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Design for Titanic II
to be unveiled in NYC
MyFoxNY.com, by Staff
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Posted By:Bill the Cat, 10/3/2012 9:38:32 AM
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| MYFOXNY.COM - The plans for a ship that has been dubbed Titanic II will be unveiled in New York, according to Australian billionaire Clive Palmer said. Palmer, one of Australia's richest men, announced plans in April to construct the replica Titanic with exactly the same dimensions as the original. He will release the design on the Intrepid Museum on Manhattan's West Side during a gala on Dec. 4, according to AFP. The dinner menu will reportedly be the same menu as Titanic passengers were served on the day it say on April 15, 1912.
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Comments:
Will Rose be on it?
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
BaseballFan, 10/3/2012 9:55:16 AM (No. 8906395)
Why on Earth would they try to replicate such a huge maritime disaster?
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Douglas DC, 10/3/2012 9:55:28 AM (No. 8906397)
Not particularly superstitious but the fact it is built in China, hope they get an extra fish head in the rice when the workers are fed..
Workmanship was part of the problem with the original...
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
tatterdemalion, 10/3/2012 9:55:44 AM (No. 8906398)
This is just ... perfect.
How about if the US Congress meets aboard to pass our final budget resolution round about 2019
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Topic Thunder, 10/3/2012 10:06:10 AM (No. 8906425)
Launched by the Obamas' and then straight to the bottom in the China Sea.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Bevan, 10/3/2012 10:12:36 AM (No. 8906450)
More lifeboats!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
mossley, 10/3/2012 10:20:05 AM (No. 8906472)
More money than brains. Not only is it tasteless, who is going to cruise on it? By today's standards for cruise ships, it's tiny, cramped, and lacks entertainment options.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
terry_tr6, 10/3/2012 10:34:03 AM (No. 8906504)
as long as it is built with his money and only his money...
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
enemyofthestate, 10/3/2012 10:36:05 AM (No. 8906511)
Bad taste. Bad idea.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
TheMotherCO, 10/3/2012 10:38:31 AM (No. 8906519)
This idea gives me the creeps. No way would I go anywhere near it.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Sanspeur, 10/3/2012 10:46:24 AM (No. 8906538)
can we nominate the passengers??? Mitchel Obama will be in The Über First Class. Valjar the captain.. Barry , head cabana boy..
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
jt26, 10/3/2012 11:01:54 AM (No. 8906578)
coming soon, the Hindenburg II.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
redmom, 10/3/2012 11:17:55 AM (No. 8906612)
I'd be tempted to sleep on deck. /s
Ironic that the builder says it is an hommage to the workers who built the original, but is having it built in China.
It might be interesting as a museum event, but not something on which to spend a week sailing.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
jt26, 10/3/2012 11:34:13 AM (No. 8906647)
The way the Chinese build things, Titanic II looks to be a chip off the old block.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
mickturn, 10/3/2012 12:24:09 PM (No. 8906800)
Obie has already done that...welcome to Amerika!
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
harper, 10/3/2012 1:16:27 PM (No. 8906916)
It's all just a charade to build up his resume to achieve his real goal: a job at the US State Dept.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
bob913, 10/3/2012 5:16:24 PM (No. 8907404)
The main problem with the first Titanic was a captain who sailed full speed ahead into an ice field at night.
You can't fix stupid.
See Costa Concordia.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
franq, 10/3/2012 5:20:24 PM (No. 8907409)
If the ticket options don't include "round trip", you may want to steer clear of this scow...
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
noddy, 10/3/2012 5:33:44 PM (No. 8907428)
And the ice sculpture will be a replica of the iceberg.
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