What's on your mind?

[Count Chocula]

8 minutes ago, RedHeadAngel said:

All you have to do is guess. That's it. Or, "I have no idea" is also an acceptable answer.

I just did both. Although I guess it' fair to say it's not true I have no idea, since I gave three possibilities of what it might be.

Edited November 19, 2024 by chocula

[porkybork]

1 hour ago, RedHeadAngel said:

Someone was trying to say that this picture is Titanic leaving Southampton for her maiden voyage.

 

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Tell me if you can see what's wrong with that claim.

It's a dubious claim from the internet on a topic that I have almost no knowledge of, so I'm going to assume that either the photo is edited or that the ship isn't actually the Titanic.

 

Spoiler

To be entirely upfront, I'm not a big enough history nerd to get why the claim doesn't work, so I did a reverse image search on the photo to see if I could find the source. From what I found, the photo depicts the Lusitania at New York Harbor in 1907. The Titanic, by contrast, departed from Southampton’s White Star Dock in 1912 on her maiden voyage to New York. So, not only is that not the Titanic, it's not departing from Southampton either.

 

Just for funsies, here's a picture of the Titanic leaving Southampton:

 

Was doing all that cheating? Does me doing all that go against the point of the original question? Maybe, but I learned something kinda neat.

 

[RedHeadAngel]

3 minutes ago, porkybork said:

Was doing all that cheating? Does me doing all that go against the point of the original question? Maybe, but I learned something kinda neat.

Yes, it was cheating. But good work.

[porkybork]

3 minutes ago, RedHeadAngel said:

Yes, it was cheating. But good work.

There was no way I was gonna figure it out on my own, so yeah lol. What tipped you off about the picture?

Edited November 19, 2024 by porkybork
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[Count Chocula]

14 minutes ago, RedHeadAngel said:

Yes, it was cheating. But good work.

See, this is why my first post was what it was. You can't tell, without being a massive history buff, what iswrong with the claim that the photo depicts the Titanic. That's the difference between that and something like "Headlines in November 1918 declared 'Allies win World War I'."

Edited November 19, 2024 by chocula

[RedHeadAngel]

1 hour ago, chocula said:

See, this is why my first post was what it was. You can't tell, without being a massive history buff, what iswrong with the claim that the photo depicts the Titanic. That's the difference between that and something like "Headlines in November 1918 declared 'Allies win World War I'."

It was meant to be for people who knew what it was. If you didn't know, it wasn't a big deal.

[Count Chocula]

9 minutes ago, RedHeadAngel said:

It was meant to be for people who knew what it was. If you didn't know, it wasn't a big deal.

If it'd been me, I would have said "Some claim this picture depicts the Titanic leaving Southampton, but it really depicts the Lusitania" (or whatever).  But, you're right, it;'s not a big deal, either way.

Edited November 19, 2024 by chocula

[RedHeadAngel]

1 hour ago, porkybork said:

There was no way I was gonna figure it out on my own, so yeah lol. What tipped you off about the picture?

The 2 ships may look similar at first glance, but there are differences that one can notice. For example, Titanic had a white trim along the top of her hull, while Lusitania’s was all black. Also, Titanic’s funnels are spaced further apart than Lusitania’s.

When I saw that picture labeled “Titanic departing from Southampton,” I laughed and thought, “That is not Titanic. That’s Lusitania.”

[RedHeadAngel]

8 minutes ago, chocula said:

If it'd been me, I would have said "Some claim this picture depicts the Titanic leaving Southampton, but it really depicts the Lusitania" (or whatever).  But, you're right, it;'s not a big deal, either way.

I was trying to have fun by making people guess.

[Guest]

> Red is the sexiest color in the world and that's why I like it and it's my favorite color. In combination with the black color is "deadly" (if you know what I mean).😁

Edited November 19, 2024 by Evaloves4

[Raven 54]

1 hour ago, Evaloves4 said:

   

[Raven 54]

Ok to follow you all...Teddy Roosevelt killed the last Triceratops.

Do i believe this...

Spoiler

No

Edited November 19, 2024 by Raven 54

[Guest]

26 minutes ago, Raven 54 said:

Ok to follow you all...Teddy Roosevelt killed the last Triceratops.

Do i believe this...

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No

> You should, why picture would lie?

[landess]

It's okay for grown men to cry.

 

 

 

Don't give me likes - like it on YouTube.

Edited November 19, 2024 by landess

[Guest]

> It's a weird "phenomenon" - girls who wear very short dresses or skirts that you can see their panties don't mind who sees it, but when they wear pants that break in the middle when they squat, they cover that place by hands being ashamed people see their panties. The explanation for this is straightforward: they are either hypocrites who pretend to be decent or their underwear is dirty for they didn't wipe their asses and pussies well after using a toilet.😁

[Raven 54]

1 hour ago, Evaloves4 said:

or their underwear is dirty for they didn't wipe their asses and pussies well after using a toilet

                          Aannddd you think my Humor is Dark...

Edited November 19, 2024 by Raven 54

[Grey Cloud]

4 hours ago, Raven 54 said:

Do i believe this

No because it is well known that is was another member of the party who got the killing shot and Teddy got the credit for propaganda purposes. 😃

[Raven 54]

30 minutes ago, Grey Cloud said:

😃

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/theodore-roosevelt-triceratops/

 

I know you guys are being funny, just wanted to post the link I forgot this morning...

Edited November 19, 2024 by Raven 54

[Grey Cloud]

24 minutes ago, Raven 54 said:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/theodore-roosevelt-triceratops/

 

I know you guys are being funny, just wanted to post the link I forgot this morning...

After reading the Snopes article I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

[Count Chocula]

4 hours ago, landess said:

It's okay for grown men to cry.

It totally is.

[RedHeadAngel]

I still don't understand how people can believe the whole Titanic-Olympic switch theory. It takes 5 minutes of research to understand why it's BS.

 

The Titanic sank. Olympic didn't. Plain and simple.

[Raven 54]

1 hour ago, Grey Cloud said:

After reading the Snopes article I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

"it was hunted for its antlers"   Wait....Wait...I got this one.....Antlers shed.....Horns do not!      

I have heard people call deer antlers "Horns" it is just sad...very, very sad.

[Count Chocula]

Gotham is a pretty good show. It's on my mind because I am watching it for the first time after being told it's a pretty good show.

 

You know what else is on my mind, every time I look at this thread, in fact? That I think the Pet Shop Boys cover of You Were Always on My Mind is the best version.

[Grey Cloud]

1 hour ago, Raven 54 said:

"it was hunted for its antlers"   Wait....Wait...I got this one.....Antlers shed.....Horns do not!      

I have heard people call deer antlers "Horns" it is just sad...very, very sad.

"a now-extinct Eurasian giant rhino" 🙄

 

The way the story jumped from social media platform to social media platform . . .

[Raven 54]

14 minutes ago, Grey Cloud said:

The way the story jumped from social media platform to social media platform . . .

Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung.

P. T. Barnum

 

"There's a sucker born every minute".

P. T. Barnum

Edited November 19, 2024 by Raven 54