Is that ship still stuck?

Re:Is that ship still stuck? by mynameishere on Thursday March 25, 2021 @08:58PM (#26587696)

Is it totally implausible that ordinary intelligent people might have some ideas better than "put some tug boats on one end, and a single backhoe on the other end"? Because that's what your expensive experts have come up with so far.

For my brilliant idea: Announce that everything on the ship is free, including the ship itself, and watch all the ragamuffins of Egypt strip it to nothing in a day.

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Re:Is that ship still stuck? by Vhano on Friday March 26, 2021 @04:04AM (#26589760)

as an Arab myself, I've done a fair bit of ship stripping and this may be a great idea. I may have enough tools in my backyard to strip a container ship and so does my neighbour Abdul Mohamed.

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Re:Is that ship still stuck? by 1propionyl on Thursday March 25, 2021 @09:34PM (#26587904)

Ah yes, the solution isn't to consult experts, but to step back and expect racist stereotypes to solve the problem!

Brilliant!

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Re:Is that ship still stuck? by adenozine on Friday March 26, 2021 @09:02AM (#26591607)

I can understand your reaction, but the commenter might not have been thinking about racism that way. It's not crazy to think that poor people near a waterway might know a thing or two about strip salvaging. It was just phrased poorly, I think.

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Re:Is that ship still stuck? by arkitaip on Sunday March 28, 2021 @02:32AM (#26608459)

You are a total imbecile, Sir.

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