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jsr

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1. While his customers were walking in shit:

Fri Feb 15, 2013, 12:20 AM

Feb 2013

Carnival owner Micky Arison watches his team Miami Heat play on Tuesday night as thousands of his cruise ship passengers remained stranded at sea

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Triumph also had another issue [View all] nmbluesky Feb 2013 OP

While his customers were walking in shit: jsr Feb 2013 #1

What does he care, he's filthy rich and has the "big, evil" Govt to rely on to tug his limping JaneyVee Feb 2013 #5

And n the Mexican Navy no less. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #6

What a metaphor for our times. Govt rescues the limping private sector. Atlas hugged. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #8

Last time around, when the mighty Chihuahua pulled the other Carnival ship in, nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #12

DUzy malaise Feb 2013 #22

Wait Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #24

It was a Mexican Government sea going tugs... nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #25

Where did you find that information? Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #26

Mexican media nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #27

Very interesting Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #29

Funny, two of the tugs had Mexican flags. They used four at the end. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #30

I get that you have a bias against Carnival Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #32

Did CNN tell you the failures? nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #34

Really? Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #37

And we all know it happens all the time with 3000 passengers on board nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #38

That article is all full of wrong Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #31

Which the line decided against nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #33

Well ... Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #35

You know what? nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #36

Diesels are not turbines. cloudbase Feb 2013 #49

And I will put it this way nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #50

You're free to believe what you like, cloudbase Feb 2013 #52

why? I forgot. American media is perfect nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #53

Pretty sure the poster was referencing your quote here zappaman Feb 2013 #54

You being fairly new here ..... oldhippie Feb 2013 #44

I see how it works Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #45

Thanks, I find this stuff fascinating ..... oldhippie Feb 2013 #48

Anyone that calls diesels turbines ...... oldhippie Feb 2013 #40

Buy bye nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #42

So, I have achieved non-person status? oldhippie Feb 2013 #43

That's what happens when you disagree Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #46

Mexico has invaded and annexed Alabama, then! MADem Feb 2013 #41

Reminds me of Tony Hayward yachting during BP Gulf oil spill disaster pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #7

What hell that big ring.. nmbluesky Feb 2013 #9

He owns the Miami heat nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #14

championship ring frylock Feb 2013 #18

You are right. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #19

Why don't these cruise ships Politicalboi Feb 2013 #2

Hubby and I talked about the need to install nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #4

There is not enough real estate for the required number of wind turbines or solar panels jsr Feb 2013 #11

And maybe a mast or two and sails? Early coal powered ships also had sails. MADem Feb 2013 #17

Three accidents off the Mexican coast nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #3

After the number of incidents they've had customerserviceguy Feb 2013 #10

We booked on a Norwegian vessel nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #13

I've heard that the Norwegian ships to Alaska customerserviceguy Feb 2013 #20

We had a great time nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #21

NCL kind of sucks, by the way Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #47

Again, very interesting. Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #51

Triumph...."For me to poop on" indeed!!!!!!! MADem Feb 2013 #15

+1 pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #16

bwahahahahaha CatWoman Feb 2013 #23

I am so pleased to have given you a laugh today! MADem Feb 2013 #28

OK - this made me myrna minx Feb 2013 #39