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by **Enzo** » Sun May 06, 2007 10:36 pm

The Huge Manatees, that is.

Today is the 70th anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster, among other notable things.

The wife and I went to a little Chinese buffet for lunch, and a nice young man was working the counter, bussing tables, and doing most everything else but cook. We had the large Sunday newspaper with us, so he said "Ah, you will have to tell me all about what is going on," and gestures at the paper. Off and on as he passed by our table he'd pause and ask what was news so far. At one point I was on the Hindenburg page, and there is the famous picture. I said, "Well, it is the 70th anniversary of this." and held it up.

The guy had not a clue what it was a photo of. Trying to explain, figuring he just didn't recognize the photo, he claimed not to know Hindenburg. "It's a dirigible." "A what?" Like a huge blimp. Pride of the Nazi air fleet. "No kidding?" No idea. He did offer that 1937 was four years before WW2 started. CLose enough. When it started for us maybe.

How can someone grow up and never know of the Hindenburg?

So we asked if he knew who the Donner party were. He guessed, "Is that one of the new political parties?" You know, he might be onto something there...

Nice enough kid, seemed articulate and smart, but dint know his Hinderburgs.

by **Lance** » Sun May 06, 2007 11:41 pm

Enzo wrote:So we asked if he knew who the Donner party were. He guessed, "Is that one of the new political parties?" You know, he might be onto something there...

Did you let him chew on it for a while, or did you serve up the answer right away? Seems like he had no real hunger for knowledge. I bet he can eat up everything you so ably share with him.

by **hippietrekx** » Mon May 07, 2007 1:04 am

Everyone should know about the Hindenburg.

Most famous BOOM (kinda) in history.

by **Мастер** » Mon May 07, 2007 1:10 am

Besides, you just wouldn't get Cruel Redneck's joke at all. . .

by **Dragon Star** » Mon May 07, 2007 1:22 am

hippietrekx wrote:Everyone should know about the Hindenburg.

Most famous BOOM (kinda) in history.

Fire, perhaps. But not Boom, that goes to "Fat Man".

Writing.com Account · by **Lonewulf** » Mon May 07, 2007 1:27 am

Dragon Star wrote:Fire, perhaps. But not Boom, that goes to "Fat Man".

That was my thought. ----^

by **hippietrekx** » Mon May 07, 2007 1:55 am

Lonewulf wrote:
Dragon Star wrote:Fire, perhaps. But not Boom, that goes to "Fat Man".

That was my thought. ----^

That's why I added the "(kinda)"--it still had that fire stuff that people DO seem to be SO obsessed with. Booms make it better.

by **Superluminal** » Mon May 07, 2007 2:33 am

Was he Chinese or American. The Hindenburg is a big deal to American history and for Europeans as well. If he's Chinese and was born and raised there, may never have heard of it.

by **Мастер** » Mon May 07, 2007 2:37 am

I seem to recall that the reason it was full of hydrogen was that the Americans cut off the helium supply. But I'm going by memory, which is often faulty. . .

Right along exit 88 of the GSP. . .

Writing.com Account · by **Lonewulf** » Mon May 07, 2007 3:24 am

Khrushchev's Other Shoe wrote:I seem to recall that the reason it was full of hydrogen was that the Americans cut off the helium supply. But I'm going by memory, which is often faulty. . .

Right along exit 88 of the GSP. . .

The paint that they used was flammable, I should note.

There were multiple factors.

by **Enzo** » Mon May 07, 2007 4:55 am

Yes, we were not allowing any Helium out at the time.

The kid at the restaurant was of Chinese extraction, but he was as American as any of the local WASP kids. I am sure if I asked the local high school cheerleading team, I'd get similar blank stares.

Nah, I didn't dangle him. We told him the Donner story. He was nice and friendly, seemed genuinely interested in what the news might contain.

The wife and I have a favorite restaurant gag. On a busy night, most restaurants can be heard announcing seating. "Smith, party of 4. Smith." So we suggest to the hostess a series of announcements every so often. "Donner, party of 12, DOnner 12." and a moment later "DOnner, party of 10, DOnner 10." Then "Donner, party of 8. DOnner 8." and so on. Hopefully someone would catch it.

We told that to the greeter at a local place once and she thought that was very funny, though she was too afraid to actually do it. Later at our table, she came over and asked, "What was the name of that party again? I want to tell it to my friend." So we looked at each other and said, "Donner." "Uh, Miss, you DO know who the DOnners were, don't you?" "Well, no, I thought it was just a story." We had to explain who the DOnners were and why it was a joke. Then she really thought it was funny.

To this day we wonder: if she didn't understand that the Donners were eating each other, but instead thought it was funny just because they were giving up and leaving, then what difference did the name make?

by **St. Jimmy** » Fri May 11, 2007 2:20 am

Anybody with cable television has no excuse to not know what the Hindenburg is. Mythbusters did an episode about it! :D

by **Dragon Star** » Tue May 15, 2007 12:39 am

Jeez, how ironic! :roll:

Linky

by **hippietrekx** » Tue May 15, 2007 1:41 am

The guy at Baut doesn't have a clue...

by **Arneb** » Tue May 15, 2007 8:22 pm

By the way, what's a manatee.

by **troubleagain** » Wed May 16, 2007 12:06 am

Manatee: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5960/manatee.html

We get 'em here in Florida, but I've only seen one in the wild twice.

by **Enzo** » Wed May 16, 2007 5:29 am

The manatee was a large nazi mammal that flew across the seas in the 1930s.

Oh where is that darn picture now that we need it?

by **troubleagain** » Wed May 16, 2007 5:29 pm

Ah. I was waiting for someone to post that.

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Kids don't know their manatees n'more.

Kids don't know their manatees n'more.

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