Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Titanic Analogies

Culture

Unchivalry

 
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Titanic v Concordia
 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.


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1/25/2012 12:59:00 PM 7 Comments

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Wabano said...

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!

1/25/12, 1:16 PM
DougM said...

As with all things universally applicable,
Monty Python already covered it.

1/25/12, 1:28 PM
Fred Z said...

Nice picture match in the second rollover.

One is is a disaster engineered by incompetent and dishonest fools and the other is the Titanic

1/25/12, 1:54 PM
Anonymous said...

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.

1/25/12, 2:01 PM
Merrily said...

Off topic: GO TERPS!!

1/25/12, 9:38 PM
Rodger the Real King of France said...

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!

1/26/12, 8:59 AM
Anonymous said...

Capt Francesco Schettino of the Costa Concordia is Italy's Edward "Ted" Kennedy.

1/26/12, 11:07 PM

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