smeg@feddit.ukM to Nominative Determinism@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 years agoThe past and future of Nominative Determinism in sport (xkcd)imgs.xkcd.comimagemessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1201arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1196arrow-down1imageThe past and future of Nominative Determinism in sport (xkcd)imgs.xkcd.comsmeg@feddit.ukM to Nominative Determinism@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square14linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 years agoAlt text: For a long time, people thought maybe Usain Bolt was the one for running, until the 2090s and the incredible dominance of Derek Legs.
minus-squarecook_pass_babtridge@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoI won’t believe in nominative determinism until Usain Bolt quits his athletics career to become a machinist.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoOr a member of the anti-husbandry group Horsefreers International (HI). As evidenced by their acronym, they’re actually a very friendly bunch as long as you don’t fence in horses 🤷
Alt text: For a long time, people thought maybe Usain Bolt was the one for running, until the 2090s and the incredible dominance of Derek Legs.
I won’t believe in nominative determinism until Usain Bolt quits his athletics career to become a machinist.
Or a member of the anti-husbandry group Horsefreers International (HI).
As evidenced by their acronym, they’re actually a very friendly bunch as long as you don’t fence in horses 🤷