No One Ever Blames The Iceberg (WAS: What Really Happened to the Titanic)
John Dull
I sent this story to my brother who's away attending college and enjoys
stuff like this. This is is response, verbatim:
"It was a conspiracy by the U.S. Government to prevent anymore Irish from
crossing over. They had hired an iceberg to sink the Titanic and upon
doing so it was to make it look like an accident."
He's always had a warped sense of humor, and loves to make up tale like
that. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
Josh
Tammy McGregor
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!! I KNEW IT!! J/K
Great post!
John Dull wrote in message <6hg17e$2r4$1...@cletus.bright.net>...
a...@avon.net.au
John Dull wrote:
>
> I sent this story to my brother who's away attending college and enjoys
> stuff like this. This is is response, verbatim:
>
> "It was a conspiracy by the U.S. Government to prevent anymore Irish from
> crossing over. They had hired an iceberg to sink the Titanic and upon
> doing so it was to make it look like an accident."
>
> He's always had a warped sense of humor, and loves to make up tale like
> that. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
>
> Josh
This reminds me of an old joke about the bigot who was convinced that
everything bad that ever happened in the history of the human race was
the result of a conspiracy by the Jews.
"Even the Titanic was sunk by the Jews," he claimed.
Someone pointed out that it was generally accepted that the Titanic was
sunk by an iceberg.
"Yeah, that's what I said; Iceberg, Goldberg, they're all Jews!"
Colleen J
who personally doesn't give a rat's about what belief system anyone has,
as long as they're a good person
Alyn Miller
I don't think the iceberg was at fault. Granted it was not wearing
reflective gear but I don't think its required of icebergs by international
law.
This is a case of hit and run on the part of the Titanic. Kind of like
hitting a rhino with a VW Beatle in its effect, but not the survivor's fault.
There is no evidence that will stand up in court that the iceberg when out of
its way to get in the Titanic's way. You can ask the U.S. Government and
they will deny having any part in this. ;)
Alyn Miller
CalGirl84
What is ROFLMAO?
~Vivian
Official Carrier of TTS and LS: Total Titanic Syndrome and Leo Syndrome
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-
He saved me. In every way a person can be saved. -Rose from TITANIC One of
the #1 movie's of passed time.
2600
it was auctually the fault of the morse code reciver guy who just threw the
alert message for the iceberg in the trash,,, it was directly in their path
and they were at full speed. hehe
-Vit0- im new here/
John Dull wrote in message <6hg17e$2r4$1...@cletus.bright.net>...
J. Weber
Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
bing
I live in Ottawa, where we had a huge icestorm that took out a lot of
the power in the region and shut down the area - there was a state of
emergency and everything - I thought it was just because of freezing rain,
but I'm beginning to reconsider...
Sheri
M.C.Harrison
Alyn Miller wrote:
>
> I don't think the iceberg was at fault. Granted it was not wearing
> reflective gear but I don't think its required of icebergs by international
> law.
The iceberg is clearly guilty of negligence, or at least of reckless
sailing. Not only was it failing to obey the precepts of navigation, it
failed to display safety lights, hail oncoming vessels, etc, etc. I
blame god.
> This is a case of hit and run on the part of the Titanic. Kind of like
> hitting a rhino with a VW Beatle in its effect, but not the survivor's fault.
Jaywalking is not limited to human offenders.
> There is no evidence that will stand up in court that the iceberg when out of
> its way to get in the Titanic's way. You can ask the U.S. Government and
> they will deny having any part in this. ;)
Hmm, icebergs are blown along by the wind, so in theory the Titanic,
being steam powered, should have given way to sail. So on balance, I
reckon the Titanic is guilty. <g> This is very silly.
shadowtaster
In article <353D477A...@ma.ultranet.com>, Alyn Miller
<admi...@ma.ultranet.com> writes
>I don't think the iceberg was at fault. Granted it was not wearing
>reflective gear but I don't think its required of icebergs by international
>law.
>
aHHH THIS IS WHERE YOU ARE WRONG..
THIS ACTUAL ICEBERG HAD INDEED BEEN WARNED ON PREVIOUS OCCASSIONS AS
ENTERED IN VARIOUS LOGS..
IT WAS ON IT'S LAST CHANCE, IF IT STILL CONTINUED IT'S JOURNEY WITHOUT
PROPER NAVIGATION LIGHTS IT WAS TO BE ARRESTED AND TAKEN TO BIRDS EYE
WHERE IT WOULD BE MADE TO DO HARD LABOUR FREEZINF THE PEAS...
oops... caps lock...
the really interesting thing is where did it go after sabotaging the
titanic.. was it dragged to the bottom in a fatal struggle or is it in
fact to this day in a large freeser in the bahamas, chilling coconut
dakaries!!! (sp?)
Vince...
The Grey Master ICQ me on 4560434
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requirement for anyone contemplating the
maintenance and repair of any vehicle. "
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On 20 Apr 1998 17:38:54 GMT, John Dull <d...@bright.net> wrote:
$I sent this story to my brother who's away attending college and
enjoys
$stuff like this. This is is response, verbatim:
$
$"It was a conspiracy by the U.S. Government to prevent anymore Irish
from
$crossing over. They had hired an iceberg to sink the Titanic and upon
$doing so it was to make it look like an accident."
$
Josh
Actually, that berg was responsible for a number of criminal
acts. Some of the lesser known ones:
The supposed death of Elvis;
Those annoying automobile salesman that always scream at you in those
T.V. commercials;
Jimmy Hoffa;
The cancellations of both "Duckman" & the original "Star Trek";
The Bill Clinton presidency;
Yahoo Serious;
Half of the gimmicks in Professional Wrestling;
Gummi Bears;
Barney;
T.V. Infomercials;
The breakup of the Beatles;
Geraldo;
The way your VCR clock always blinks "12:00" after a power outage;
Judge Wapner;
The collapse of the Japanese banks;
That funky morning breath just before you brush your teeth;
Constantly repeated rerun episodes of "Ren & Stimpy".
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
"I rock the party that rocks the body."
-MC Lyte
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
kulde
Still .. Why didn't they load off the passangers onto the iceberg? - It was
not likely to sink ...
Gerhard Gruber
Destination: "kulde" <ku...@intercom.no>
From: Gruber Gerhard
Group: alt.movies.titanic
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 17:49:06 +0200:
>
>Still .. Why didn't they load off the passangers onto the iceberg? - It was
>not likely to sink ...
Sure. They could have gotten pick axes, swim back about a mile (or more) and
climb it. Of course they would have to take along the flashlights as well to
see the icberg. Or they could ask the captain which direction to go, uhm...,
swim back. I know that Titanic had per Chance 1502 pick axes aboard. The owner
said "You know, we dont'have the money to build so much lifeboats, but we
provide these axes so people can climb on icbergs if Titanic ever will sink.
Not that she can of course."
---
best regards
Gerhard Gruber
email: spar...@eunet.at
g.gr...@sis.co.at
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Spelling corrections are appreciated.
Harrison's postulate:
For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.
"But this script can't sink!"
"She is made of irony, sir. I assure you, she can. And she will."
kulde
Gerhard Gruber wrote in message <35448244...@news.Austria.EU.net>...
>Sure. They could have gotten pick axes, swim back about a mile (or more)
and
>climb it. Of course they would have to take along the flashlights as well
to
>see the icberg. Or they could ask the captain which direction to go,
uhm...,
>swim back. I know that Titanic had per Chance 1502 pick axes aboard. The
owner
>said "You know, we dont'have the money to build so much lifeboats, but we
>provide these axes so people can climb on icbergs if Titanic ever will
sink.
>Not that she can of course."
Sir, - as the whole lineage of this initial message .. I was trying to be
funny.
I thank you for proving me unsuccessful in my attempt, though. - I shall
adjust my efforts in the future.
Gerhard Gruber
I guess that chess players really don't care about Titanic, unless you make
titanic moves on the board, so I adjusted the crossposting. Same for
sci.archaelogoy (who ever put'd THAT in this thread???).
I hope you don't take this to seriously, Don't blame me! NO! Don't kill
yourself! Now would you come down from that stool, there is no need to jump
now.
jason
I HATE that VCR clock thing!!
I think that it was the Titanic's fault.
Yeah, so sure the iceberg is the *obvious* culprit but the Titanic was to
blame. What we have here is a simple case of gross negligence by the crew
and designers of the Titanic.
There was the iceberg innocently enjoying a pleasant, starry evening in the
middle of the ocean (it's natural habitat I might add...), gazing serenely
at the stars when it happens to notice some particularly bright and pretty
lights coming towards it. It takes a closer look....suddenly WHAM!! the
Titanic broadsides it and inflicts what can only be described as 'uncalled
for' trauma upon it's person.
The iceberg simply suffered the same fate as millions of small furry animals
caught in car headlights have done over the years: "Wow, cool, two moons!"
The conspiracy theory is cool, but it's just another conspiracy theory. Too
many paranoid people out there! ;)
jason
-- Chances are that the simplest answer is the correct one... --
Big Mac 25
I don't know what you are all talking about. The iceberg was not at fault
because it was sideswiped by a ship that was obviously doing more than the
posted speed limit.
But that's not my reason for posting.
Maybe you remember & maybe you don't, but there have been posts about whether
Arnold Schwarzenegger made a cameo appearance during the steerage dancing
party.
This adds further proof to my claim that James Cameron is at fault for sinking
the Titanic.
That's right, he sent back terminators, of which Cal was one.
I haven't exactly figured out how they got the iceberg in the way of the
Titanic, but a few T-1000's that could imitate a few key crew members might be
the answer.
Also, Cal used a .45 caliber handgun on Jack & Rose. If you remember the first
Terminator film, that was Arnold's choice of weapon (minus the laser sighting
this time).
So did James Cameron actually build a Skynet Time Field Generator in his
basement (or maybe on one of the huge soundstages used for the filming of
Titanic...)? My answer is probably.
After all, I haven't heard very many critics who have denounced the film.
That's because terminators were dispatched to take care of them before they
could write their reviews.
I guess this leads me to believe that James Cameron dispatches terminators at
will to squash any opposition from anyone dumb enough to speak out...
Hey wait a minute. It looks like someone just broke into my house that looks an
awful lot like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Hey, put that thing away. I was just
kidding...
John Dull
"jason" <AD%43...@es.co.nz> writes:
> The conspiracy theory is cool, but it's just another conspiracy theory. Too
> many paranoid people out there! ;)
>
> jason
I've had it up to here with you people!
The next person who calls me paranoid is going to answer to my M-16!!!
(Begins slowly stroking his barrel)
No ones gonna hurt us anymore Shirley.
Josh
Chachee
What good would blaming the iceberg do? LOL!!
"Iceberg, I blame thee......"
Cristian Torz
Big Mac 25 (bigm...@aol.com) wrote:
: I don't know what you are all talking about. The iceberg was not at fault
: because it was sideswiped by a ship that was obviously doing more than the
: posted speed limit.
The iceberg was not at fault! It was the captain's fault.
Mr. Bruce Ismay persuaded captain smith to increase speed. According to
Maritime Law, no person has authority over the captain! How can you
explain this. Something or someone must have been lying. Also, Mr Murdoch
was not at fault for directing the ship hard left. IT WAS THE CAPTAIN'S
FAULT! Why did he refuse all the iceberg warnings? Why did he go to bed
and ordered Mr Murdoch to keep their speed. (Approx. 26 Km/hr)
: But that's not my reason for posting.