A Whole Cruiseship Full Of Facepalms

So wait…this whole “Titanic” thing was real? 


Uhm...yes.  You know all those movies about the Civil War?  Well, that was a real thing, too.  


This week marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, the largest and most luxurious cruise ship of its time.  I say "of its time" because luxury liners have come a long way since then, and the newest ones, such as Royal Caribbean's "Oasis Of The Seas" positively dwarfs the Titanic by all measures.  "OOTS" measures about 300 feet longer, 90 feet wider and 9 stories taller than Titanic did on her maiden (read: only) voyage.  More On That Here. 


Size of the ship is only important in relation to the size of James Cameron's ego, as his 1997 smash hit "My Heart Will Go On"....I mean..."Titanic" obliterated box office records becoming the first film to gross over 1 Billion dollars in theaters.  It would hold the record until James Cameron topped himself with "Avatar," a movie also about really large things, but in this case, really large blue people.  I digress.  



Here's a fun fact: Jeremy was once mistaken for James Cameron in a casino by a guy who had been awake and drinking at a poker table for what appeared to be far too long.  True story. 




Anyway, the film left a lasting impression on many people and led to some (unintentionally?) whimsical headlines Like This One. So much so, in fact, that far too many people took this film to be purely a work of fiction and not a fictional story set within the realm of an actual historical tragedy.  Yes, folks...some people think James Cameron made up this whole "Titanic" thing just to pad the box office receipts.  One of my most famous quotes (That people misquote me on ALL THE TIME, but they get the general idea, so I guess it's okay) is as follows: "Given the slightest opportunity, people will amaze you with their stupidity."  Well, the Internets are a glorious opportunity for people to show off how dumb and uninformed they are.  Fortunately for the rest of us, there are websites that take advantage of this to amuse and entertain.  So, direct from Failblog, I give you:  These People Had No Idea Titanic Was A Real Ship.