Originally published at: Authorities forbid drinking ancient champagne found in shipwreck - Boing Boing
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That’s why it would be better to go on this expedition:
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Just recently viewed for the first time (on a mission to watch all Ealing studios films) “Whisky Galore!” (1949). The plot hinges on a ship-wreck nearby a Scottish island which contained a whole lot of whiskey (‘e’ optional). The novel and subsequent film were based on a real ship-wreck in 1941, that of the SS Politician. …makes one gormlessly wonder if there could be whiskey bottles yet to find.
from the above wikipedia site: orange dot site of wreck
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Luckily this is already in the Endless Arguments wiki, so we don’t have to relitigate it here. That said, the e is not optional, it’s plain wrong in this case.
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ok, but which way is it “wrong”? [wink]
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In 1997, a German freighter ran ashore on Scilly (off the coast of Cornwall), carrying a load of containers holding car tyres, doors and tobacco.
My dad was in the building trade on the mainland at the time and said they couldn’t sell a single door on Scilly for several years - and all the cars over there had excellent tyres.
I’m sure several kilos of tobacco were recovered from the ship by the official salvors.
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Someone is going to open a bottle, right? For science?!
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I’ll grab my pack. Anyone here have a ship?
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The Moth reminded me of this story on Saturday
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“Champagne Bear”, the sequel about a polar bear getting tipsy on an excellent bottle of champagne on a shipwreck, and then wistfully going on quests to other wrecks to find similar vintages, lacks the oomph of the original movie.
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I’m more likely to watch it though (I really enjoyed the trailer for cocaine bear but felt that was enough, I didn’t need to spend two hours to see it extended) but a bear going all Paddington on fine champagne rather than marmalade sandwiches? I’m in.
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Local life finding drugs, né?
I mean, probably literally
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