>>4131854 PB earlier today

Beware Sully Island

This may sound weird, but yesterday when I was getting ready to research Mayotte Island, I must have gotten my wires crossed–having heard about Bush's dog Sully–and ended up typing in "Sully Island," which turns out to be quite a dangerous place.

The problem is the tides. Wikipedia:

A rocky causeway connecting the island to the mainland is uncovered for approximately 3 hours either side of low tide, the island being cut off from the mainland for the rest of the day. This makes Sully Island a potentially dangerous place, and many people have been swept to their deaths while trying to leave the island as the tide rises very rapidly. All visitors to the island must exercise care and due diligence.

Maybe I'm crazy but maybe there is a connection there–that this name was chosen for its symbolism.

(Also, the word "sully" is not very illustrious:

sully (v.) 1590s, probably from Middle French souiller "to soil," also figurative, from Old French soillier "make dirty" (see soil (v.)). Related: Sullied (1570s); sullying.

(Why name your dog that??)