

Uh oh, I have 3 first names.

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