Wordsmith Talk		About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us

Active Topics

Active Posts

Unanswered Posts

Search

Advanced

You are not logged in. [Log In] Wordsmith.org » Forums » General Topics » Information and announcements » Register User    Forum List        Calendar     Active Topics     Search     FAQ

Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Topic Options #49458 - 12/06/01 02:11 PM Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/12/00 Posts: 3409 Top #49459 - 12/06/01 02:16 PM Re: A Zildian lament AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 6511 Loc: lower upstate New York Can you send us a news story link or two on that, Max? I, down here, am unfamiliar with him, and would very much like to learn. Top #49460 - 12/06/01 02:20 PM Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/12/00 Posts: 3409 Top #49461 - 12/06/01 02:58 PM Re: A Zildian lament tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10464 Loc: this too shall pass there is what appears to be an extract of the material from your first link at espn.com, saying that he was shot by pirates on the Amazon. I had not known that he was the "new" Jaque Cousteau. p.s. - the second link didn't work for me... Top #49462 - 12/06/01 03:03 PM Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/12/00 Posts: 3409 Top #49463 - 12/06/01 03:20 PM Re: A Zildian lament jmh Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/22/00 Posts: 1981 Yes, I heard it on the news tonight. He was a very impressive man. I had heard that modern day pirates were bad but I hadn't really appreciated how bad. He will be mourned. Jo Top #49464 - 12/06/01 08:45 PM Re: A Zildian lament Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11580 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky Sad indeed, my dear. I wonder--do you suppose they knew who he was? Top #49465 - 12/06/01 09:01 PM Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/12/00 Posts: 3409 Top #49466 - 12/07/01 07:18 AM Re: A Zildian lament Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Registered: 11/13/00 Posts: 3146 Loc: Northamptonshire, England I go for random. Blake was an aggressive character - well, he had to be to do what he did - and I don't believe he would back down even in the face of people waving guns. And pirates aren't noted, even today, for taking prisoners. He achieved a lot. He was instrumental, along with Rod Dalton, in putting NZ on the world map in yachting. I feel sorry for his family, who have had to put up with a lot of absence in the past. I met the Blakes at a function in Wellington one night. Sir Peter didn't really impress me all that much at a personal level - held forth a lot when he joined the group I was with - but Pippa seems a really nice person. He'll be missed. _________________________ The idiot also known as Capfka ... Top #49467 - 12/07/01 08:07 AM Re: A Zildian lament Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11580 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky the only act of terrorism ever committed in NZ was targetted at environmentalists Good heavens. Good heavens. Of all possible targets...sheesh. Top #49468 - 12/07/01 12:29 PM Re: A Zildian lament Flatlander addict Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 428 Loc: Cape Cod, MA, US One other conspiracy theory is disgruntled members of the Cousteau family, many of whom were livid at Blake's appointment. Now that would be truly sick. I also read that he and his family had received death threats after his win of the America's Cup in 2000 (the article didn't mention who those threats were from, though). My sympathies go out to our Kiwi friends who have clearly lost a national hero. Top Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8431 Members 16 Forums 13688 Topics 209834 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members supermatthias, prabakaran, sce, Eva, sylviasuper 8430 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 33 Guests and 2 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 93 jenny jenny 62 wofahulicodoc 61 endymion6 57 Rhubarb Commando 37 BranShea 31 Faldage 16 Buffalo Shrdlu 15 zmjezhd 13 teepee 11 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Board Rules · Mark all read Default StyleBlackNTanDrabeBayGooG_v2infopoprounded_cornersSlatesnowsunny_dropshadowthebluesTouch_Of_Greyubbthreadsubbthreads-dark Contact Us · Wordsmith.org · Top

Disclaimer: Wordsmith.org is not responsible for views expressed on this site. Use of this forum is at your own risk and liability - you agree to hold Wordsmith.org and its associates harmless as a condition of using it.

Home | Today's Word | Yesterday's Word | Subscribe | FAQ | Archives | Search | Feedback
Wordsmith Talk | Wordsmith Chat

© 2013 Wordsmith