'Darwin Awards'?

[bilbobaggins]

From an RNLI communication....

Here be dragons

Tower is the RNLI's busiest lifeboat station, and its crew were really in demand on 5 September, rescuing 106 people in 2 hours. This large number of casualties were taking part in a popular race, in which dragon boats crewed by 18 a piece row 22 miles along the Thames. Wind over tide created large waves, swamping many of the boats. E class lifeboat The Legacy attended to eight dragon boats that were either sinking or had already sunk, a race rescue boat that had suffered engine failure, and a crowd stranded on a beach.

 

[DownWest]

BB, don't think it is on the official web site yet. You have to "buy the farm" to qualify, or nearly so for an "Honourably mention".
I will look again later......
A

 

[BlueSkyNick]

Teehee.... a regular around here was one of the paddlers.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Bollox. You don't row a dragon boat.

 

[BelleSerene]

Teehee.... a regular around here was one of the paddlers.

Bollox. You don't row a dragon boat.

What are you talking about? You paddle it, with paddles, just like MoodyNick said.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Start at the beginning Siren Bell

" in which dragon boats crewed by 18 a piece row 22 miles along the Thames"

 

[BelleSerene]

My apologies, TK. I missed that.

 

[Searush]

My apologies, TK. I missed that.

Oh gawd, don't you know nuttin'. You MUST NOT apologise to a pedant.


You'll only encourage 'em.

In't that right Twisted?

 

[BelleSerene]

Oh gawd, don't you know nuttin'. You MUST NOT apologise to a pedant.


You'll only encourage 'em.

In't that right Twisted?

My apologies, Searush: I hadn't learned that yet.

Er...

 

[Searush]

My apologies, Searush: I hadn't learned that yet.

Er...

Thank you, I find your reply very encouraging . . .