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Post by raythesailor on Mar 2, 2020 14:25:35 GMT
Prior to the early morning Shipping Forecast at around 0500, on BBC Radio 4 there used to be an excellent orchestral medley of sea shantys. The Shipping forecast was in those days almost an institution , the lunch time one preceded by the Archers and the one at 0030 had the hypnotic music of Sailing By. Many sailors waited up for the next days forecast only to fall asleep to the music. Was it this Ray? I believe it was removed as it was deemed old fashioned. My last job in the Navy was in the Met office, and the shipping forecast was regarded as an irrelevance. I guess it carries on as a cult favourite after a book at bedtime. I love it. Yes that’s it and thanks for the link. |
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Post by heyzeus on Mar 2, 2020 15:29:48 GMT
So an “unsinkable” ship which couldn’t even complete its maiden voyage because it, errr, sank, killing hundreds of people in to the bargain, is the “greatest ship ever”? Have you got any other ‘greatest engineering triumphs’ you’d like to share with us? The Hindenburg airship, perhaps, or maybe the Tacoma Bridge, or how about the Chernobyl Nuclear power plant? And, as a matter of interest, where did Noah come from since you seem to know all about him? I’ve just searched it... Definitely not Captain Noah Smith from Boslum. The Bible does not specify where Noah was born, and he was NOT a Jew (that religion didn't exist yet). The Bible also does not specify the nationalities of his sons wives. As to taking the story literally or not, that is totally up to you. Edit: As for "Ur of the Chaldeans" that place was not mentioned in the Bible until Haran (the father of Lot) died, and that was after the flood (Genesis 11).
Bit pissed off here to be honest Bath.
In future can you defer to your honourable friend on matters of theology? Cheers.
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Post by bathstoke on Mar 9, 2020 11:39:46 GMT
£@#&!n Les Dennis...
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