Ships come aground
June 7, 2007 8:37 PM Subscribe
This post seemed like a pretty lame newsfilter until I ran across this pic. Fucking hilarious!!
posted by krash2fast at 8:43 PM on June 7, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by krash2fast at 8:43 PM on June 7, 2007 [1 favorite]
And that's why you don't take coal to Newcastle.
posted by smackfu at 8:49 PM on June 7, 2007 [4 favorites]
posted by smackfu at 8:49 PM on June 7, 2007 [4 favorites]
It's a bit of a mystery why this sort of thing happens from time to time, but my personal theory is that all the whalesongs echoing around the ocean confuse the ships' sonars.
posted by UbuRoivas at 8:51 PM on June 7, 2007 [5 favorites]
posted by UbuRoivas at 8:51 PM on June 7, 2007 [5 favorites]
Dammit, smackfu! I was just about to make the same joke!
posted by bunglin jones at 8:51 PM on June 7, 2007
posted by bunglin jones at 8:51 PM on June 7, 2007
I thought that was the joke, as in I couldn't see any other reason why this was posted. Then I noticed that the ship got into trouble heading out to sea, so it's presumably coals from Newcastle.
posted by George_Spiggott at 9:00 PM on June 7, 2007
posted by George_Spiggott at 9:00 PM on June 7, 2007
they should light the coal on fire and put a whale on the barbie
posted by pyramid termite at 9:04 PM on June 7, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by pyramid termite at 9:04 PM on June 7, 2007 [1 favorite]
they should light the coal on fire and put a whale on the barbie
Filipino crew, PT, not Japanese.
Personally, I'm wondering what's with all the helicopters? It's Nobby's Beach, after all. Surely Joey Johns would be out there catching a few waves, and save the day by paddling the crewmembers to shore...?
posted by UbuRoivas at 9:20 PM on June 7, 2007
Filipino crew, PT, not Japanese.
Personally, I'm wondering what's with all the helicopters? It's Nobby's Beach, after all. Surely Joey Johns would be out there catching a few waves, and save the day by paddling the crewmembers to shore...?
posted by UbuRoivas at 9:20 PM on June 7, 2007
What is the point of this post?
The point of this post is that it's all happening off Newcastle, where - as well as coal - they bother themselves with steel, and do you know who's on the wheels of steel? The Method(ist) Man
posted by bunglin jones at 9:54 PM on June 7, 2007
The point of this post is that it's all happening off Newcastle, where - as well as coal - they bother themselves with steel, and do you know who's on the wheels of steel? The Method(ist) Man
posted by bunglin jones at 9:54 PM on June 7, 2007
The point seems to be the coals to newcastle thing, delmoi.
It would have been impossible to resist.
posted by Iron Rat at 9:54 PM on June 7, 2007
It would have been impossible to resist.
posted by Iron Rat at 9:54 PM on June 7, 2007
It would appear I have a new nemesis.
*Shakes fist at bunglin jones*
posted by Iron Rat at 9:57 PM on June 7, 2007
*Shakes fist at bunglin jones*
posted by Iron Rat at 9:57 PM on June 7, 2007
What is the point of this post?
BIG ship, photos, unusual event...
posted by mattoxic at 11:13 PM on June 7, 2007
BIG ship, photos, unusual event...
posted by mattoxic at 11:13 PM on June 7, 2007
And there are a couple more ships in trouble, apparently.
posted by bunglin jones at 11:25 PM on June 7, 2007
posted by bunglin jones at 11:25 PM on June 7, 2007
No surprise. It's pretty stormy out there.
NSW SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
Issued at 4:25 pm on Friday 8 June 2007
Widespread Hazardous Winds, Flash Flooding and Damaging Surf
From the Bureau of Meteorology, which also provides:
Looping Sydney radar
Satellite image
posted by UbuRoivas at 11:49 PM on June 7, 2007
NSW SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
Issued at 4:25 pm on Friday 8 June 2007
Widespread Hazardous Winds, Flash Flooding and Damaging Surf
From the Bureau of Meteorology, which also provides:
Looping Sydney radar
Satellite image
posted by UbuRoivas at 11:49 PM on June 7, 2007
Damaging surf conditions, with waves exceeding 5 metres in the surf zone
("damaging" must be the new "gnarly")
posted by UbuRoivas at 11:53 PM on June 7, 2007
("damaging" must be the new "gnarly")
posted by UbuRoivas at 11:53 PM on June 7, 2007
I just might post a FPP when the person blocking my view turns out to have been born in St. Helens.
posted by maxwelton at 12:14 AM on June 8, 2007
posted by maxwelton at 12:14 AM on June 8, 2007
“BIG ship, photos, unusual event...”
Well, I guess. Doesn't seem that eventful to me, though.
“Then I noticed that the ship got into trouble heading out to sea, so it's presumably coals from Newcastle.”
I wanted to make the joke, but the "out to sea" would have made the result even more lame.
From the second link:
“‘We're standing inside the surf club where surf livesavers are actually keeping their eye on, waiting for sailors to come over the side if that should eventuate,’ he said.”
If that should eventuate?? You've got to be fucking kidding me. Someone shoot that man, he's a mortal enemy to the English language.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 4:33 AM on June 8, 2007
Well, I guess. Doesn't seem that eventful to me, though.
“Then I noticed that the ship got into trouble heading out to sea, so it's presumably coals from Newcastle.”
I wanted to make the joke, but the "out to sea" would have made the result even more lame.
From the second link:
“‘We're standing inside the surf club where surf livesavers are actually keeping their eye on, waiting for sailors to come over the side if that should eventuate,’ he said.”
If that should eventuate?? You've got to be fucking kidding me. Someone shoot that man, he's a mortal enemy to the English language.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 4:33 AM on June 8, 2007
The only redeeming part of this is that it introduces us to the name Joe Tripodi.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 4:51 AM on June 8, 2007
posted by Kirth Gerson at 4:51 AM on June 8, 2007
If that should eventuate?? You've got to be fucking kidding me. Someone shoot that man, he's a mortal enemy to the English language.
A mortal enemy to the American language, perhaps, but "if that should eventuate" is quite crumulent parlance here down under, at least amongst sports reporters and their ilk. The coppers have their own PR patois, too, which is quite distinctive, in its use of, um, the past continuous: Sergeant: "The alleged offender has been seen running down the laneway behind me and has been apprehended with an alleged weapon..."
posted by UbuRoivas at 5:31 AM on June 8, 2007
A mortal enemy to the American language, perhaps, but "if that should eventuate" is quite crumulent parlance here down under, at least amongst sports reporters and their ilk. The coppers have their own PR patois, too, which is quite distinctive, in its use of, um, the past continuous: Sergeant: "The alleged offender has been seen running down the laneway behind me and has been apprehended with an alleged weapon..."
posted by UbuRoivas at 5:31 AM on June 8, 2007
Eventuate is a terrible threat—no matter how familiar.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 5:39 AM on June 8, 2007
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 5:39 AM on June 8, 2007
I love the way crumulent has made it into the language, I used it in a production meeting the other day. I felt embiggoned.
posted by mattoxic at 5:45 AM on June 8, 2007
posted by mattoxic at 5:45 AM on June 8, 2007
Eventuate is a terrible threat
1. intr. To have a (specified) event or issue; to turn out (well or ill); to issue, result in.
1789 GOUV. MORRIS in Sparks Life & Writ. I. 313, I am sure it is wrong, and cannot eventuate well. 1835 M. SCOTT Cruise Midge xii, The squib had eventuated, as the Yankees say.. in a zigzag or cracker. 1855 MILMAN Lat. Chr. IX XIV. iii. 151 The Schoolmen could not but eventuate in William of Ockham. 1873 SMILES Huguenots Fr. II. ii. 361 He heard.. the discussions which eventuated in Acts of Parliament. 1877 A. J. ROSS Mem. Bp. Ewing xxxi. 536 The crisis had eventuated favourably.
2. To be the issue; to result, come about.
1834 DE QUINCEY Coleridge Wks. II. 93 In the upshot, this conclusion eventuated (to speak Yankeeishly), that, etc. 1876 C. M. DAVIES Unorth. Lond. I. 25 If So-and-so were condemned, a schism in the National Church would eventuate. 1884 Law Times 14 June 121/1 When there was danger of a war eventuating with America.
posted by languagehat at 5:52 AM on June 8, 2007
1. intr. To have a (specified) event or issue; to turn out (well or ill); to issue, result in.
1789 GOUV. MORRIS in Sparks Life & Writ. I. 313, I am sure it is wrong, and cannot eventuate well. 1835 M. SCOTT Cruise Midge xii, The squib had eventuated, as the Yankees say.. in a zigzag or cracker. 1855 MILMAN Lat. Chr. IX XIV. iii. 151 The Schoolmen could not but eventuate in William of Ockham. 1873 SMILES Huguenots Fr. II. ii. 361 He heard.. the discussions which eventuated in Acts of Parliament. 1877 A. J. ROSS Mem. Bp. Ewing xxxi. 536 The crisis had eventuated favourably.
2. To be the issue; to result, come about.
1834 DE QUINCEY Coleridge Wks. II. 93 In the upshot, this conclusion eventuated (to speak Yankeeishly), that, etc. 1876 C. M. DAVIES Unorth. Lond. I. 25 If So-and-so were condemned, a schism in the National Church would eventuate. 1884 Law Times 14 June 121/1 When there was danger of a war eventuating with America.
posted by languagehat at 5:52 AM on June 8, 2007
Ships are amazing, when things go wrong. They lost one where I live, directly outside the harbor. The engines died, and the waves pushed it onto the rocks, immediately adjacent to the pier. They were able to salvage some cargo with cranes on the pier, but the ship was a total loss. (It would seem that tugs weren't available at the time).
posted by Goofyy at 5:56 AM on June 8, 2007
posted by Goofyy at 5:56 AM on June 8, 2007
UbuRoivas: but "if that should eventuate" is quite crumulent parlance here down under...
mattoxic: I love the way crumulent has made it into the language... I felt embiggoned.
Let's just nip this one in the bud -- it's spelled "cromulent", folks, with an "o". ("Embiggoned", however, is spelled correctly.)
posted by LordSludge at 6:02 AM on June 8, 2007
mattoxic: I love the way crumulent has made it into the language... I felt embiggoned.
Let's just nip this one in the bud -- it's spelled "cromulent", folks, with an "o". ("Embiggoned", however, is spelled correctly.)
posted by LordSludge at 6:02 AM on June 8, 2007
“1. intr. To have a (specified) event or issue...”
Eventuate is like vampirism or potty humor: an ancient evil threat, ever present, that must be staunchly resisted by the good and righteous.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 6:06 AM on June 8, 2007 [1 favorite]
Eventuate is like vampirism or potty humor: an ancient evil threat, ever present, that must be staunchly resisted by the good and righteous.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 6:06 AM on June 8, 2007 [1 favorite]
Hmmmm, spell it that way in America, Aussies like the letter U, it adds colour.
I remember looking up Spiro Agnew on Wikipedia after Ford died, said he was a fish. Last time I take Wikipedia's word for anything
posted by mattoxic at 6:07 AM on June 8, 2007
I remember looking up Spiro Agnew on Wikipedia after Ford died, said he was a fish. Last time I take Wikipedia's word for anything
posted by mattoxic at 6:07 AM on June 8, 2007
Let's just nip this one in the bud -- it's spelled "cromulent", folks, with an "o".
Actually, here it's spelled cromoulent. I apoulogise for the typo earlier.
posted by UbuRoivas at 6:18 AM on June 8, 2007
Actually, here it's spelled cromoulent. I apoulogise for the typo earlier.
posted by UbuRoivas at 6:18 AM on June 8, 2007
It's "typou", sheesh!
posted by LordSludge at 6:38 AM on June 8, 2007
posted by LordSludge at 6:38 AM on June 8, 2007
They just built some condos by the water here, I would love for one of the salties to lose their engines and have the waves push it into the condos. Then Gordon Lightfoot could come along and do another Lake Superior shipwreck song, only for well heeled condo types.
posted by edgeways at 8:56 AM on June 8, 2007
posted by edgeways at 8:56 AM on June 8, 2007
What is the point of this post?
posted by delmoi at 10:35 PM on June 7
What is the point of delmoi?
No I couldn't think of anything either.
posted by Eekacat at 6:26 PM on June 8, 2007
posted by delmoi at 10:35 PM on June 7
What is the point of delmoi?
No I couldn't think of anything either.
posted by Eekacat at 6:26 PM on June 8, 2007
Wait, wait… what I really meant to say was, 'Good night and good luck Pasha Bulker'.
Oh! Tripodi, you magnificent media mangler magnet "Mr Tripodi had called a news conference at 9.37pm to announce that the refloat attempt was progressing well but might take another two hours. A television cameraman politely asked the minister and the media throng to step out of the shot as the Pasha Bulker had started moving."
posted by tellurian at 3:48 PM on July 2, 2007
Oh! Tripodi, you magnificent media mangler magnet "Mr Tripodi had called a news conference at 9.37pm to announce that the refloat attempt was progressing well but might take another two hours. A television cameraman politely asked the minister and the media throng to step out of the shot as the Pasha Bulker had started moving."
posted by tellurian at 3:48 PM on July 2, 2007
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