'WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO THROW THE HEAVIER PASSENGERS OVERBOARD'
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You're gonna need a bigger ocean.
Posted by: Siouxie | July 10, 2008 at 05:19 PM
I don't think making the ship lighter's going to work. Tell everyone to get out and push the boat. Hey it works on my car.
Posted by: Prairie Dog | July 10, 2008 at 05:25 PM
I told yew so.
Posted by: Al Gore | July 10, 2008 at 05:27 PM
One more and they'd have a full deck.
Posted by: SW | July 10, 2008 at 05:27 PM
Or...they can all run back and forth across the ship to TILT it back into the water.
Posted by: Siouxie | July 10, 2008 at 05:31 PM
The ship's just sitting on a chuck of ice. Al "Al" Gore says it's melting. What's the rush?
Posted by: baligurl | July 10, 2008 at 05:31 PM
Land, Ho!
Posted by: Lairbo | July 10, 2008 at 05:39 PM
Tonight's busy entertainment schedule includes sand castles, mud pie making, clamming, mud facials, and barnacle-scraping!
Posted by: CJrun | July 10, 2008 at 05:53 PM
And sand snorkling!
Posted by: Siouxie | July 10, 2008 at 05:55 PM
Who you callin' a ho?!
Posted by: Land | July 10, 2008 at 06:13 PM
I'm no expert, but don't those things work better in the water?
Posted by: Will | July 10, 2008 at 06:21 PM
Couldn't the passengers just WALK to shore? The Coast Guard had to rescue them?
Jeez, some people are SO lazy.
Posted by: Mr. Completely | July 10, 2008 at 06:47 PM
An honorary Florida driver's license for the captain, perhaps?
Posted by: SW | July 10, 2008 at 07:00 PM
just wonderin' if alcohol may have been involved, and do "they" issue Florida Captain's licenses?
Posted by: Wyo Cowboy | July 10, 2008 at 07:06 PM
Love the fact that they deployed the life raft so nobody had to tread sand.
Posted by: MartiniShark | July 10, 2008 at 07:16 PM
They probably could have blasted the boat out. Course that might have blasted a hole in the boat too, but I don't care. I just like blasting stuff.
Posted by: Elon@Rice | July 10, 2008 at 07:21 PM
Okay.
Posted by: Margaritaville | July 10, 2008 at 07:28 PM
Elon, I just flashed on the exploding whale video, too! I like the way you think...we should hang.
Posted by: baligurl | July 10, 2008 at 07:31 PM
Yeah, Elon, I immediately thought, "call Oregon DOT" when I saw that picture.
SW/Wyo, those of us that don't live in the City or the High Plains Desert have a rule: When your draft exceeds your depth, you are assuredly aground. It's kinda International. That may be too big a screw-up for the Captain to have had a choice; I suspect massive equipment failure, which (come to think of it) is still the Captain's fault.
Posted by: CJrun | July 10, 2008 at 07:46 PM
I would have thought the beach under the boat would have been the Captains first clue that something (like water) was amiss.
Posted by: Cheryl Howard | July 10, 2008 at 07:58 PM
they'll probably have to pay extra for that shore excursion.
Posted by: crossgirl | July 10, 2008 at 08:08 PM
You don't need to throw the heavier passengers overboard. Just throw the buffet overboard; it's a self-correcting process.
Posted by: Mr Death | July 10, 2008 at 08:18 PM
It's about time! For years I've been on dry ground and felt like I was being tossed by waves on the ocean... (Oh, wait, that was the booze... never mind!) Speaking of which, can we open the blogbar? Bartender?... Gentleman Jack, neat?
Posted by: frodolives | July 10, 2008 at 08:32 PM
*snork* @ Death! How true that is. They'll follow that buffet overboard. Everyone line up after me ;-P
Posted by: Siouxie | July 10, 2008 at 08:39 PM
did someone say "Blogbar"?
Posted by: Wyo Cowboy | July 10, 2008 at 08:46 PM
Blogbar, iceberg, what's the difference?
Posted by: SW | July 10, 2008 at 08:52 PM
SW, I said NEAT!!! i.e., no ice... jus' sayin'
Posted by: frodolives | July 10, 2008 at 09:02 PM
Rereading my comment, I realise that an "eliminate the middleman" joke would have fit in there nicely...
Posted by: Mr Death | July 10, 2008 at 09:03 PM
Oh, and blogbartender, a mojito please. I've brought the Havana Club for it. Days like this I'm glad to be Canadian!
Posted by: Mr Death | July 10, 2008 at 09:08 PM
Uh, Al? I'm pretty sure you told us the water levels were rising...
Posted by: Richard the Weasel-Hearted | July 10, 2008 at 09:14 PM
death, nobody else gonna do this, so I'm slippin' behind the bar and crushing the mint...
Posted by: frodolives | July 10, 2008 at 09:19 PM
Good to see that Joe Hazelwood has found a new job ...
Posted by: OtheU(manity) | July 10, 2008 at 09:19 PM
o the u. shall I see you in Aug? maybe?
Posted by: Wyo Cowboy | July 10, 2008 at 09:20 PM
Coals to Newcastle = Nodak to WY
in Augustanytime.Posted by: CJrun | July 10, 2008 at 09:50 PM
I'm gonna see Sio in October. *big grin*
Posted by: Cheryl Howard | July 10, 2008 at 09:52 PM
Med will be here on Saturday. just sayin'
Posted by: Wyo Cowboy | July 10, 2008 at 09:58 PM
Cheryl, waaasssssuuuupppp? in October that you get to see Sio??? (Inquring minds want to know, You report, we decide...)
Posted by: frodolives | July 10, 2008 at 09:59 PM
btw, death, seems you're (not your) ready for a 'nutha mojito (at least I hope so, 'cause I'm ready for another bourbon...)
Posted by: frodolives | July 10, 2008 at 10:02 PM
Woooo hoooooooo!! I'm gonna see Cheryl and ddd and Med and...CJ and cg and whomever else wants to come to Casa de Siouxie for the Hunt!
I almost made it to ddd's birthday bash this saturday in Atlanta. (Hope she's having a great bday today!)
Posted by: Siouxie | July 10, 2008 at 10:16 PM
Hey, Siouxie, I bet I can get down there too! Send me the dates, k? (Man that will be so fun!!)
Posted by: baligurl | July 10, 2008 at 10:24 PM
Can't wait for "the hunt." We may have to form a team and defy the odds.
But my car is locked, loaded and aiming for Wyo!
Bali, wouldn't that be funny, for us to go to Miami to meet? Crazy times.
And frodo, not to be a snob, but that's muddling you're doing with the mint back there (and for that matter, muddling is what that cruise ship is attempting, as well).
Posted by: Meditrina | July 10, 2008 at 10:29 PM
ROFL at Martini's "tread sand". Too funny!
Good post, CJ. :)
Posted by: Eleanor | July 10, 2008 at 10:30 PM
And ftr, anyone packing for Sioux's Casa, take winter pj's. She don't like the heat. just sayin.
ddd told me. ;)
Posted by: Meditrina | July 10, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Sioux, bought the Oklahoma Joe's BBQ to take to Wyoming. Wish CJ would pop over with stone crabs. Ohhhhhhhh, the crustaceons. Mmmmmm. Can hardly wait.
Posted by: Meditrina | July 10, 2008 at 10:34 PM
bali, the Hunt is on Sunday, Oct 26th this year. Cheryl is coming on Friday and ddd is coming on Sat...staying till monday...dunno about Med and the others but the more the merrier! What fun!!
Posted by: Siouxie | July 10, 2008 at 10:36 PM
LOL Med..it's the menopause. I get those hot flashes whenever you hot blog gals are around ;-P
I need me some more of that BBQ too!
Posted by: Siouxie | July 10, 2008 at 10:40 PM
I'll see what kinda airfare I can wrangle, but I'm pretty sure I can get there. WOO HOO!
Posted by: baligurl | July 10, 2008 at 10:42 PM
And Med, I hot flash too. Thanks in advance, Sio!
Posted by: baligurl | July 10, 2008 at 10:43 PM
I'm not there yet, girls. (down on her knees praying that she isn't on the Indian gramma timeline)
But I am THERE! Can't wait to catch up with my girrel friends. and CJ. ;)
Posted by: Meditrina | July 10, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Whooop!! Blogette Slumber party (with CJ)!
Posted by: Siouxie | July 10, 2008 at 10:53 PM
and not that I am excited or anything......
But I will be in Wyoming IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS. WHOO HOO!!!! We're stopping in Cheyenne for the cowgirrel museum (for mini me) and a free concert by my favorite local band, the Elders, at the train station (on the Historic Register) before intercepting the boy scouts in casper on Saturday.
Be afraid. An adolescent boy, 10 days in the backcountry camping and hiking, sans showers or fresh skivvies. 2 hours in the car b4 we reach the wyo ranch and a shower. nose plugs, anyone?
Posted by: Meditrina | July 10, 2008 at 10:57 PM
We'll never find it. Maybe if you leave a trail of giant chickens....
Posted by: CJrun | July 10, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Snork @ CJ. Shall I send you a Garmin?
Posted by: Meditrina | July 10, 2008 at 11:00 PM
*rolls eyes @ CJ*
BTW, Med...I am jealous that you'll be to meet Wyooooooooooooooooooo and Diane before me. I couldn't make it to the Big Country this year, but I'll go one day. I gots the cowboy hat fer it.
Posted by: Siouxie | July 10, 2008 at 11:04 PM
begetPosted by: Editor | July 10, 2008 at 11:06 PM
Hey Siouxie, I thought the plan was for everyone to be working The Hunt this year. Does this mean I have to be thinkin'?
Posted by: MartiniShark | July 10, 2008 at 11:21 PM
I'm just dreamin' of glory, Mshark. We'll all be workin... actually more fun. The desperation, the confusion and discombobulation.....
And the beers with judi. ;)
Posted by: Meditrina | July 10, 2008 at 11:27 PM
Hell no, Martini. I'm working it as usual. I am NOT thinking at ALL. Takes too many brain cells that I'd rather use for drinkage. The more we drink, the less we think...or something like that.
Posted by: Siouxie | July 10, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Was kinda banking on that. After the night with this crowd I was not capable of stringing together cogent sentences. Trying to decipher Dave's brand of warped puzzlements would send me to the nearest tavern to watch the pregame shows with bloody marys.
Posted by: MartiniShark | July 10, 2008 at 11:44 PM
My God. I have found My People.
Posted by: baligurl | July 10, 2008 at 11:44 PM
*snork*
bali sounds like Moses.
Nite all!! Sweet dreams.
Posted by: Siouxie | July 11, 2008 at 12:15 AM
'Night there Siouxie. Hope your dream ship stays afloat.
Posted by: MartiniShark | July 11, 2008 at 12:26 AM
"A spokesman for Cruise West, which owns the ship, said they have experienced zero instances of seasickness".
Posted by: CJrun | July 11, 2008 at 07:36 AM
"the 63 metre Spirit".....how much is that in pounds?
Posted by: Jazzzz | July 11, 2008 at 08:40 AM
Well, since boats are measured along the waterline, I'd make that @ 20 feet.
Posted by: CJrun | July 11, 2008 at 09:02 AM