3 minutes ago, TheVat said:

LMAO!

Like the Moby Dick/Melville references, Joigus.
Here's one of my favorites ...

 

There's also the quote from Star Trek: the Wrath of Khan ...

“…To the last, I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart, I stab at thee; for hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee.”
- Moby-Dick, quoted by Khan Noonien Singh

Seems Star Trek writers liked H Melville.

38 minutes ago, MigL said:

Like the Moby Dick/Melville references, Joigus.
Here's one of my favorites ...

 

There's also the quote from Star Trek: the Wrath of Khan ...

“…To the last, I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart, I stab at thee; for hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee.”
- Moby-Dick, quoted by Khan Noonien Singh

Seems Star Trek writers liked H Melville.

Outstanding acting.

Plus Patrick Stewart was Ahab himself too:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120756/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_93

6 minutes ago, joigus said:

Plus Patrick Stewart was Ahab himself too:

didn't know that.
Thanks.

Sadly, it is reality.

 

My father used to say "That is a fireman idea"  when it was not bright at all... and I have seen it proven several times.

Yikes!   That made me cringe as much as laugh.  I feel there has to be more to this than what the picture shows,  because that looks just f--ing insane.   Are those pads made of some special material that will give way enough to allow the train wheels to stay in the groove and yet not cut or burst the hose?   Hard to imagine. 

Either they are going to be unable to fight the fire, or they will have a second fire to fight.

On 8/5/2021 at 1:38 AM, joigus said:

Outstanding acting.

Plus Patrick Stewart was Ahab himself too:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120756/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_93

And he did a sterling job!

Although the first Captain Ahab played by Gregory Peck was memorable 

One of my favourite reads when about 11 years old!!!

 

Edited August 28, 20214 yr by beecee

16 minutes ago, beecee said:

And he did a sterling job!

Although the first Captain Ahab played by Gregory Peck was memorable 

One of my favourite reads when about 11 years old!!!

 

Great performances, but time has not been kind to poor old Moby Dick.  

15 hours ago, joigus said:

Great performances, but time has not been kind to poor old Moby Dick.  

Starbuck, on the other hand... 🤔

4 hours ago, dimreepr said:

Starbuck, on the other hand... 🤔

🤣🤣

What our house needs is a Schrodinger litter box.   There's no definite poop in it unless you observe the box.   

That song should have been banned long ago, Beecee.
It's a lawsuit waiting to happen.

To the enormous relief of everyone named "Faith", the same fate has befallen this

 

A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter

"What are you doing?" She asked.

"Hunting Flies" He responded.

"Oh. ! Killing any?" She asked.

"Yep, 3 males, 2 Females," he replied.

Intrigued, she asked. "How can you tell them apart?"

He responded, "3 were on a beer can,
2 were on the phone

(with thanks to new member @Doogles31731 for sending this) 

Early Aussie TV.......................

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq6FATZlqGs

 

Sometimes news editors, in their haste to churn out stories, fail to catch ambiguities in their headlines.  Here are a few documented cases...

Drunk gets nine months in violin case.

Police squad helps dog bite victim.

Eighth Army push bottles up Germans.

Woman better after being thrown from high rise.

Solar system expected to be back in operation.