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Green Lady
For the record, I've never seen the film and don't intend to.
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Max'sKansasCity
They were not far from the shore, 'bout a thousand miles or more,
When the rich refused to associate with the poor.
So they threw them down below, where they were the first to go.
It was sad when the great ship went down.
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Green Lady
I don't enjoy the way that the "Titanic industry" goes about turning a horrible tragedy into an ongoing commercial freakshow. For the record, I've never seen the film and don't intend to.
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The GR
Firstly the voyage began on April 10th not 14th.
I live near Southampton and hate the way the bones of the 1500 people who died are being picked for a buck. Although there was a memorial sevice on the dock side last week its all about a new museum that has to be filled because it's left the council with a £5 million hole to fill. Belfast have spent even more. They should have put a water tank in both museums, lowered the water to near freezing temperatures, lights out and dump some of these Titanic fans in their till they nearly drown or die of hypothermia. Then they might find what happened in 1912 a little less appealing.
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CindyC
Yes, i'm also a big Titanic buff.
For those of you that do twitter, the history channel has been tweeting the entire voyage in real time. Tweets from first class passengers, the captain etc. It's pretty cool. It will be interesting tonight for sure.
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Stoneage
Great graphics, MKC! The man responsible for this massdeath was, of course, the captain who chose to underestimate the dangers.
Overall deficient British seamanship also: The lifeboats should have been filled to maximum.
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Silver Dagger
This is what should have happened in the movie.
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Green Lady
I don't enjoy the way that the "Titanic industry" goes about turning a horrible tragedy into an ongoing commercial freakshow. For the record, I've never seen the film and don't intend to.
On the other hand, every day on my way to work I pass a commemorative plaque to a chap who ended his days as the owner of a Richmond boatyard: follow the link and you'll find the man who during his adventurous life went to sea under sail, was shipwrecked more than once, stranded on a desert island, caused an invasion scare in Sydney, went prospecting in the Klondyke, worked as a cowboy in Alberta, rode the rails as a hobo in the USA, commanded a destroyer in World War I, took his own motor cruiser to Dunkirk at the age of 65 and rescued 130 soldiers during World War II, and who, just incidentally, was once second officer of the Titanic.
[en.wikipedia.org]
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SweetThing
Imagine if the Hindenburg had blown up ON the Titanic! Wow.. what a movie that would be!!
You know, in all seriousness, it is somewhat amazing how many people DID NOT die in this crash.Quote
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Max'sKansasCityYou know, in all seriousness, it is somewhat amazing how many people DID NOT die in this crash.Quote
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The Sicilian
Nearer My God To Thee, the reported last song played on Titanic. And filled with the saddest scenes. Especially the poor mother talking her children to sleep knowing they are all about to die. Just heartbreaking.