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Man Launches Ice Cream Stick Viking Ship
Newsday.com ^
| August 16, 2005
| Toby Sterling
Posted on 08/16/2005 1:46:16 PM PDT by headsonpikes
A former Hollywood stunt man now living in the Netherlands launched his greatest project to date Tuesday: a 45-foot replica Viking ship made of millions of wooden ice cream sticks and more than a ton of glue.
Rob McDonald named the ship the "Mjollnir" after the hammer of the mythic Norse god of thunder, Thor. After the 13 ton boat was lifted into the water by crane, "Captain Rob," as he is known, stood calmly on the stern as a team of volunteers rowed the apparently sturdy vessel ...
"I have a dream to show children they can do anything," McDonald said before the launch. "If they can dream it, they can do it."
He said he was confident the ship would float, but organizers had prepared an alternate press statement just in case something went wrong. The biggest fear was that the ship's keel might be too light and it would capsize. But the launch went smoothly...
McDonald, an American who lives with his Dutch wife and their son in the city of Emmeloord, had help from a host of advisers, sponsors and neighborhood children.
He estimated that in all, he used up to 2.2 tons of glue and 15 million birch wood ice cream sticks donated by an ice cream manufacturer and found by neighborhood children.
"I'm proud," said 8-year-old Kim Jaasma, one of the volunteers on hand for the launch. "I hope it works."
She said she didn't think McDonald was crazy at all.
"He's funny sometimes. He's very nice," she said.
McDonald and his son Rob Jr., 11, fixed a final ceremonial "15 millionth" ice cream stick, made of gold, shortly before the launch.
Rob Jr., sporting a Viking helmet and a wooden sword, appeared ready to go on a voyage of looting and ...
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: aarrrrr; ancientnavigation; emmeloord; glue; godsgravesglyphs; hollywood; icecream; icecreamman; kimjaasma; mjollnir; netherlands; robmcdonald; thor; tobysterling; viking; vikings
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That's a lot of 'ice cream sticks'.
Holy mackeral!
To: headsonpikes
You can say that again. You can say that again.
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posted on
08/16/2005 1:47:34 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Islam Factoid:After forcing young girls to watch his men execute their fathers, Muhammad raped them.)
To: headsonpikes
Does it have kitties?
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posted on
08/16/2005 1:47:40 PM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: headsonpikes; Sidebar Moderator
Yikes! Could you fix the title?
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posted on
08/16/2005 1:47:47 PM PDT
by
headsonpikes
("The U.S. Constitution poses no serious threat to our form of government.")
To: headsonpikes
This is hugh This is hugh
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posted on
08/16/2005 1:48:37 PM PDT
by
NRA1995
("People do stupid things...." and I hear the Vonage music playing.....woo-hoo, woo-hoo-hoo....)
To: headsonpikes
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posted on
08/16/2005 1:48:51 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
To: headsonpikes
15 million birch wood ice cream sticks donated by an ice cream manufacturer Michael Moore.
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posted on
08/16/2005 1:48:56 PM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Now that taglines are cool, I refuse to have one.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
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posted on
08/16/2005 1:49:16 PM PDT
by
headsonpikes
("The U.S. Constitution poses no serious threat to our form of government.")
To: NRA1995
This is hugh This is hugh I think I'll take a shower.
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posted on
08/16/2005 1:50:25 PM PDT
by
headsonpikes
("The U.S. Constitution poses no serious threat to our form of government.")
To: headsonpikes
To: headsonpikes
Being just a stunt man, I wonder how he could afjord all those ice cream bars...
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posted on
08/16/2005 1:52:40 PM PDT
by
mikrofon
(O-pining)
To: headsonpikes
The article didn't say, but do you have any idea how long it took to build this ship?
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posted on
08/16/2005 1:53:20 PM PDT
by
Stonewall Jackson
("Those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past.")
To: headsonpikes
The Good Ship Lollipopsicle.
To: headsonpikes
On the good ship, Lollipop
It's a sweet trip to a candy shop
Where bon-bons play
On the sunny beach of Peppermint Bay.
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posted on
08/16/2005 1:53:41 PM PDT
by
WideGlide
(That light at the end of the tunnel might be a muzzle flash.)
To: Tijeras_Slim
15 million birch wood ice cream sticks donated by an ice cream manufacturer Michael Moore. I can't read that name and not see him in my mind's eye encrusted with mustard, waving two hot dogs at Mt. Rushmore, blubbering and spluttering all sorts of way-out-there leftist claptrap. LOL!
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posted on
08/16/2005 1:55:13 PM PDT
by
Riley
(STOP CASTING POROSITY!!)
To: headsonpikes
"He estimated that in all, he used up to 2.2 tons of glue"
Glue sniffer. That explains it.
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posted on
08/16/2005 1:55:38 PM PDT
by
Sax
To: Sidebar Moderator
Thank you. Thank you.
;^)
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posted on
08/16/2005 1:57:47 PM PDT
by
headsonpikes
("The U.S. Constitution poses no serious threat to our form of government.")
To: E. Pluribus Unum
BUILDING
ALMOST DONE
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posted on
08/16/2005 1:59:29 PM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
To: headsonpikes
In related news, a fudgicle slick ten miles long was spotted off the shores of.......
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posted on
08/16/2005 2:01:07 PM PDT
by
llevrok
(Semper Smartus Assus)
To: Stonewall Jackson
The article didn't say, but do you have any idea how long it took to build this ship? http://www.seaheartship.com/eng/
At his website, it says he started in December, 2003.
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posted on
08/16/2005 2:02:10 PM PDT
by
headsonpikes
("The U.S. Constitution poses no serious threat to our form of government.")
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