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How long could you survive adrift at sea? Here’s a tale of a Poon that wouldn’t go down.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:29 pm
YouTube-the Story of Poon Lim
Poon Lim Wiki
The Ballad of Poon Lim
Poon Lim was a chinaman, who set out on the sea,
‘Til a U-boat sank his ship, leaving a sole survivor he,
All alone out on the ocean on a raft made from debris,
Yet he survived and stayed alive, for days one hundred thirty-three,
He was working as a steward on a British Merchant ship,
Bound from Cape Town to New York, but she would not complete her trip,
For a Kraut torpedo tore, a ragged hole, into her side,
In two minutes she went down, and all aboard but Poon had died,
Left afloat, he found a raft, some fresh water and pack,
With a flashlight and provisions, pemmican and old hard tack,
But after thirty days at sea, unfound and running out of rations,
From the innards of the flashlight, some crude fishing hooks he’d fashion,
Collecting water on his roof, and catching fish with bits of bread,
He knew he’d have to eat some meat, or he would surely end up dead,
So he made a crafty trap, a nest of seaweed from the hull,
And when the bird came down to eat, he snapped the neck of a seagull,
Poon was not a swimmer strong, so tethered by a hempen length,
But after sixty days he’d learned to swim to keep his strength,
Then came an awful storm, that wrecked his raft and his supplies,
He made repairs, did not despair, this fearless Poon that wouldn’t die,
As he subsisted on the fishes, they dripped blood into the water,
Attracting sharks that swam around his craft,
All ready for the slaughter,
Well they meant to make a meal, and tear off Limb from Lim,
But with a hook made from a nail, a shark would make a meal for him,
Several times young Poon was sighted, but alas, no rescue came,
And he felt a mite bit slighted, but undaunted he remained,
Until on day, 133, a boat 10 miles from Brazil,
Plucked him up out of his ordeal, and hungrily he ate his fill,
And his brave tale, it was regaled, and so impressive was his mettle,
The navy taught about his skills, King George awarded him a medal,
So now I’ll end this story, of a sailor boy from China,
Although he might have been a Poon, he was for certain, no vagina.
TL;DR
The story of a man who survived, alone, for 133 days at sea during WW2.
A survivor’s tale.
Poon Lim Wiki
The Ballad of Poon Lim
Poon Lim was a chinaman, who set out on the sea,
‘Til a U-boat sank his ship, leaving a sole survivor he,
All alone out on the ocean on a raft made from debris,
Yet he survived and stayed alive, for days one hundred thirty-three,
He was working as a steward on a British Merchant ship,
Bound from Cape Town to New York, but she would not complete her trip,
For a Kraut torpedo tore, a ragged hole, into her side,
In two minutes she went down, and all aboard but Poon had died,
Left afloat, he found a raft, some fresh water and pack,
With a flashlight and provisions, pemmican and old hard tack,
But after thirty days at sea, unfound and running out of rations,
From the innards of the flashlight, some crude fishing hooks he’d fashion,
Collecting water on his roof, and catching fish with bits of bread,
He knew he’d have to eat some meat, or he would surely end up dead,
So he made a crafty trap, a nest of seaweed from the hull,
And when the bird came down to eat, he snapped the neck of a seagull,
Poon was not a swimmer strong, so tethered by a hempen length,
But after sixty days he’d learned to swim to keep his strength,
Then came an awful storm, that wrecked his raft and his supplies,
He made repairs, did not despair, this fearless Poon that wouldn’t die,
As he subsisted on the fishes, they dripped blood into the water,
Attracting sharks that swam around his craft,
All ready for the slaughter,
Well they meant to make a meal, and tear off Limb from Lim,
But with a hook made from a nail, a shark would make a meal for him,
Several times young Poon was sighted, but alas, no rescue came,
And he felt a mite bit slighted, but undaunted he remained,
Until on day, 133, a boat 10 miles from Brazil,
Plucked him up out of his ordeal, and hungrily he ate his fill,
And his brave tale, it was regaled, and so impressive was his mettle,
The navy taught about his skills, King George awarded him a medal,
So now I’ll end this story, of a sailor boy from China,
Although he might have been a Poon, he was for certain, no vagina.
TL;DR
The story of a man who survived, alone, for 133 days at sea during WW2.
A survivor’s tale.
This post was edited on 7/15/21 at 7:59 pm
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Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:35 pm to fr33manator
Amazing story, but it's still undefeated.
Poon Tang > Poon Lim
Poon Tang > Poon Lim
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:37 pm to adamau
Poon remains undefeated
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:39 pm to fr33manator
did he by chance have a knife? Poon's tang was made of steel?
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:45 pm to jamiegla1
Many a man has gone down on Poon, but Poon just won’t go down.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:51 pm to fr33manator
quote:
As he subsisted on the fishes, they dripped blood into the water,
Attracting sharks that swam around his craft,
All ready for the slaughter,
Well they meant to make a meal, and tear off Limb from Lim,
But with a hook made from a nail, a shark would make a meal for him,
Some of your best work. I applaud you, sir!
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:59 pm to fr33manator
It always amazes me how tough and resilient Poon is
Posted on 7/15/21 at 2:25 pm to fr33manator
Also, Dude, Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature, uh, Asian-American, Please
Posted on 7/15/21 at 2:26 pm to fr33manator
Tough guy. Just think having to control your mind through shite like that.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 2:26 pm to Jake88
Posted on 7/15/21 at 2:30 pm to fr33manator
quote:
Although he might have been a Poon, he was for certain, no vagina.
Here's to Poon. Posted on 7/15/21 at 3:27 pm to Jack Daniel
quote:
It always amazes me how tough and resilient Poon is
A Poon can take a torpedo, and even after months of being unwashed, bloody and reeking of fish, STILL get picked up by men.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 4:50 pm to jamiegla1
quote:
did he by chance have a knife? Poon's tang was made of steel?
Posted on 7/15/21 at 4:57 pm to fr33manator
Posted on 7/15/21 at 5:13 pm to fr33manator
quote:the sharks just would have been hungry a couple hours later.
Attracting sharks that swam around his craft,
All ready for the slaughter,
Well they meant to make a meal, and tear off Limb from Lim
Posted on 7/15/21 at 5:27 pm to fr33manator
And he had a terrific head of hair throughout the entire ordeal !!
Posted on 7/15/21 at 5:58 pm to Lou
quote:
the sharks just would have been hungry a couple hours later.
You think he ate much fish after he got picked up?
Posted on 7/15/21 at 6:07 pm to fr33manator
How did he cook the fish?
Posted on 7/15/21 at 6:09 pm to kywildcatfanone
quote:
How did he cook the fish?
If Poon can’t get it hot and ready inside of something, jerking suffices.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 7:42 pm to fr33manator
Perfect! Ending is superb.
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