I was surprised to see that the perpetrator of this fine example of “Tell God your plans, if you want to give him a good laugh” is an Australian – they’re usually such pragmatists! Let’s hope he doesn’t qualify for a Darwin Award (Geddit? Oh, never mind.)
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/04/30/oukoe-uk-australia-titanic-idUKBRE83T0Y220120430
I prefer to think of this particular example of hubris as normal Aussie confidence, Janus, with (perhaps) a touch of sun-stroke and a tinny too many.
I think the telling thing here is that he is a billionaire and none of us are.
There is that minor point, Sipu!
Clive may be a billionaire, but he is also a grade one nut. No-one will say so, ‘cos they’re all terrified of what he might do by way of revenge, but that’s what he is – a self-indulgent nutter without a guidance system. 🙄
If God doesn’t approve, he’ll presumably start building the iceberg.
Bloody idiot, who would take a chance of going on it?
Too much hubris and karma by far!
I wonder if he can find an Italian captain to defy the rules of navigation as well?