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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Titanic Analogies
Culture
Unchivalry
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I
at first saw a certain cultural analogy. Upon reflection (as I
was posting this) however, the Concordia's captain is reviled (and been
quite
arrested). I can't vouch for the rest, although I am prepared to think
the worst of any Russian with money, since they're almost certainly
mobbed up. So never mind. This
better makes a germane cultural point. . No, Wait! This
is even better.
On his maiden trip on the way to New York, the SS Great Eastern hit an uncharted shoal, ripped a gash four times as big as the Titanic or the Concordia...they didn't need to evacuate because it just proceeded to New York with nobody noticing except the crew. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a piece of work himself, built them better than they do today!
But things can and do get worse, as when the MTS Oceanos sank off South Africa, the captain and all the crew abandoned ship and all the passengers on board... except the ship's guitarist, who led the evacuation and saved everybody(he was the last to be hoisted off)
Sooo...if you HAVE to take a cruise, make sure there is a guitarist on board!
And a violinist in the ship's orchestra aboard the Concordia helped passengers evacuate. Then he died trying to retrieve his violin. Maybe musicians should be ship captains.
Wish they coulda done what yur cowboys done yesterday Merrily, but they're a work in progress. I think they'll win the ACC tourney and then the National championship - this year!
On his maiden trip on the way to New York, the SS Great Eastern hit an uncharted shoal,
ReplyDeleteripped a gash four times as big as the Titanic or the Concordia...they didn't need to evacuate
because it just proceeded to New York with nobody noticing except the crew.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a piece of work himself, built them better than they do today!
But things can and do get worse, as when the MTS Oceanos sank off South Africa,
the captain and all the crew abandoned ship and all the passengers on board...
except the ship's guitarist, who led the evacuation and saved everybody(he was the last to be hoisted off)
Sooo...if you HAVE to take a cruise, make sure there is a guitarist on board!
As with all things universally applicable,
ReplyDeleteMonty Python already covered it.
Nice picture match in the second rollover.
ReplyDeleteOne is is a disaster engineered by incompetent and dishonest fools and the other is the Titanic
And a violinist in the ship's orchestra aboard the Concordia helped passengers evacuate. Then he died trying to retrieve his violin. Maybe musicians should be ship captains.
ReplyDeleteOff topic: GO TERPS!!
ReplyDeleteWish they coulda done what yur cowboys done yesterday Merrily, but they're a work in progress. I think they'll win the ACC tourney and then the National championship - this year!
ReplyDeleteCapt Francesco Schettino of the Costa Concordia is Italy's Edward "Ted" Kennedy.
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