Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

They are auctioning off a chunk of the Titanic's hull... ghoulish behavior to sell someone's coffin

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » General Discussion Donate to DU
 
Snoutport Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 06:36 PM
Original message
They are auctioning off a chunk of the Titanic's hull... ghoulish behavior to sell someone's coffin
Section of Titanic Hull Consigned by Charles Pellegrino Offered by Heritage Auctions @ http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=47226

Even though the Titanic is supposed to be off limits, they have found a way to sell pieces of it. Some people have no shame.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 06:39 PM
Response to Original message
1. Humans are morbid by nature
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
yawnmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 07:48 PM
Response to Reply #1
9. Humans are overly sentimental regarding inanimate objects by nature. eom
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
pitohui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 06:43 PM
Response to Original message
2. the titanic's been a fucking chain for years
if you only travel to vegas, maybe you don't get it, but if you travel the world and see that the same exhibition is in vegas and london and montreal and...well...everywhere really...you start to get it

it isn't any more ghoulish to sell as an art piece than to sell it a ticket at a time, for drunks to gawk at

museums are partly about the human urge to stare

trust me, the dead don't care or, if they do, they probably prefer it to the more usual fate of the dead...being forgotten
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
PeaceNikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 06:51 PM
Response to Reply #2
6. It's not every day that I agree with you, but here I do.
Especially your last line.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
robcon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 06:47 PM
Response to Original message
3. It's not a coffin - it's a ship.
I have no problem with the auction.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
aikoaiko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 06:50 PM
Response to Original message
4. Your concern is noted.

Really, its not that big a deal.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Codeine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 06:51 PM
Response to Original message
5. "Supposed to be off-limits"
Who said? :shrug:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 07:04 PM
Response to Original message
7. 'They', as in 'a shameless liar and self-promoter'
The university that Charles Pellegrino, the embattled author of “The Last Train From Hiroshima,” claimed had awarded and then stripped him of a Ph.D. issued a statement late Thursday saying that it “utterly rejects” his claims as “baseless and defamatory.”

Henry Holt & Company, which stopped printing and selling “Last Train” earlier this week because of questions about the accuracy of several sections as well as concerns that some of the people quoted or portrayed in the book did not exist, had also questioned whether Mr. Pellegrino actually held a doctorate from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.
...
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/university-rejects-pellegrino-claim-in-degree-dispute/


From the ad for the hunk of metal: "Charles Pellegrino is one of the most well-known and influential scientists and authors in the world..."

:rofl:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 07:46 PM
Response to Original message
8. I wasn't aware the title to the Titanic belonged to any individual or business.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
REP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 07:48 PM
Response to Original message
10. Gosh, I'm concerned. C O N C E R N E D !
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Stevenmarc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 07:56 PM
Response to Original message
11. It's an index card sized piece of rust, more like a speck than a chunk
Edited on Tue May-10-11 07:56 PM by Stevenmarc
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
customerserviceguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 08:53 PM
Response to Original message
12. At Titanic exhibitions
they sell chunks of coal that were in the hold near the boiler room. I even own a piece. How is this much different?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon May 13th 2024, 01:33 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » General Discussion Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC