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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP23 Nov 2022 8:46 p.m. PST

… and the movies


"Yesterday I got rather sidetracked by the Internet (as one does), and as a result finished up watching a movie on my TV, late in the evening. I have promised myself that I'll have a more productive day today, but I'm getting off to a poor start by writing about the time I wasted yesterday…


So there are two related threads here – the ship and the movie I watched. I'll start off with the ship.


I did some reading about the SS Normandie, a ship I recognise vaguely from old photos, but never really knew very much about. It really is a very odd story – sad, undoubtedly, and filled with some astonishing bad breaks and terrifying incompetence – if you are interested, you can find lots about it online, but here's a quick skim…"


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Mr Elmo24 Nov 2022 6:24 a.m. PST

Ok, clearly not this.

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Oberlindes Sol LIC Supporting Member of TMP24 Nov 2022 11:57 a.m. PST

Very interesting.

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP24 Nov 2022 3:54 p.m. PST

Happy you enjoyed it my good friend…


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