Nominative Determinism
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An exceptionally valid reason
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21948138
> (Not that it requires a justification either way. It's a personal choice.)
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Jesus Christ, it’s not that hard
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/17304832
> marx rule
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Wildman attacks members of the public with milk carton and mop for trying to free a seagull she'd caught in a sports bag
www.bbc.com Woman facing assault charges after capturing seagullA woman faces assault charges after allegedly attacking people who tried to free a captured seagull
cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/18139892
> > A 58-year-old woman allegedly attacked members of the public as they attempted to free a seagull that she had captured in south Belfast, a court heard on Tuesday. > > > >Angela Wildman is also accused of using a carton of milk and a long-handled mop as weapons after she had put the bird into a sports bag. > > > >Ms Wildman, of Annadale Drive in Belfast, denies three counts of common assault, possessing an offensive weapon in public, disorderly behaviour and resisting police in connection with the incident on 14 August 2024. > > > >In court, defence solicitor Damien Trainor acknowledged the alleged incident appeared bizarre, but stressed that his client disputes having any mental health issues. > > > > ... > > > > A police officer claimed that, after members of the public tried to free the seagull from the bag, "they were assaulted by the defendant with a long-handled mop and a large carton of milk". > > > >One of those at the scene was allegedly struck by both objects. > > > >The court heard that Ms Wildman then became aggressive towards the arresting officers as they attempted to apply handcuffs. > > > >Opposing her application for bail, the officer added: “I don’t know that this obsession is with wanting to capture wildlife."
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John Gore owner of Hammer Films
> Iconic British horror label Hammer Films and Studios has been acquired by renowned British theater producer John Gore.
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Moron caught speeding
www.bbc.co.uk Dungannon: Man doing 160mph not deliberately speeding, says judgeTadeusz Moron was driving at 100mph over the limit while going to pick his mother up from the airport.
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Scott Forrest and Josephine Hedger, tree climbers
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/kaweraus-scott-forrest-named-worlds-top-tree-climber-for-the-fourth-time/3SAGTSRLQ5QOMFHRFRQUUKAYBU/
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Dr. Dick Chopp, Urologist
He's real and he specialises in vasectomies
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18525268
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Ros Canter - part of Team GB's gold medal winning Olympic equestrian team
www.sportinglife.com Paris Olympics 2024: Great Britain win their first gold of the Games thanks to eventing trio Ros Canter, Laura Collett and Tom McEwenGreat Britain sealed a fifth Olympic eventing team title at the Chateau de Versailles in Paris before Laura Collett later grabbed an individual bronze.
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Rosanne Plante, the lawyer who fights for people’s right to grow ‘weeds’ | She used to enforce local weed ordinances. Now she helps native plant enthusiasts combat them.
wapo.st The lawyer who fights for people’s right to grow ‘weeds’She used to enforce local weed ordinances. Now she helps native plant enthusiasts combat them.
The lawyer in question is named Rosanne Plante.
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/11857127
> Archived copies of the article: archive.today ghostarchive.org
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Steven Haddock, Marine Biologist
“There are still so many things we don’t know about [a milky sea] beyond that it must be caused by bacteria,” says Steven Haddock, a marine biologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in Moss Landing, Calif., who collaborates with Hudson on milky seas research. “What are the substrates that fuel the growth of these massive numbers of bacteria, and what are the environmental factors that keep them from getting diluted into the water column?”
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bioluminescent-milky-seas-predicted
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Former CIA analyst Sue Mi indicted
edition.cnn.com Former CIA analyst Sue Mi Terry indicted on charges of secretly working for South Korea | CNNA prominent expert on North Korea and former CIA analyst has been indicted by a New York grand jury on charges of secretly working for the South Korean government in exchange for designer goods, Michelin star meals and $37,000 for a fund that she controlled.
cross-posted from: https://zerobytes.monster/post/1990634
> ##### The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/Holden-Tewdiggs on 2024-07-17 16:13:33. >
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Grady Hillhouse, civil engineer
He also hosts the "Practical Engineering" channel on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/@practicalengineeringchannel
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Big if true; better than all the dentists named Dennis
cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2997684
> cunk
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Dildo, Canada, visited by dildo of ice
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/18602528
It's not just people, cities can have prophetic names too
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Mark Reckless, incompetent politician
- Source article
- His Wikipedia page if you don't want to read an old Telegraph article
>In July 2010, Reckless apologised for missing a vote on the budget because he was drunk. He said that he "did not feel it was appropriate to take part in the vote because of the amount he had drunk".
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Dr. Joshua Butt, gastroenterologist (butt doctor)
https://gastronorth.com.au/team/dr-joshua-butt/
I'm sure he's sick of being the butt of this joke
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Bud Weisser, Arrested for Trespassing at Budweiser Brewery
www.stlmag.com Bud Weisser, King of Break-Ins, Arrested for Trespassing at Budweiser BreweryThe 19-year-old whose name really is Bud Weisser was busted in July for breaking into a South County convenience store.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15147982
> >The 19-year-old whose name really is Bud Weisser was busted in July for breaking into a South County convenience store. > > >...19-year-old Weisser made an epic comeback when police caught him trespassing at the Budweiser brewery last week.