And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Well, once the storm hit, it blew them off course at close to 50 mph for much more than the planned 3 hours, in fact I saw footage of Gilligan and the Skipper at night battening down the hatches during the storm. The made landfall in the morning. So, there you go…
You forgot one key fact: "The weather started getting rough, the tiny ship was tossed."
The distance travelled was due to a typhoon, not the ship's puny motor. When someone sets the problem up incorrectly, they always get the wrong answers.
And anyone who doubts the reality of Ginger and Mary Ann is beyond help.
nobody here ever read the history of Prince Valiant. every time the boat went into a fog bank they ended up in a Gullivers travels scenario. these folks got into a flat out storm.
I had a coworker who was in the Coast Guard in Hawaii back then, and he told me they got phone calls every week about go rescue those poor people.
Well, once the storm hit, it blew them off course at close to 50 mph for much more than the planned 3 hours, in fact I saw footage of Gilligan and the Skipper at night battening down the hatches during the storm. The made landfall in the morning. So, there you go…
ReplyDeleteThe radio made from coconuts was real....right???
ReplyDeleteIt was on CBS, and as we have learned for all these years, we can trust CBS to be honest, accurate, and fact checked.
ReplyDeleteIt gave us MaryAnn, so we got that going for us.
ReplyDeleteWhich is nice.
Deletei'm still saying mrs. howell. she was a millionaire. that's who i woulda went for.
DeleteYeah but Mary Ann and Ginger, those two beautiful woman are real thats for sure.
ReplyDeleteMy dogs name is Maryann. We had Gunger too at the same time. My ducks are Smith & Wesson.
DeleteEastwood
This show reflects the condition of the U.S government right now.
ReplyDeleteYou forgot one key fact:
ReplyDelete"The weather started getting rough,
the tiny ship was tossed."
The distance travelled was due to a typhoon, not the ship's puny motor.
When someone sets the problem up incorrectly, they always get the wrong answers.
And anyone who doubts the reality of Ginger and Mary Ann is beyond help.
And luckily...If not for the courage of the fearless crew
DeleteThe Minnow would (have been) lost
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Now sit right back and you'll hear a TALE, a TALE of a fateful trip... a TALL TALE!! :-) But if you grew up watching it, it was real, right?
ReplyDeleteThey packed suitcases full of clothes for a three hour trip. I would have packed a cooler of beer. Suspicious.
ReplyDeleteOk, now I'm getting suspicious...what were they really out to do? And, that is an unusual ensemble of people...hmmm.
DeleteMakes sense if the Cruise was to another Island (e.g. Big Island to Maui)
Deletenobody here ever read the history of Prince Valiant. every time the boat went into a fog bank they ended up in a Gullivers travels scenario. these folks got into a flat out storm.
ReplyDeleteI had a coworker who was in the Coast Guard in Hawaii back then, and he told me they got phone calls every week about go rescue those poor people.
They did indeed get those calls.
Delete"You cannot underestimate the intelligence of the average TV viewer in America. It's a bottomless pit."