Last voyage for Costa Concordia cruise ship

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Cheers,
Angel

 

Thanks Angel. Never seen that page. I will try it next time.

 

http://news.discovery.com/earth/costa-concordia-wreck-environment-italy-120209.html

 

Well actually hotlinking has disadvantages . . . . .

Cheers,
Angel

 

Thanks Seewolfbarney for getting us back on track

Cheers,
Angel

 

Tastless Concordia Jokes now going the rounds

How do they serve alcoholic drinks on Italian cruise ships? - On the rocks
What vegetables do you get with dinner on Italian cruise ships? - Leeks
What's the fastest way to get off an Italian cruise ship? - Follow The Captain
When The Captain of an Italian cruise ship is asked if he knows where he is going he replies "off course."
So The Captain of an Italian cruise ship may end up in the dock and that's more than can be said for his ship.
The Italian Cruise ship is the most expensive thing to go down since The Captain's last ******.
What's the difference between the Italian economy and a stricken cruise liner ? - Nothing, the bottom dropped out of both.

 

Makes me uncomfortable when you criticize Italian seamen. I know many talented Italian sailors.

 

Hey Michael, the title above it says ‘‘Jokes’’

Cheers,
Angel

 

I understand, Michael, and I know that Italy has a maritime tradition at least as long as its coastline -- which by general reckoning is one of the twenty longest in the world for a country. But I think (and hope) that most of us know the difference between bad jokes and good men.

Personally speaking, I happen to be fond of bad jokes anyway. Even when they're unfair....

 

I guess . But in the media its overpowering. Like assuming all American seaman are alcoholics because of the Exxon Valdez.
Ive sailed with many Italians. I still remember a rescue in the Straits of Otranto. My Italian deck crew went over the side in a harness to pull hypodermic passengers off a disabled small craft.

 

How is that so different?

 

Because Americans carry weapons everywhere, talk about guns, run presidential campaigns on guns, glorify guns in the movies, export guns to Mexican drug dealers, have an astonomical handgun murder rate and think they need guns to be safe when zipping out for a bite to eat . . Its a fetish.. Old ladies boarding planes with forgotten handguns in their purse ???? Simply unheard of in my world or anywhere else in the developed world. . Almost a joke.

Please relate this to Italian seaman ?. .

 

Only the captain is mentioned! No criticism of Italian seamen at all, though italian economy comes in for a well-deserved hit.

 

I'm afraid we have an unwanted thread drift here

Are we going ‘‘On the rocks’’ . . . . :?:

 

Instead of considering the murder rate by handgun, it might be more instructive to look at a country's overall murder rate. In spite of the fact that it's flooded with firearms, the United States' per capita murder rate is only twentieth in the world - and the other nineteen all have stricter gun laws than the US does. That should tell you the weapon used is merely a matter of convenience, rather than being a prime factor. Where guns are available, murderers use guns. Where they aren't, murderers use knives, hammers, cars, poison or whatever is handy.

The folks who like to carry on about America's murder rate also tend to ignore the fact that most murders here are the result of criminals targeting criminals. If you aren't involved in gang activity involving drug trafficking or other crimes, or unfortunate enough to be an innocent bystander in the relatively few neighborhoods where that sort of activity is rampant, your chances of getting shot are almost non-existent, percentage-wise.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: if the government confiscated every gun I own, it wouldn't stop a single drive-by shooting in Los Angeles -- because I'm not the one committing them.