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edhopper

(33,075 posts)
75. Thought I did
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 05:42 PM
Apr 2013

but this is often the case with internet postings.
And here I thought it was you who were confused.

Not the most advanced looking design Paulie Apr 2013 #1
It probably gets about 1 inch to the gallon. cbayer Apr 2013 #2
Something small being compensated for jokes in 3-2-1... Archae Apr 2013 #3
We're gonna need... pinboy3niner Apr 2013 #4
Lulz! Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 2013 #37
DUzy Award! longship Apr 2013 #42
.... Broken_Hero Apr 2013 #54
Good one! Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2013 #61
Disgusting show of greed Marrah_G Apr 2013 #5
30 knots is supersonic for something that's 2 football fields long! bullwinkle428 Apr 2013 #6
Sweet...Whoever owns that is a pimp Blue_Tires Apr 2013 #7
That's pretty cool. bluedigger Apr 2013 #8
I had this for my signature for a while edhopper Apr 2013 #9
+10000000000000 Initech Apr 2013 #11
shit like that Crepuscular Apr 2013 #13
Care to cite some stats for that assertion? HangOnKids Apr 2013 #15
Kind of intuitive, don't you think? Crepuscular Apr 2013 #16
Where are your facts? HangOnKids Apr 2013 #20
Built by Lurrsen Crepuscular Apr 2013 #24
And what kind of slave wages did the owner pay edhopper Apr 2013 #55
They're skilled shipbuilders...they don't get paid "slave wages" because their reputation depends... OldDem2012 Apr 2013 #58
guess i wasn't clear edhopper Apr 2013 #69
Hmmm. Let's see....you seem intent on comparing a company that sells things.... OldDem2012 Apr 2013 #71
I'll try one more time edhopper Apr 2013 #72
You should have tried that approach originally.... OldDem2012 Apr 2013 #74
Thought I did edhopper Apr 2013 #75
They are not in any way shape or form creating jobs. Initech Apr 2013 #17
Huh? Crepuscular Apr 2013 #21
You don't know that Germany imports cheap labor from China and SE Asia? HangOnKids Apr 2013 #22
Ok, provide us with some evidence Crepuscular Apr 2013 #26
It is all over the Google HangOnKids Apr 2013 #32
"It's all over google" Crepuscular Apr 2013 #33
You're not seriously defending the "job creators" are you? Initech Apr 2013 #23
How they get their money Crepuscular Apr 2013 #29
True, I can't argue there! Initech Apr 2013 #30
The only way the wealthy "create" jobs is by spending their ill-gotten gains kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #43
Can't argue there either! Initech Apr 2013 #46
Building 200, 40' long boats would employ the same number of workers. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #45
then maybe you should sponsor a coup Crepuscular Apr 2013 #50
How about a secular European edhopper Apr 2013 #56
Good one! Crepuscular Apr 2013 #64
sure no muslim democracies edhopper Apr 2013 #70
Where's the damned trolling motor? MineralMan Apr 2013 #10
"the owner is likely the royal family of Abu Dhabi" - So, Let's buy a yacht instead of alleviating.. Yavin4 Apr 2013 #12
Or America, "the great Satan" JNelson6563 Apr 2013 #27
It rattles my "Midwestern humility" ethic ... eom Kolesar Apr 2013 #31
Oh look, a DU'er saying ignorant shit about the Middle East! It must be Monday Scootaloo Apr 2013 #35
So, There's no poverty whatsoever in the muslim world, esp. Yemen and Afghanistan Yavin4 Apr 2013 #36
That's exactly what I said, right? Scootaloo Apr 2013 #40
All I Said Was That Alleviating Abject Poverty in the Middle East should come before this kind of Yavin4 Apr 2013 #59
Makes sense to me. How do you award yourself something this ostentatious when... Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2013 #62
Problem is, it's not an especially logical argument Scootaloo Apr 2013 #63
Okay. A large percentage of the world's oil reserves resides in the Middle East Yavin4 Apr 2013 #68
That could easily be a National Lampoon parody yacht slackmaster Apr 2013 #14
That's not even a parody Mopar151 Apr 2013 #49
So they "royal family" of AB is stealing money from their people. Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #18
+1 HiPointDem Apr 2013 #19
Egypt too. Hosni Mubarek was one of the thrives. Initech Apr 2013 #25
Only 20 ft. yesphan Apr 2013 #28
Longer than the ammunition ship I served on Kolesar Apr 2013 #34
Wow ! yesphan Apr 2013 #38
With a little luck it'll spring a leak lunatica Apr 2013 #39
Gee, I hope they don't hit an iceberg! Rex Apr 2013 #41
Admire it. You paid for it. Every time you gassed up your car. n/t backscatter712 Apr 2013 #44
Betcha it won't be able to go though the Erie Canal Canuckistanian Apr 2013 #47
If it goes 30 Kts then I bet a good skier could ski behind it. n/t hootinholler Apr 2013 #67
I guess Cheney and buddies :P Sunlei Apr 2013 #48
Damn homeless people spending all their hard earned SS on that thing. n/t L0oniX Apr 2013 #51
We should take over Abu Dhabi's oil and sell it to fund Social Security. slackmaster Apr 2013 #52
What, did they run out of things to buy? Apophis Apr 2013 #53
A little too big for my bathtub! RKP5637 Apr 2013 #57
Where is the line between yacht and luxury cruise ship? treestar Apr 2013 #60
Damn PD Turk Apr 2013 #65
Kind of makes people want to root for Somali pirates. edbermac Apr 2013 #66
I give it a month before some Sheiks son wrecks it or runs over a beach crowd. Sunlei Apr 2013 #73
I think it's pretty. And as outrageous as this extreme show of filthy lucre is, gateley Apr 2013 #76
Remind Me Again Why We Tolerate This Disparity In Wealth cantbeserious Apr 2013 #77
It does look pretty.... and very expensive. N/T mecherosegarden Apr 2013 #78
All of us paid for it - every time we gassed up our cars. n/t backscatter712 Apr 2013 #79
if a rich guy wanted to top it i bet he could get the Carnival Triumph cheap dembotoz Apr 2013 #80
Yes but this is more fun dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #81
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