That story in Freakonomics about the names, a child called Shithead, pronounced Shuteed and siblings called winner and loser. None of that happened
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Is nominative determinism a cod ?
It most definitely happened, perhaps she head it on the radio, certainly not on twitter.
Iâm not stupid enough to knowingly try to get something like that past the scrutiny on TFK in the knowledge of the backlash itâd get
But Iâm giving her the benefit of the doubt
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Every time you lie the baby Jesus cries.
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They did have it in the swimming a good few years ago. Some black* African fellow finished about two lengths behind everybody else.
*As some of ye know black people canât compete at the top level in swimming because their bones are too dense. The same is true about cycling I believe. But Iâm not exactly sure how this works as they can push around their heavy bones fairly well while running.
Eric The Eel he was called.
Ok, can someone flag this for racism
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That leaves Nature as the only reason left standing.
Black people are said to have denser bones and muscles than white people making them less buoyant. They also naturally have less body fat, at least the fit ones have less, also making them less buoyant but also meaning they have less insulation in the water which may cause their muscles to chill faster and lose power.
Thatâs all the explanation thatâs needed, it explains the observed reality . Black people then are worse swimmers than whites for the same reasons they are better at track and field, itâs in their biology.
That whole Eddie the eel thing was nauseating
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It was Eric
Eddie was the eagle
I tried to encompass the sentiment
Itâs ok to be wrong from time to time. I may even try it myself sometime
A little known fact is he was actually called Eric the eel due to his huge pecker. It slowed him down in the pool too
I often wondered why some athletes have long hair. Would it not slow them down?
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A big no no in boxing. Judges see your hair flying around the place after every punch the round could be swayed to your opponent.
If things had gotten physical, Tubridy wouldâve bit him.
Iâd be surprised if he wasnât tbf
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