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Old 01-18-2012, 10:44 PM
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I heard today that the captain did not ask the passengers to take to the lifeboats until an hour after they hit the rocks, then the ship had listed so much as to hamper the launching of the boats.

He must have been impaired.
He was watching Kate Winslet... in Titanic... it's a long movie...

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Hmmm.... whatever happened to: "women and children first?"
I think that went out eons ago. Bet if we were in the boat, it would be "Every Man For Himself". I know it would be with me. Only woman and children that go before me would be my wife and dogs.
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Old 01-19-2012, 12:31 AM
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I think that went out eons ago. Bet if we were in the boat, it would be "Every Man For Himself". I know it would be with me. Only woman and children that go before me would be my wife and dogs.
If I was in a life raft and some guy like that was in the water, I'd throw him a rope.

Then, I'd throw in the OTHER end of the rope to him.

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