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re: Am I the only one who finds this Amelia Earhart commercial tasteless?
Posted on 10/22/16 at 4:06 pm to Pettifogger
Posted on 10/22/16 at 4:06 pm to Pettifogger
quote:
I mean, this country thinks "the ones who gave their lives...so we could have our chicken fried" is totally normal
so I don't blame CFA
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Posted on 10/22/16 at 4:48 pm to Mo Jeaux
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Aside from keeping Amelia Earhardt company, wasn't that Noonan guy supposed to function as NAVIGATOR?
Your point?
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Well, if you didn't get my first point, I doubt you'll understand my second, but I'll try.
1) Fred Noonan was the navigator on the flight from New Guinea to Howland Island. He was an expert at celestial navigation, at sea and in the air. He was also a man. Amelia Earhardt was aircraft commander, but relied on Noonan's navigational abilities. Howland was ~2,500 miles from their launch point in New Guinea. It was certainly a challenge to navigate that distance over open water, but it was Noonan's responsibility to manage it. Not Amelia Earhardt's.
2). Bless your heart, but you seem to be kind of retarded. I hope it works out for you at the special school.
Aside from keeping Amelia Earhardt company, wasn't that Noonan guy supposed to function as NAVIGATOR?
Your point?
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Well, if you didn't get my first point, I doubt you'll understand my second, but I'll try.
1) Fred Noonan was the navigator on the flight from New Guinea to Howland Island. He was an expert at celestial navigation, at sea and in the air. He was also a man. Amelia Earhardt was aircraft commander, but relied on Noonan's navigational abilities. Howland was ~2,500 miles from their launch point in New Guinea. It was certainly a challenge to navigate that distance over open water, but it was Noonan's responsibility to manage it. Not Amelia Earhardt's.
2). Bless your heart, but you seem to be kind of retarded. I hope it works out for you at the special school.
Posted on 10/22/16 at 5:08 pm to White Roach
Aww. Did I hurt your e-feelings? Congrats on white knighting for a dead woman. Unfortunately, you completely missed the point of my first post regarding her being a media creation, which she was.
You've really, really impressed me with your knowledge though. It must give you a warm feeling thinking you are so much smarter than everyone else. Good luck.
You've really, really impressed me with your knowledge though. It must give you a warm feeling thinking you are so much smarter than everyone else. Good luck.
Posted on 10/22/16 at 5:12 pm to athenslife101
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She was an American hero who gave her life in the pursuit of exploration. It just kinda feels wrong. As you said, tasteless.
How do you feel about commercials with actors portraying Abraham Lincoln?
Posted on 10/22/16 at 5:19 pm to White Roach
Well we really don't know where they ended up up or what happened. Maybe it was navigation error or maybe the pilot got disoriented and ditched the plane.
Posted on 10/22/16 at 7:02 pm to secondandshort
You're correct. No one knows what actually happened.
Knowing she was nearly out of fuel, Earhart may have attempted a controlled ditch. But I doubt Noonan was saying, "X miles thataway!" and she decided to ditch anyway.
Whether the root cause of the problem was mechanical or human, it seems reasonable to conclude that it was a navigation error.
Knowing she was nearly out of fuel, Earhart may have attempted a controlled ditch. But I doubt Noonan was saying, "X miles thataway!" and she decided to ditch anyway.
Whether the root cause of the problem was mechanical or human, it seems reasonable to conclude that it was a navigation error.
Posted on 10/22/16 at 7:04 pm to prplhze2000
The woman has been dead for almost 80 years. Who cares?
Posted on 10/22/16 at 7:21 pm to prplhze2000
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This post was edited on 10/19/21 at 11:49 pm
Posted on 10/22/16 at 7:52 pm to athenslife101
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I agree. She was an American hero who gave her life in the pursuit of exploration. It just kinda feels wrong. As you said, tasteless.
Guess you don't feel the same about Edison or Bell, eh?
Posted on 10/22/16 at 7:58 pm to prplhze2000
Better than a Hellen Keller commercial, I guess.
Posted on 10/22/16 at 8:37 pm to prplhze2000
It's simply not funny.
Posted on 10/23/16 at 12:43 am to prplhze2000
no, just real stupid
Posted on 10/23/16 at 1:34 am to RollTide1987
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The woman has been dead for almost 80 years. Who cares?
How can you be so sure?
Posted on 10/23/16 at 1:42 am to prplhze2000
Red River Dave - "Amelia Earhart's Last Flight" (1941)
A ship out on the ocean, just a speck against the sky
Amelia Earhart flying that sad day
With her partner, Captain Noonan, on the second of July
Her plane fell in the ocean far away
There's a beautiful, beautiful field
Far away in a land that is fair
Happy landings to you, Amelia Earhart
Farewell, first lady of the air
Half an hour later her SOS was heard
Her signals weak but still her voice was brave
In shark-infested waters her plane went down that night
In the blue Pacific to a watery grave
There's a beautiful, beautiful field
Far away in a land that is fair
Happy landings to you, Amelia Earhart
Farewell, first lady of the air
Now you heard my story 'bout this awful tragedy
We all pray she'll fly home safe again
In years to come, though others blaze a trail across the sea
Well ne'er forget Amelia and her plane
There's a beautiful, beautiful field
Far away in a land that is fair
Happy landings to you, Amelia Earhart
Farewell, first lady of the air
A ship out on the ocean, just a speck against the sky
Amelia Earhart flying that sad day
With her partner, Captain Noonan, on the second of July
Her plane fell in the ocean far away
There's a beautiful, beautiful field
Far away in a land that is fair
Happy landings to you, Amelia Earhart
Farewell, first lady of the air
Half an hour later her SOS was heard
Her signals weak but still her voice was brave
In shark-infested waters her plane went down that night
In the blue Pacific to a watery grave
There's a beautiful, beautiful field
Far away in a land that is fair
Happy landings to you, Amelia Earhart
Farewell, first lady of the air
Now you heard my story 'bout this awful tragedy
We all pray she'll fly home safe again
In years to come, though others blaze a trail across the sea
Well ne'er forget Amelia and her plane
There's a beautiful, beautiful field
Far away in a land that is fair
Happy landings to you, Amelia Earhart
Farewell, first lady of the air
Posted on 10/23/16 at 5:16 am to prplhze2000
It's an odd commercial to say the least.
Posted on 10/23/16 at 6:22 am to White Roach
Did she ever do anything first?
or was she just the first woman to do something a man had already done?
Back then nobody had flown anywhere so it was pretty easy to find a route to be "first" on.
or was she just the first woman to do something a man had already done?
Back then nobody had flown anywhere so it was pretty easy to find a route to be "first" on.
Posted on 10/23/16 at 7:08 am to prplhze2000
quote:
Am I the only one who finds this Amelia Earhart commercial tasteless?
The indigenous people of the island Amelia crashed on said the same thing about her.
This post was edited on 10/23/16 at 7:09 am
Posted on 10/23/16 at 7:23 am to White Roach
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Aside from keeping Amelia Earhardt company, wasn't that Noonan guy supposed to function as NAVIGATOR?
Didn't stop her from crashing did it?
Posted on 10/23/16 at 8:11 am to 03GeeTee
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wish the egg white grill would disappear like Amelia Earhart so that chic-fil-a would put the spicy chicken biscuit back on the menu.
Have you had it? It's fricking delicious.
Posted on 10/23/16 at 8:56 am to athenslife101
Hero?
The world was already explored, she was just trying a monumental challenge.
If it happened today she would be the next Darwin Award winner. No different than dying trying to set a speed record.
The world was already explored, she was just trying a monumental challenge.
If it happened today she would be the next Darwin Award winner. No different than dying trying to set a speed record.
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