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French fishing boat rescues stranded Calif. teen (French captain fell into ocean during rescue)
Associated Press ^ | 6/12/10 | THOMAS WATKINS

Posted on 06/12/2010 7:04:01 AM PDT by jimbo123

A French fishing vessel rescued a California teenager Saturday from her crippled sailboat in the turbulent southern Indian Ocean, bringing relief to her family but ending her around-the-world sailing effort.

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KEYWORDS: abbysunderland; indianocean; rescue; sailing
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To: DJ MacWoW

I didn’t insult you, as with all my other posts to you, I objectively analyzed the situation and commented on it.

You clearly weren’t looking for the objective truth of what a pioneer is, as it took only about 15 seconds for me to find one of the most common online dictionaries and the definition I posted.

I also think you aren’t looking for the objective truth about Abby and her family.


381 posted on 06/12/2010 9:08:04 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle (Women are natural socialists, since the 19th passed the US has been drifting Liberal)
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To: Balding_Eagle
I objectively analyzed the situation and commented on it.

No dude. You gave an opinion that was intended to insult. There was no objectivity.

You are entitled to your opinion as am I.

Good night.

382 posted on 06/12/2010 9:13:41 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If Bam is the answer, the question was stupid.)
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To: DJ MacWoW
Well the online dictionary lists it as a synonym and so does my 1978 Thesaurus. *shrug*

Only because so many people misused it. What the online dictionary and 1978 thesaurus did is to English what situational ethics is to morality. It would be the same as writing "mischievous" and "grievous" and "athletics" and "album" as "mischievious" and "grievious" and "atheletics" and "alblum" because many people keep mispronouncing them.
383 posted on 06/12/2010 9:15:21 PM PDT by aruanan
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To: meadsjn

I guess I should have added the “sarc” to my comment. I learned about Magellan in grade school...a very long time ago, but thanks for the history lesson.


384 posted on 06/12/2010 9:17:38 PM PDT by toldyou (Even if the voices aren't real they have some pretty good ideas.)
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To: DJ MacWoW

Can’t admit I beat you at your own game, and rules you set out, can you?

Better luck next time.


385 posted on 06/12/2010 9:18:30 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle (Women are natural socialists, since the 19th passed the US has been drifting Liberal)
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To: Balding_Eagle
I don't understand what you think you won.

Merriam Webster - pioneer

2 a : a person or group that originates or helps open up a new line of thought or activity or a new method or technical development

That kid did none of that. Someone else set the record. All Abby did was prove that yachts don't belong on the Indian Ocean in winter.

386 posted on 06/12/2010 9:27:52 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If Bam is the answer, the question was stupid.)
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To: Balding_Eagle
Can’t admit I beat you at your own game

We were playing a game?! Amazing.

387 posted on 06/12/2010 9:28:57 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If Bam is the answer, the question was stupid.)
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To: La Lydia
When you were at university, by any chance were you required to take a course called probability and statistics?

Yes and I had my shirt tail cut off at age 14. Meaning, I flew my first solo flight at age 14. Did that make my parents irresponsible? Not in my opinion.

388 posted on 06/12/2010 10:24:15 PM PDT by fso301
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To: toldyou
I guess I should have added the “sarc” to my comment.

I caught the sarcasm. I just remembered the irony of Magellan's several attempts to round The Horn and being driven back by the uncooperative wind and seas. His men were supposedly planning mutiny if he tried again.

389 posted on 06/13/2010 2:50:30 AM PDT by meadsjn (Sarah 2012, or sooner)
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To: toldyou

If I remember correctly, Magellan was also trying to circumnavigate the globe, and didn’t live to see the end of the voyage.


390 posted on 06/13/2010 2:56:34 AM PDT by meadsjn (Sarah 2012, or sooner)
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To: DJ MacWoW
She was captive before?

Hate to break it to you but this country is far from free.

And it cost a lot of money for that. Not her money either. And a ship's Captain could have drowned. And people are cheering her?

Every effort to help and save her has come voluntarily. No entity did so by force. The french fishing boat could well have ignored the distress signal, as could have Austrailia.

Do you wish she'd have died?

391 posted on 06/13/2010 3:12:15 AM PDT by meyer (Big government is the enemy of freedom.)
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To: Sudetenland

“Hope she repeats the attempt before she breeds, that’s a line that needs a littls Darwinian assistance.”

So now she deserves to die?


392 posted on 06/13/2010 4:30:58 AM PDT by Spydergoo
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To: fso301

All of my boy cousins learned to fly and soloed in high school. Most of them have planes and still fly today. I don’t think my relatives were bad parents. But if you are saying you flew around the world, unaccompanied, at age 14, I am in awe. What a guy.


393 posted on 06/13/2010 5:14:30 AM PDT by La Lydia
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To: dragnet2
Teaching cannibals Christianity

Now that you bring up the point, how many missionary parents have taken their children off to literally God-forsaken parts of the planet, where their children have been put at risk for, and in many cases died from, cannibals, heathens who resented busy-body missionaries, yellow fever, typhoid, malaria, diseases no one ever heard of before, snake bites, attacks from tigers and lions and rampaging elephants, storms in the open ocean getting to their missions in the first place, or knife fights arising from the misunderstandings arising from no common language.

A large fraction of the famous explorers of the past were rich brats with nothing better to do with their lives than haunt London clubs wasting their time on cards, booze and showgirls. Some others were too poor even to afford being explorers but managed it nonetheless.

No society survives when everyone does insane things. But no society survives when no one takes risks either. Folks need to keep perspective.

394 posted on 06/13/2010 5:40:35 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
good comparison....I think the parents of these kids are selfish and have a distorted sense of "accomplishment" for their kids - letting them risk their life for some stupid record/stunt.

these parents are loons

397 posted on 06/13/2010 6:21:04 AM PDT by SunnyUsa (I'm not one of those "who are we to judge?" people)
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To: La Lydia
All of my boy cousins learned to fly and soloed in high school. Most of them have planes and still fly today. I don’t think my relatives were bad parents. But if you are saying you flew around the world, unaccompanied, at age 14, I am in awe. What a guy.

No. I never flew around the World.

We obviously have different perspectives on this subject. My wife and I wouldn't want our daughter doing that but we are not a nautical family nor is our daughter a sailor.

Sixteen year olds used to be expected to function as adults. For a competent sailor that is mature for her age to attempt such a voyage in a vessel a seasoned captain couldn't begin to dream about 100 years ago does present risk but not to the point of being reckless or foolhardy IMO.

400 posted on 06/13/2010 6:57:55 AM PDT by fso301
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