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13 years ago @ Listverse - 55 Survivors from 10 N... · 0 replies · +2 points

My grandfather was in the Navy when Number 10 happened and knew people on that boat. He told me about how people on other ships/aircraft knew that the ship had sunk, but when they reported it the paperwork got mixed up so no one searched for the Juneau survivors for over a week. According to Wikipedia:

"The B-17 bomber crew, unwilling to disobey orders not to break radio silence, did not pass the message about searching for survivors to their headquarters until they had landed several hours later. The crew's report of the location of possible survivors was mixed in with other pending paperwork actions and went unnoticed for several days. It was not until days later that headquarters staff realized that a search had never been mounted and belatedly ordered aircraft to begin searching the area. In the meantime, Juneau's survivors, many of whom were seriously wounded, were exposed to the elements, hunger, thirst, and repeated shark attacks."

If something like that happened in today's military, every Naval Officer even remotely involved would probably be brought up on charges. That's not even considering the media firestorm...

13 years ago @ Listverse - 55 Survivors from 10 N... · 0 replies · +2 points

Number 10 on this list had 10 survivors, 9 had 9, 8 had 8, etc. Titanic had 705 survivors (reports vary) , so it didn't fit in with the format.

13 years ago @ Listverse - 55 Survivors from 10 N... · 1 reply · +2 points

Wow, great list.

If you add up all the deaths, you end with approximately 13,052 dead. If 55 survived, then only 1 in 237 people lived, or 0.4%. I know that these are extreme cases and not all incidents will be so deadly, but there is a reason I do not go on boats. If in an accident and you don't die right away by drowning, you are left to fend off dehydration and sharks, like in the movie "Open Water."

13 years ago @ Listverse - 10 Notable Apologies f... · 1 reply · 0 points

Vanilla Ice- I actually enjoy "Ice Ice Baby." It is not a bad song. Please don't throw tomatoes at me.

The KFC Double Down- I guess you are apologizing to people's arteries and not their taste buds, 'cause that shit is deeeee-lish!

Paparazzi photographs of celebrity female privates- What?!? You are apologizing for the only good thing the media contributes?

Batshit insane elderly people- Agreed.

ShamWow guy- If you had ever used a ShamWow, you would know it is ShamAzing and be thanking this guy! He has reason to be excited!

13 years ago @ Listverse - 10 Notable Apologies f... · 0 replies · +2 points

Pssst, annoying isn't it? I feel the same way when all the anti-US "why is this list so American?" crap starts. And yes, this is a public forum, hence my right to "ixnay" or "not ixnay" as I choose.

13 years ago @ Listverse - 10 Notable Apologies f... · 0 replies · 0 points

"So, an innocent person is forced to give a false apology just to appease people who are feigning offense."

Could you please email that statement to Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. They really need to read it.

13 years ago @ Listverse - 10 Notable Apologies f... · 0 replies · +5 points

TRUEST. POST. EVER.

I actually lurked on this site for a long time before finally starting to post, but now that I have I notice a ton of anti-Americanism. It's like no one stops to consider that all the lists are American-centric because maybe the only people submitting lists are Americans.

Also, I can guarantee that if someone posted a list that focused on China or Germany or Austrailia I would be very interested. I love learning about new cultures and places and look forward to lists not focused on America. Maybe some of the whiners should create such a list?

13 years ago @ Listverse - 10 Notable Apologies f... · 0 replies · +5 points

My intent was to be un-funny, yet idiotic. Nailed it!

13 years ago @ Listverse - 10 Notable Apologies f... · 5 replies · +1 points

+1'ed. People would still find a way to complain about why "j" should have been "a," "q" should have been "d," and something that wasn't even included should have been "x."

I didn't understand all the Tiger not being worthy of #1 comments either. First of all, that probably was the most notable apology of 2009. Second, while Tiger Woods is American, as the first billionaire athlete (yes, before Michael Jordan) he is an international name. The Tiger Woods scandal did not only make headlines in American newspapers--they play golf in other countries too and the top golfer missing Major Tournaments to go to sex rehab is definitely a story worldwide.

13 years ago @ Listverse - 10 Notable Apologies f... · 2 replies · +5 points

I agree 100%. Personally, I thought Tiger was a smug, narcissistic jerk before this whole incident. However, why must he apologize to anyone, other than his wife? Yeah, he may have let down some kids who viewed him as a role model, but I blame the parents who are naive enough to let their kids worship someone who does something so insignificant (hitting a little ball around, wtf kind of sport is that?) and not Tiger.

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