tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post5180383078099165050..comments2023-09-20T16:16:26.566+01:00Comments on I sold up and moved to Mars: The horrorArtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846359529440273892noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-19765264423990996362009-09-10T18:34:19.213+01:002009-09-10T18:34:19.213+01:00Hello Charles, thanks for the comment and gah! I r...Hello Charles, thanks for the comment and gah! I really must put more effort into my study of the telly schedules.Artoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846359529440273892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-9943388503325216972009-09-10T16:47:47.322+01:002009-09-10T16:47:47.322+01:00Oh yes and I wanted to add that A Night To Remembe...Oh yes and I wanted to add that A Night To Remember was on TV last weekend oddly enough.Charles Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749776401395551607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-18061717829213532442009-09-10T13:11:14.572+01:002009-09-10T13:11:14.572+01:00I really enjoyed this. So much so I put up a post ...I really enjoyed this. So much so I put up a post about the titanic in tribute! And, that is a lovely poem.Charles Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749776401395551607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-38143615561832823092009-09-07T22:22:34.588+01:002009-09-07T22:22:34.588+01:00Hello Jenny,
I don't think I've ever met ...Hello Jenny,<br /><br />I don't think I've ever met anyone who did like the film. It's weird, it's such an awesome story you'd think it'd be quite hard to make a hash of it. But there are a few like that: King Arthur, Robin Hood.Artoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846359529440273892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-85529618922055253772009-09-05T13:26:10.704+01:002009-09-05T13:26:10.704+01:00Hi Artog,
"All they wanted was a peaceful ho...Hi Artog,<br /><br />"All they wanted was a peaceful holiday" :S<br /><br />You describe this dreaded scenario very well. I am afraid that I would not be very useful either, if I was in such a situation. What strikes me about Titanic is how they did not think of the risks before taking off. They ought to have known that such a gigantic ship was not built for these circumstances. Kind of like letting Don Quixote be the ship architecture or something. <br /><br />The film "Titanic" most be the worst film I have ever seen, btw.Jenny https://www.blogger.com/profile/17128326064445770505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-4540910292527319342009-09-04T17:18:47.800+01:002009-09-04T17:18:47.800+01:00Hey hey! Glad you liked TOOJ! UBIK's even more...Hey hey! Glad you liked TOOJ! UBIK's even more of a mind-messer...I've got a copy - drop me an email with your address and I'll pop it off to you.davyhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704293846638226252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-47339693012904790252009-09-04T12:50:41.305+01:002009-09-04T12:50:41.305+01:00Mondo - I've been wanting to watch the film of...Mondo - I've been wanting to watch the film of A Night to Remember for some time now (I'm sure Filmfour will do the honours at some point) but on your recommendation if I see the book anywhere I'll give it a go.<br /><br />Which reminds me, if Davy H is out there, I polished off Time Out of Joint the other week, excellent stuff. Looking forward to finding a copy of Ubik.<br /><br />Ande - it's true, but then Nature's had a lot longer to get things right and probably has a few embarrassments tucked away in the fossil record. When reading about things like the Titanic it's hard not to feel that Nature sometimes steps up from its indifference towards humanity and adopts an altogether more malevolent attitude.Artoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846359529440273892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-68348581681617885012009-09-04T10:47:59.816+01:002009-09-04T10:47:59.816+01:00And my computer just went into a mess. It seems th...And my computer just went into a mess. It seems that Nature is better in designing working systems than man. Personally, I think it’s the lack of back up systems. Nature knows that most things never work out how it was planned anyway so its better to design lots and lots of backups, while most people have hubris. Well, my computer had backup systems, perhaps I’m just whining.Anders Enochssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971413442536196199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-12213412224132064292009-09-04T09:36:32.688+01:002009-09-04T09:36:32.688+01:00I became slightly obsessed with the Titanic a few ...I became slightly obsessed with the Titanic a few years ago after reading a piece written in Childrens book breaking the event down. <br /><br />As you say tseeing the wrong end of this colossal ship groaning and creaking it's way down to the depths is terrifying..<br /><br />A Night to Remember by Walter Lord (a survivor) is a must read. One of the most chilling moments is when, after the sinking, the cries for help coming from the darkness slowly start to die out.Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.com