May
13
2009
why do captains of ships stay on the ship if its sinking? whats the history of that? do you think?
May
12
2009
VERY IMPORTANT TITANIC QuESTION?
stop stealing movies! asked:
what was the name of the ship they used in the titanic movie? it wasnt “titanic”, im talking about the real name of it
Shawn
what was the name of the ship they used in the titanic movie? it wasnt “titanic”, im talking about the real name of it
Shawn
May
10
2009
had to post found this amusing?
Clyde asked:
Most people don’t know, back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great shi p after its stop in New York.
Most people don’t know, back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great shi p after its stop in New York.
This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico. But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost.
The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day.
The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as Sinko de Mayo .
Pearl
May
10
2009
Wow look what i read?
tater4tony asked:
Titanic 1912
She was touted as the safest ship ever
On April 10, 1912, the Titanic, largest ship afloat, left Southampton, England on her maiden voyage to New York City. The White Star Line had spared no expense in assuring her luxury. A legend even before she sailed, her passengers were a mixture of the world’s wealthiest basking in the elegance of first class accommodations and immigrants packed into steerage. No laughing throng, but on either side [of the staircases] stand quietly, bravely, the stewards, all equipped with the white, ghostly life-preservers. Always the thing one tries not to see even crossing a ferry. Now only pale faces, each form strapped about with those white bars. So gruesome a scene. We passed on. The awful good-byes. The quiet look of hope in the brave men’s eyes as the wives were put into the lifeboats. Nothing escaped one at this fearful moment. We left from the sun deck, seventy-five feet above the water. Mr Case and Mr Roebling, brave American men, saw us to the lifeboat, made no effort to save themselves, but stepped back on deck. Later they went to an honoured graveThe first wish on the part of all was to stay near the Titanic. We all felt so much safer near the ship. Surely such a vessel could not sink. I thought the danger must be exaggerated, and we could all be taken aboard again. But surely the outline of that great, good ship was growing less. The bow of the boat was getting black. Light after light was disappearing, and now those rough seamen put to their oars and we were told to hunt under seats, any place, anywhere, for a lantern, a light of any kind. Every place was empty. There was no water - no stimulant of any kind. Not a biscuit - nothing to keep us alive had we drifted long…
Veronica
Titanic 1912
She was touted as the safest ship ever
On April 10, 1912, the Titanic, largest ship afloat, left Southampton, England on her maiden voyage to New York City. The White Star Line had spared no expense in assuring her luxury. A legend even before she sailed, her passengers were a mixture of the world’s wealthiest basking in the elegance of first class accommodations and immigrants packed into steerage. No laughing throng, but on either side [of the staircases] stand quietly, bravely, the stewards, all equipped with the white, ghostly life-preservers. Always the thing one tries not to see even crossing a ferry. Now only pale faces, each form strapped about with those white bars. So gruesome a scene. We passed on. The awful good-byes. The quiet look of hope in the brave men’s eyes as the wives were put into the lifeboats. Nothing escaped one at this fearful moment. We left from the sun deck, seventy-five feet above the water. Mr Case and Mr Roebling, brave American men, saw us to the lifeboat, made no effort to save themselves, but stepped back on deck. Later they went to an honoured graveThe first wish on the part of all was to stay near the Titanic. We all felt so much safer near the ship. Surely such a vessel could not sink. I thought the danger must be exaggerated, and we could all be taken aboard again. But surely the outline of that great, good ship was growing less. The bow of the boat was getting black. Light after light was disappearing, and now those rough seamen put to their oars and we were told to hunt under seats, any place, anywhere, for a lantern, a light of any kind. Every place was empty. There was no water - no stimulant of any kind. Not a biscuit - nothing to keep us alive had we drifted long…
Veronica
May
9
2009
Why do Mexicans celebrate cinqo de mayo.Is this true?
chris h asked:
Here is what I heard
Most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York.
Here is what I heard
Most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York.
This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico. But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost.
The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day.
The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as Sinko de Mayo.
Could this be true?
I appologize if if I offended anone..however my friends and neighbors from south of the border enjoy this oldie as much as I do…
Geez did I forget my meds again?
May
7
2009
Don’t read this?
i love it!!!!! asked:
At 11:40 P.M. Sunday, April 14, 1912, an iceberg was melting. The iceberg was clear and hard to see. It reflected the night sky. It was small. Not big enough to even touch the bridge of the ship. Six ice warnings were received that day. All of which were ignored. The wireless operator was preoccupied with transmitting passenger messages. The ship was traveling 22.5 knots while cruising the iceberg filled water. That’s just .5 knots away from its maximum speed. (24 knots=28 miles per hour) As they neared this iceberg, the unsinkable ship’s chaos began.
The largest most luxurious ship afloat was the Titanic. It took two years to build and three thousand men to build it. This wasn’t your ordinary ship. It had the first heated pool to be in a ship, a squash court, Turkish bath, and gymnasium with rowing machines and stationary bikes. Engines the size of a three story house powered it. The Titanic cost about seven million five hundred thousand dollars to build. That’s one hundred twenty three million dollars today.
Lord Pirrie and J. Bruce Ismay came up with the idea to make the ship. Lord Pirrie did the overall design while Alexander Carlis was in charge of the details. The ship was owned by White Star Line. The Titanic sailed from England and supposed to get to New York City.
The ship weighed fifty three thousand tons. It was eight hundred eighty two feet long and ninety-two feet wide. It had eight hundred ninety crewmembers. Twenty-three were women. Women were stewardesses, cashiers, masseuse, and bath attendants. Twenty out of the twenty-three women on the crew survived.
People were divided into social classes according to their background, wealth, and education. The bottom layer of the Titanic was for manual workers. The next layer was for the third class passengers. Many of these were from other countries hoping to start a new life in America. The second layer was for teachers, merchants, and professionals. The top layer was for first class. These were rich and aristocratic.
Many famous people were aboard the Titanic. After all, elegance was the word for the Titanic’s interior. Lavish in its décor, menus, and entertainment. It surpassed the highest expectations from its passengers. Not only was it the biggest, it was sleek, fast and considered unsinkable. Every proven safety feature and several new ones were put into its construction. So it’s no doubt why rich were aboard. The richest was considered Colonel JJ Astor whose great grandfather was the wealthiest American prior to the Civil War. Molly Brown whose husband struck rich mining silver and Mister and Misses Straus co-owned Macy’s department store are just a few.
The titanic set off at 1:55 P.M. on April 10, 1912 from England not knowing that on April 14, 1912 near midnight the catastrophic nightmare would start. The small, clear iceberg was spotted at 11:39 P.M. by Fred Fleet who was on watch in the crow’s nest too late to avoid hitting it. Crew was not worried, because they didn’t think such a small iceberg could do much damage. After all, the ship was unsinkable. The iceberg indented the ship and made a 220-245 feet hole. The ship had sixteen watertight compartments. They ship could float if four compartments flooded. Five did. Many passengers didn’t know they hit anything.
Captain Smith and Thomas Andrew, ship’s builder, went to inspect the damage. The mailroom and two of the boiler rooms were filling up with water. They knew the ship would sink. The radio room was ordered to send a distress call. Stewards told people to put lifejackets on. At midnight, the lifeboats were uncovered. A number of ships responded to the distress call, but all were too far away. Even an hour after the crash, people didn’t realize the seriousness of the situation. Captain Smith ordered at 12:30 to fill lifeboats. The Titanic only carried the law, which was sixteen lifeboats, because the ship was unsinkable. They thought it took away from the elegance. There were enough lifeboats for half the people. At 12:45 the first lifeboat was lowered. Women and children were first to get on. It could carry about sixty-four people when only twenty-eight got on.
While as this was happening, the third class was locked under deck. Gates were locked to keep them from entering first and second-class areas. Crews weren’t ordered to open gates until all lifeboats were gone.
After all the lifeboats were gone at 2:05, one thousand five hundred people were still on the sinking ship. Four hundred seventy-two seats were not used on the lifeboats. The biggest cause of death was the freezing temperature of the water. Charles Joughin was the only one to survive in the water. He reportedly had been drinking heavily.
As the titanic slid into the water, hundreds of cries could be heard. It was not until dawn that the Carpathia came to rescue those in lifeboats. Out of about two thousand three hundred fifty people, eight hundred sixty-eight were survivors. One thousand four hundred ninety died on the Titanic. Most were rich, famous, or wanting to start over. Many gave up lifeboat seats for others, cradled the dead, and helped the broken. Such a bad time brought out the good in people. Such a catastrophe will never be forgotten. It was a time of sorrow and a lesson that nothing is impossible.
Claude
At 11:40 P.M. Sunday, April 14, 1912, an iceberg was melting. The iceberg was clear and hard to see. It reflected the night sky. It was small. Not big enough to even touch the bridge of the ship. Six ice warnings were received that day. All of which were ignored. The wireless operator was preoccupied with transmitting passenger messages. The ship was traveling 22.5 knots while cruising the iceberg filled water. That’s just .5 knots away from its maximum speed. (24 knots=28 miles per hour) As they neared this iceberg, the unsinkable ship’s chaos began.
The largest most luxurious ship afloat was the Titanic. It took two years to build and three thousand men to build it. This wasn’t your ordinary ship. It had the first heated pool to be in a ship, a squash court, Turkish bath, and gymnasium with rowing machines and stationary bikes. Engines the size of a three story house powered it. The Titanic cost about seven million five hundred thousand dollars to build. That’s one hundred twenty three million dollars today.
Lord Pirrie and J. Bruce Ismay came up with the idea to make the ship. Lord Pirrie did the overall design while Alexander Carlis was in charge of the details. The ship was owned by White Star Line. The Titanic sailed from England and supposed to get to New York City.
The ship weighed fifty three thousand tons. It was eight hundred eighty two feet long and ninety-two feet wide. It had eight hundred ninety crewmembers. Twenty-three were women. Women were stewardesses, cashiers, masseuse, and bath attendants. Twenty out of the twenty-three women on the crew survived.
People were divided into social classes according to their background, wealth, and education. The bottom layer of the Titanic was for manual workers. The next layer was for the third class passengers. Many of these were from other countries hoping to start a new life in America. The second layer was for teachers, merchants, and professionals. The top layer was for first class. These were rich and aristocratic.
Many famous people were aboard the Titanic. After all, elegance was the word for the Titanic’s interior. Lavish in its décor, menus, and entertainment. It surpassed the highest expectations from its passengers. Not only was it the biggest, it was sleek, fast and considered unsinkable. Every proven safety feature and several new ones were put into its construction. So it’s no doubt why rich were aboard. The richest was considered Colonel JJ Astor whose great grandfather was the wealthiest American prior to the Civil War. Molly Brown whose husband struck rich mining silver and Mister and Misses Straus co-owned Macy’s department store are just a few.
The titanic set off at 1:55 P.M. on April 10, 1912 from England not knowing that on April 14, 1912 near midnight the catastrophic nightmare would start. The small, clear iceberg was spotted at 11:39 P.M. by Fred Fleet who was on watch in the crow’s nest too late to avoid hitting it. Crew was not worried, because they didn’t think such a small iceberg could do much damage. After all, the ship was unsinkable. The iceberg indented the ship and made a 220-245 feet hole. The ship had sixteen watertight compartments. They ship could float if four compartments flooded. Five did. Many passengers didn’t know they hit anything.
Captain Smith and Thomas Andrew, ship’s builder, went to inspect the damage. The mailroom and two of the boiler rooms were filling up with water. They knew the ship would sink. The radio room was ordered to send a distress call. Stewards told people to put lifejackets on. At midnight, the lifeboats were uncovered. A number of ships responded to the distress call, but all were too far away. Even an hour after the crash, people didn’t realize the seriousness of the situation. Captain Smith ordered at 12:30 to fill lifeboats. The Titanic only carried the law, which was sixteen lifeboats, because the ship was unsinkable. They thought it took away from the elegance. There were enough lifeboats for half the people. At 12:45 the first lifeboat was lowered. Women and children were first to get on. It could carry about sixty-four people when only twenty-eight got on.
While as this was happening, the third class was locked under deck. Gates were locked to keep them from entering first and second-class areas. Crews weren’t ordered to open gates until all lifeboats were gone.
After all the lifeboats were gone at 2:05, one thousand five hundred people were still on the sinking ship. Four hundred seventy-two seats were not used on the lifeboats. The biggest cause of death was the freezing temperature of the water. Charles Joughin was the only one to survive in the water. He reportedly had been drinking heavily.
As the titanic slid into the water, hundreds of cries could be heard. It was not until dawn that the Carpathia came to rescue those in lifeboats. Out of about two thousand three hundred fifty people, eight hundred sixty-eight were survivors. One thousand four hundred ninety died on the Titanic. Most were rich, famous, or wanting to start over. Many gave up lifeboat seats for others, cradled the dead, and helped the broken. Such a bad time brought out the good in people. Such a catastrophe will never be forgotten. It was a time of sorrow and a lesson that nothing is impossible.
Claude
May
6
2009
Which team will 2009 belong too?
тнιrтy тнree asked:
My guess, India or South Africa.
My guess, India or South Africa.
I’m not saying that Australia will go down like the Titanic but I think they’ll lose more.
England has a chance to come into the top three with the Ashes coming up. New Zealand has found a couple of good players McIntosh, Flynn. West Indies are probably along the same level. Shiv has had a great couple of years.
Pakistan hasn’t played a test this year and Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, well…..
Oh sorry, I forgot about Sti Lanka. They haven’t played cricket for a while. I noticed they just played today.
I think they’ll definitely be in the top 5.
Tracy
May
5
2009
I am searching for family ancestors?
Patricia R asked:
John Jacob Astor on the Titanic was an ancestor…his mother was a Jacob whose mother was a Backhouse…He had the Hotel Astor Chain in NY
Also Vanderbilt who built the Biltmore Estates in NC is somehow related on the Backhouse side.
My grtgrndmother was Sarah Backhouse from England who married Eli Angevine Rhyndress (a name with a dozen spellings)
like Riness,Rinness,Ranus,Ryndress,Rhindress,Rindress, etc.
Sarah Backhouse married Eli Rhyndress,I know she came from England and her father was Richard Backhouse…I believe her mother was Jane Bealby, was my grandfathers middle name..Eli’s parents were Eli A, Rhyndress and Harriet Crittendon..
So far the origianl name was Rhinjerse or Rhinerse…
Daniel
John Jacob Astor on the Titanic was an ancestor…his mother was a Jacob whose mother was a Backhouse…He had the Hotel Astor Chain in NY
Also Vanderbilt who built the Biltmore Estates in NC is somehow related on the Backhouse side.
My grtgrndmother was Sarah Backhouse from England who married Eli Angevine Rhyndress (a name with a dozen spellings)
like Riness,Rinness,Ranus,Ryndress,Rhindress,Rindress, etc.
Sarah Backhouse married Eli Rhyndress,I know she came from England and her father was Richard Backhouse…I believe her mother was Jane Bealby, was my grandfathers middle name..Eli’s parents were Eli A, Rhyndress and Harriet Crittendon..
So far the origianl name was Rhinjerse or Rhinerse…
Daniel
May
5
2009
found this amusing. but for those who do not unstand dry wit please read no futher?
Clyde asked:
Most people don’t know, back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great shi p after its stop in New York.
Most people don’t know, back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great shi p after its stop in New York.
This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico. But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost.
The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day.
The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as Sinko de Mayo .
Jeff
May
4
2009
Is there an truth behind this Cinco de Mayo story?
Alexandra asked:
~Most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England.
~Most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England.
In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York.
This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico. But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost.
The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day.
The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as “Sinko de Mayo.”~
Jerome