WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
Australian billionaire to build Titanic II
(Thanks to Jay Brandes)
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I'm sure it'll be fine. Icebergs never strike twice, right?
Posted by: ubetcha | April 30, 2012 at 09:41 AM
Demand rivets made with substandard quality. Wait a sec -- that's SOP for China.
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | April 30, 2012 at 09:42 AM
By 2016 they will have to build the iceberg, too.
Posted by: Horace LaBadie | April 30, 2012 at 10:17 AM
I don't see any mention of the steerage passengers on the manifest ... merely sayin' ...
Posted by: O the Umanity | April 30, 2012 at 10:23 AM
The onboard cinema will have 24x7 showings of "Ishtar."
Posted by: padraig | April 30, 2012 at 10:35 AM
it will have the latest in navigation and safety equipment
So they're also replicating the 1912 hype?
Posted by: Betsy | April 30, 2012 at 11:14 AM
Because history, like lightning, never strikes twice, right?
Posted by: funny man | April 30, 2012 at 12:03 PM
Given the size of today's cruise ships, that's a rowboat.
Can we load it with politicians and lawyers for the maiden voyage?
Posted by: Loudmouth | April 30, 2012 at 12:23 PM
OtU, steerage passengers man the oars. Ramming Speed!
Posted by: Loudmouth | April 30, 2012 at 12:26 PM
It'll already be down under, so if it sinks, it will rise to the surface.
Right?
Posted by: Steve | April 30, 2012 at 12:47 PM
P.S. Is anyone else at least mildly concerned that he has invited the Chinese Navy to accompany him to New York?
Posted by: Betsy | April 30, 2012 at 01:23 PM
Maybe they can get Leo and Kate to come back and steam up the windows of a Chevy Volt while Al Gore gives a " Save the Planet " speech.
Posted by: clankie | April 30, 2012 at 01:25 PM
Loudmouth, don't forget the Kardashians, the "Real" Housewives, and the cast of Jersey Shore.
Posted by: Coconuts | April 30, 2012 at 02:01 PM
I vaguely remember that First Class passengers shared a bathroom (for bathing), while all the Steerage passengers had two baths -- one for men and one for women. That should be a huge attraction for high-paying customers...
Posted by: Digger | April 30, 2012 at 02:20 PM
I was thinking have Leo and Kate recreate the movie scenes live, onboard the "maiden" voyage and solve two problems.....
Posted by: funny man | April 30, 2012 at 03:15 PM
So the backer is Australian, he looks like Donald Trump, and he's having it built in the PRC. Fantastic. Maybe they'll christen it with a bottle of water instead of champagne, just to seal in the bad luck / karma / juju / etc. Oh, and get that Italian cruise ship captain to take charge.
Posted by: Omniskeptic | April 30, 2012 at 03:26 PM
Loud' ... OK ... wuz thinkin' about the movie(s) and rememberin' that my grandparents (and their four older boys) came over (frum near Belfast) in steerage ... fortunately, that wuz about nine years before the Titanic wuz launched ...
Posted by: O the Umanity | April 30, 2012 at 05:48 PM
World's largest Chinese junk
heh
Posted by: Betsy | April 30, 2012 at 08:43 PM