Re: France/Norway/Blue Lady

On Sep 23, 9:19=A0pm, "Bill Leary" <Bill_Le...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Grumpy AuContraire" <Gru...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> news:Qk7Ck.235217$102.111796@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > If one wishes to go to a big glitzy casino/showplace/hotel, just
> > book a flight to Vegas...
>
> There's a quote in the book "A Night to Remember." =A0I can't remember
wh=
o was
> being quoted or the exact quote, but it was along the lines that in the
l=
ate
> 19th and early 20th century an ocean crossing was similar to being in
jai=
l
> with the additional chance of drowning.
>
> Your comment just caused to think of "A cruise ****p is like a visit to
> Vegas, but with the chance of drowning."
>
> I have a friend who travels frequently. =A0She's made similar comparison
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to
> cruise ****ps and Vegas, except that she said (in most cases) the service
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on
> the cruise ****ps was much better.
>
> =A0 =A0 - Bill

Actually, I believe it was Mark Twain (Samuel Clemmens) who wrote in
"Roughing It" that travel by sea was likened to being in jail with the
added attraction of the possibility of drowning.

Dave Tuttle