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Titanic Shmitanic

RichardHRichardH Veteran
edited April 2012 in General Banter
Enough about the Titanic already... Hundreds of ships sink and have sunk.. big ones, tragically... even ships that looked just like the Titanic, like the Lusitania, that made just as big a headline in its day. The Titanic's sister ship Olympia sailed on for twenty years before being retired. The same damn ship.. getting old and creaky.

The media here all aflutter over the Titanic... there are people gathering for "somber"ceremonies in Halifax marking the 100 anniversary... people with no connection to that particular foundering gathering in tears?!?!... Television specials, forensic descriptions of how it broke up.. etc. In 1994 almost a thousand people died in the sinking of the Estonia, no one even knows about it...... thousands of people die every year in ferry sinkings all around the world.... anonymous. Oy.

sorry.. just need to rant.
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  • robotrobot Veteran
    Yea, but let's not forget about Celine Dion singing "My heart will go on"!
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    More power to them. Get out their emotions.

    I see what you're saying though.
  • lamaramadingdonglamaramadingdong Veteran
    I'm familiar with road rage, but Titanic rage is something I'd never considered...
  • vinlynvinlyn Colorado...for now Veteran
    Geez, OP, if you're not interested, just don't watch.
  • RichardHRichardH Veteran
    I'm familiar with road rage, but Titanic rage is something I'd never considered...
    :D I like that...
  • taiyakitaiyaki Veteran
    The movie is amazing.

    James cameron is good at manipulation.

    I even shed a tear. Very samsaric.
  • personperson Don't believe everything you think The liminal space Veteran
  • chanrattchanratt Veteran
    yes but this ship was built in my home town.
  • RichardHRichardH Veteran
    edited April 2012
    The movie is amazing.

    James cameron is good at manipulation.

    I even shed a tear. Very samsaric.
    The ship sank great... but it turns out it didn't rear up in such a cinematic fashion.. but just slumped over and sank. I was moved too.. it was a tragedy. Cameron copies the earlier British film "A night to remember" almost scene by scene... even shot by shot. Then he added the romantic story.

    It's all interesting.. Ships are interesting... in 1860 the 700ft steamer "Great Eastern" was build by a flamboyant character named Brunel.. 50 years before Titanic. I build models of battleships... working slowly on both the Bismark and the King George the 5th..

    My point is not that the Titanic story isn't an interesting and poignant part of marine history... Only that it has become a MegaMeme.. with a life..including an emotional life.. of it's own, detached from all historical perspective. On the national news here today it lead all day.

  • RichardHRichardH Veteran
    ahh..... two chord Gord.

  • DakiniDakini Veteran
    I understand, Richard. I can't relate to all the fuss, either. The one interesting article I read about it dealt with unusual oceanic and atmospheric conditions that caused the ship to be hidden by mist and mirage from another ship nearby that could have rescued everyone. The science involved in that was interesting.
  • Lady_AlisonLady_Alison Veteran

    Lol..vinlyn is a fan!
    Geez, OP, if you're not interested, just don't watch.
  • Lady_AlisonLady_Alison Veteran
    My favorite part was the only line a sailor extra had and said to the new money mistress who wanted to turn the raft for the people screaming in the water...

    "They'll be one less person on this boat if YOU DONT SHUT THAT 'OLE IN YOUR FACE!! "
  • chanrattchanratt Veteran
    edited April 2012
    My favorite part was when Leo held Kate by the arms at the front of the boat and made her feel like she was flying..swoon!

    Thaitanic

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  • LookingformywayLookingformyway
    I didn't watch it, I knew how it ended; boat sank.
  • Lady_AlisonLady_Alison Veteran


    Hahahaha....I nearly choked on my chicken nugget!

    Dude, in the tightie whities!
    My favorite part was when Leo held Kate by the arms at the front of the boat and made her feel like she was flying..swoon!

    Thaitanic

    image
  • chanrattchanratt Veteran
    You shouldn't be eating chicken nuggets...ummm gross!
  • chanrattchanratt Veteran
    I didn't watch it, I knew how it ended; boat sank.
    Yeah man they went a bit overboard on the effects I think
  • Lady_AlisonLady_Alison Veteran
    You shouldn't be eating chicken nuggets...ummm gross!
    Why, they were homemade...I coat them in butter and eggs and roll them in bread crumbs. They're not from McDonald's.
    I cook 90% of the time. I even bake my own bread.

    Back to Titanic!
  • chanrattchanratt Veteran
    ahhh ok. You're forgiven........
  • chanrattchanratt Veteran
    Haha the Benny Hill theme is pretty good. Have to FB this.
  • Lady_AlisonLady_Alison Veteran
    Titanic is the new "twilight"...

    It will be over as soon as the teen screams die into another trend...

    ...ah, hunger games? Feather extensions? Crackled Polish...

    I have no teens why do I know this?! I'm going to take a vow of silence and hide in my cave for the next year...
    I'm still angry they cancelled "Buffy the vampire slayer."
  • vinlynvinlyn Colorado...for now Veteran

    Lol..vinlyn is a fan!
    Geez, OP, if you're not interested, just don't watch.
    Actually I like the old 1950s movie with Clifton Webb.

  • ToshTosh Veteran
    yes but this ship was built in my home town.
    I met a old bloke in a pub many years ago, somewhere out in the sticks, north of Carrickfergus, who claimed that he was responsible for the sinking of the Titanic.

    He was a rivetter at the Belfast ship yards; never put the last rivet in, did he!

    I swear that's true (as least the story of him claiming to have been responsible).

  • ZendoLord84ZendoLord84 Veteran
    edited April 2012
    I totally agree!
    Every year again they ideolise this ship and it's casualty's while everywere in the world, ships are sinking and people are dying.

    shame u know
  • ZendoLord84ZendoLord84 Veteran
    edited April 2012
    the youtube movie made me LOL

    hahahahahahahahaa

    the taitanic even more

    hahahaahahaha
  • zombiegirlzombiegirl beating the drum of the lifeless in a dry wasteland Veteran

    The ship sank great... but it turns out it didn't rear up in such a cinematic fashion.. but just slumped over and sank. I was moved too.. it was a tragedy. Cameron copies the earlier British film "A night to remember" almost scene by scene... even shot by shot. Then he added the romantic story.
    The romantic story is the best part! I admit, I saw that movie when I was 13 and I totally bawled my eyes out for like ten minutes straight.



    ....and then I just cried again. Dangit. What can I say? Kate Winslet is amazing in that film.
  • ZendoLord84ZendoLord84 Veteran
    Lol...
    U cried thinking Leonardo would leave you forever...
    Like a whole generation of girls...
  • zombiegirlzombiegirl beating the drum of the lifeless in a dry wasteland Veteran
    Lol...
    U cried thinking Leonardo would leave you forever...
    Like a whole generation of girls...
    I just hate heartbreaking movies. I'm a lesbian, so it was never a personal thing with Leonardo DiCaprio (although I admit he's a pretty good actor, especially now). Like I said, Kate Winslet really sells the scene for me.
  • ZeroZero Veteran
    I'm still angry they cancelled "Buffy the vampire slayer."
    Dont even get me started... *and breathe*
  • Lady_AlisonLady_Alison Veteran
    @zero ... I'm narrowing down your age... 28 - 40

    Gotcha!
    I'm still angry they cancelled "Buffy the vampire slayer."
    Dont even get me started... *and breathe*
  • chanrattchanratt Veteran
    yes but this ship was built in my home town.
    I met a old bloke in a pub many years ago, somewhere out in the sticks, north of Carrickfergus, who claimed that he was responsible for the sinking of the Titanic.

    He was a rivetter at the Belfast ship yards; never put the last rivet in, did he!

    I swear that's true (as least the story of him claiming to have been responsible).


    good chance it was classic N Irish drink talk. Where you from anyway Tosh?
  • personperson Don't believe everything you think The liminal space Veteran
    edited April 2012
    My favorite part was when Leo held Kate by the arms at the front of the boat and made her feel like she was flying..swoon!

    Thaitanic

    image
    The guy at the motor looks like a farang and has short, dark hair, is it @ThailandTom?
  • ThailandTomThailandTom Veteran
    LMAO, no sorry, I don't have underwear like that :p That looks more like Steve-o from Jackass to me...
  • Lady_AlisonLady_Alison Veteran
    Tom is the one trying to start the boat... in the tighty whities!!!lol
  • DakiniDakini Veteran
    What can I say? Kate Winslet is amazing in that film.
    I read recently she almost drowned making one of those scenes, where the water is rushing in, and she's trapped in steerage.

  • MountainsMountains Veteran
    Enough about the Titanic already...
    Indeed. Much more important is the fact that on the 50th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking *I* was born (do the math). :)
  • MountainsMountains Veteran
    I build models of battleships...
    Another modeler! I think we should start www.buddhistmodeler.com :) After all, there's already a Christian modeling site (www.agapemodels.com). Never been able to discern the real connection between Christianity and building models of warplanes and tanks and ships, unless you go back and look at the history of Christianity. I'm sure the irony of that connection is utterly lost on the guy who runs the site though. :)
  • robotrobot Veteran
    Happy 50th. It's not so bad.
    Enough about the Titanic already...
    Indeed. Much more important is the fact that on the 50th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking *I* was born (do the math). :)
  • Lady_AlisonLady_Alison Veteran
    @mountains happy birthday honey! You look good!
  • ThailandTomThailandTom Veteran
    Yes happy birthday mountains :D Alison, bleeeeh happy ignoring day! :grumble:
  • Lady_AlisonLady_Alison Veteran
    @thailandtom: Good morning, little prince!

    (Shh, he doesn't like that nickname!) @everyone.
  • vinlynvinlyn Colorado...for now Veteran
    @thailandtom: Good morning, little prince!

    (Shh, he doesn't like that nickname!) @everyone.
    That brought back a shred of memory from my childhood...the little lame prince...a fairy tale??? Can't remember.

  • Lady_AlisonLady_Alison Veteran
    edited April 2012
    @vinlyn...its a little nickname for Tom because of his wanderlust and thoughts of dying by 40 or 50. ..its called "little prince" by Antoine de sainte-exupery.

    He calls me sunny because I hop fences to lay out in private pools on private property and finding any reason to do so...oh, and I lick door knobs for the hell of it...wait, that had nothing to do with it. Omit..

    You were thinking of this one http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Lame_Prince_and_his_Travelling_Cloak

    But thank you. I love fairy tales...I'm going to read this one tonite
  • ThailandTomThailandTom Veteran
    edited April 2012
    She is just plain insane.... I think she must have broken out of somewhere secure and coated with white paint :rolleyes: And yes, if I don't get hit my a meteor or something like that, dead 40-50.
  • vinlynvinlyn Colorado...for now Veteran
    @vinlyn...its a little nickname for Tom because of his wanderlust and thoughts of dying by 40 or 50. ..its called "little prince" by Antoine de sainte-exupery.

    He calls me sunny because I hop fences to lay out in private pools on private property and finding any reason to do so...oh, and I lick door knobs for the hell of it...wait, that had nothing to do with it. Omit..

    You were thinking of this one http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Lame_Prince_and_his_Travelling_Cloak

    But thank you. I love fairy tales...I'm going to read this one tonite
    Yes, there is an online version, so I will read it over the next few days.

  • Lady_AlisonLady_Alison Veteran


    I didn't know these fairy tales existed...I recommended the other one too...if you are too lazy you can find the play on YouTube.

    If you have other fairy tales, please let me know.

    Don't listen to Tom, I am only a small percentage (like 10% insane) ... but it's mostly harmless to others.
    @vinlyn...its a little nickname for Tom because of his wanderlust and thoughts of dying by 40 or 50. ..its called "little prince" by Antoine de sainte-exupery.

    He calls me sunny because I hop fences to lay out in private pools on private property and finding any reason to do so...oh, and I lick door knobs for the hell of it...wait, that had nothing to do with it. Omit..

    You were thinking of this one http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Lame_Prince_and_his_Travelling_Cloak

    But thank you. I love fairy tales...I'm going to read this one tonite
    ue
    Yes, there is an online version, so I will read it over the next few days.

  • ThailandTomThailandTom Veteran
    "Mostly harmless to others" :lol: Better watch out Alison is about :eek2: Only pulling your chain, we all know that you are eccentric, not insane. Well, we assume so..
  • Lady_AlisonLady_Alison Veteran
    I haven't visited the twisted kingdom since January 2012, thank you very much!

    Eccentric is probably a nicer way of saying it. Thank you, Tom. Be careful vinlyn, I'll suck you into my madness...through the looking glass, where my world is nonsense.
  • ThailandTomThailandTom Veteran
    By the way, that is me in the photo, I cannot lie. I got a job as a boating operator for a small business-man on a fishing lake. He for some reason wanted me to that type of underwear, but the pay was good and it is hot so ...
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