Too Hot to Handle
The Sun reported on Jan. 18 that a woman in the United Kingdom suffered an inferno in her living room after a candle exploded as she was lighting it. Jody Thompson, 50, won the candle, labeled This Candle Smells Like My Vagina, in an online quiz from Gwyneth Paltrow s Goop website. The candle exploded and emitted huge flames, Thompson said, with bits flying everywhere. The whole thing was ablaze, and it was too hot to touch. Thompson and her partner eventually got it under control and threw it out the front door.
In Plane Sight
On Jan. 16 at Chicago s O Hare International Airport, two employees of United Airlines approached a man and asked for his ID. Aditya Singh, 36, of Orange, California, produced an employee badge, but it was not his: Another employee had reported it missing on Oct. 26, the
Their posts started showing up on my Facebook timeline, O Sullivan said. One Paul O Sullivan posted a picture of his Fender jazz bass, another had a profile picture of him singing live, and another had a bucket list of accomplishments that completely piqued my curiosity. He decided to individually contact the three strangers with matching names, all of whom responded. Although they were admittedly skeptical at first, a bond was quickly forged. Beyond their shared names, a common affinity for music drew them together. O Sullivan got an idea: I thought, we should start a band . It was the natural next step.
Man Found People on Facebook That Share His Name, Started Virtual Band
Paul O Sullivan, 33, has done what a lot of us have, which is search Facebook to see if we have anybody else out there that shares the same name as us. Out of curiosity (or maybe lockdown boredom), he sent friend requests to a handful of them.
“I wondered what my name twins were up to out in the world,” O’Sullivan, a music instructor from Baltimore, Maryland told
Some of them accepted the request, and Paul found out that he and the other Pauls share a lot of interests.
To avoid confusion, the Paul O’Sullivans started using their geographic locations when referring to one another. Paul O’Sullivan from Baltimore became Baltimore Paul, and so on.
Updated Jan 13, 2021 | 13:09 IST
Paul O Sullivan from Baltimore sent friends requests to people with the same name as his on Facebook and now four of the Pauls have a band. Watch video: The Paul O Sullivan Band | Photo Credit: YouTube
Have you ever met someone who has exactly the same name as yours? Paul O Sullivan from Baltimore, Maryland recently met people with the same name as his online and his fellow Paul O Sullivans are now good friends. In fact, despite living in different parts of the world, they have formed a band.
Paul of Baltimore one day decided to add Paul O Sullivans on his Facebook friend list. When many accepted his friend request, he realised some of them were musicians.