Is DU sponsoring a Cruise? Could you post the thread? Thanks...

[KoKo]

saw this down below, but must have missed it. I know Salon has cruises where they have various speakers. I'm kind of wondering what a "DU Cruise would be."

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. I think someone suggested it....

and that nothing is firm about it right now...or even that it is being sponsored.

On edit: Just think of the flamewars that might erupt in person.....

:evilgrin:

[mainer]

2. The Nation also has a cruise

Sounds like a lot of fun, too - with Calvin Trillin aboard! Too bad I get seasick.

[Florida_Geek]

4. I have done 14 cruises

and you would not get seasick LOL... unless it was the North Atlantic. Even if so, 500mg of Ginger Root is the answer. :D


Mid Feb Amazon .... Devil's Islands.... ME... yes yes yes

[Florida_Geek]

3. I have dream about doing a DU cruise if I ever won a big lotto

BUT, it would have to have a number of rules.

1) Ship not listed on forum.

2) Date not listed on forum.

... I think you get the idea. I could just guess what the F****ers would do if we had a cruise.

[SoCalDem]

5. Well... some of them might "fall overboard"

sharks gotta eat too :evilgrin:

[PDittie]

6. Salon's, with Joe Wilson, Ann Richards and others

2/26 -- 3/5/05

Caribbean, ports-of-call include St Thomas and Nassau

"others" include Sid Blumenthal, Joe Conason, David Talbot, Joan Walsh

http://www.saloncruise.com/

[KoKo]

7. Hey if we added on our DU'ers to talk like Pitt, Symbolman/Stranger et al

it would be neat! Pitt has to leave those "sourballs" he sucks behind though. (not dissing Pitt...it's just something between me and him.)

But...who else could come? Could we co-do it with Salon? If it's DU alone we might have to decorate a Freighter because some of us are so tapped out...but a decorated Freighter might work...

I hope Skinner will think of it..though. Maybe something would workout...

[KoKo]

8. Hey....maybe we could do a cruise and some folks could come...we could

find a way...if there was interest. I know we all have given alot this past year and many of us are in different circumstances but something might be able to be done to work it out...:shrug:

If we had speakers or could cobble onto Salon's. ???? I know to many this sounds kind of Repuglanish...so many will think this idea is really bad and will feel it's segmenting out DU'er's who can afford cruises against DU'ers who are tapped out, jobless and don't know where to go for income.

But...something could be worked out..I think if there was interest. And, we all do haver varying circumstances but want to feel that others are going to have a chance for a break too. :shrug: