3½ Time-Outs Tuesday (Vol. 8)

Just like Conversion Diary, except it's half as long and twice as good.

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Let’s get this started with the biggest story of the weekend that didn’t involve Tim Tebow – the capsized cruise ship over in the Mediterranean. Unfortunate that some people perished as a result – may their souls rest in peace – but we’ve learned that chivalry also drowned in the disaster:

Fights broke out to get into the lifeboats, men refused to prioritise women, expectant mothers and children as they pushed themselves forward to escape. Crew ignored their passengers – leaving ‘chefs and waiters’ to help out.

Mrs Rogers, a widow originally from Chester who has retired to Minorca, was sailing with her daughter Karen, 39, and seven-year-old twin granddaughters Emma and Chloe.

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She said: ‘I want everyone to know how badly some people behaved. It was a nightmare. I lost my daughter and my grandchildren in the chaos.

‘I was standing by the lifeboats and men, big men, were banging into me and knocking the girls. It was awful. There was a total lack of organisation. There was no one telling people where to go.

‘And when we finally got into a lifeboat, people, grown men, were trying to jump into the boat. I thought, if they land in here we are going to capsize.

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Frenchwoman Isabelle Mougin, 38, who is five months pregnant, wept as she described her battle to get off the sinking ship with her husband. Interviewed in hospital, she said the captain refused to let them leave the vessel, even though she pleaded that she was a priority case because of her pregnancy.

‘We were stuck. He told us we couldn’t get off. I thought my baby was going to die – I thought we were all going to die. The captain just went, he just left the boat, left us there, I just cannot believe it.”

Now, to be fair, the story in the Daily Mail started by describing how one wife survived because her husband handed her his own life-jacket, and he subsequently drowned. The ultimate sacrifice borne of love. There were far more, though, who thought only of themselves…

But should we be shocked? Haven’t the uber-feminists been brow-beating guys for decades, convincing us that they don’t want to be treated differently?  Haven’t the pro-aborts been shrilling for years that unborn children don’t deserve special protection?  Haven’t men been emasculated for the longest time?  So maybe this display of behavior by a number of the passengers – and the crew – and the captain even! – isn’t all that surprising.  Sowing, meet reaping.

Fortunately, we have a Church that has for her bridegroom the most manliest of men, who showed by His example how a man is to treat his bride – or any woman, for that matter, when the occasion calls for it.  And that’s the example all us guys have got to emulate if we’ve any hope of rescuing this culture.

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Keeping the Manly Theme going…I watched Zombieland this weekend. What a fun and funny movie. Rule 1:  Cardio.  Rule 2:  Always double tap. Rule 3:  Beware of bathrooms. Rule 4:  Wear seat belts. If you’ve seen the movie, you know. And the scenes with [uncredited actor's name withheld] were hilarious. And, to top it all off, Boy Saves Girl…which, in a zombie apocalypse movie, really only means they live long enough to run away from the zombies tomorrow. This one ranks up there with Shaun of the Dead as my two favorite Zombie Films. Mind you, it’s fairly gory and the language is…ah, so not good for kids. At all.

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Still on the Manly Theme here…Cars.  I could care less about cars, or the auto industry. I know! I live within spitting distance of the Motor City, and I even worked at Chrysler in a previous life!  And the North American International Auto Show – the biggest draw of the year in Detroit – has just opened.  But still, there it is.  Bring up the subject of cars, with turbo this and fuel injection that, and gear ratios and rear spoilers, and overhead cams and underbody whatsits, and I’m like, mehsowhat? But boy do I like Top Gear.  Maybe it’s because it’s British, and I enjoy British humour (there is an American version of the show, but I’m, like, mehsowhat?).  Much about the show and its hosts make me laugh.  And I have to admit – some of the cars they profile are simply gorgeous.

Lamborghini Murcielago

Ferrari Enzo

Porsche Carrera GT

Way beyond my lifestyle and price range, of course, but it’s fun to fantasize from time to time.  And yes, I know – none of those are US built.  Right, as if I’m going to put up a picture of the Chevy Volt…

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So, last week, I was asked what sort of sales I’m involved in. Wouldn’t you surprised if I said “cars”?! Ha, so would I! No, I’m in the dull and boring world of

Now it’s your turn – write your own 3½ Time-outs Tuesday post, steal the pic at the top, and link back to this post by clicking on the Blue Frog, and follow the instructions. It’s easy, painless and free. A record *SIX* – count ‘em, six! – people joined the Resistance last week, so we continue to make progress towards our Conversion Diary coup d’etat.  So join it – especially you guys.  This is the testosterone version of 7 Quick Takes. Your Man Card gets punched when you participate!

Because of a formatting quirk with WordPress, the links don’t show up on this page. You have to click the Blue Frog to see who’s participated. But that’s not so hard, is it? So write up a post – I’m interested in what you have to say!

ht to Pundit & Pundette for the cruise ship story

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