Articles from November 2009



St. Paul Man Makes Marriage Proposal Aboard Science Museum’s Titanic

Science Museum of Minnesota’s Titanic exhibition recently had a bit of drama reports KARE 11. Andrew Langbehn decided it was the place to ask his girlfriend, Kristen Lodgaard, to marry him. According to KARE 11: So when Andrew decided it was time to pop the question, he could think of only one place to do [...]

Titanic Cliche of the Day-WalletPop

“In remarks that sound faintly like what the first mate might have told the shocked captain of the Titanic, the secretary of housing and urban development, Shaun Donovan,tells the New York Times, ” We recognize there is a possibility that the reserves go below zero and stay there.” (WalletPop,FHA going broke? How to qualify for [...]

Titanic Cliche of the Day-Toledo Blade

“It’s a good thing that no one from modern Wall Street was on the Titanic when it slammed into the iceberg. As the freezing waters rose, the women and children would have had to line up behind the most well-connected tycoons for a place in the lifeboats.” (Toledo Blade, Flu shot fiasco[Editorial], 13 Nov 09)

Ghostly Titanic?

This story did not come out on Halloween, which would have been fitting considering the subject. According to Ozarks First the Wichita Paranormal Research Society  (WPRS) recently examined the Titanic Museum in Branson for signs of paranormal activity. Said founder Shane Elliot, “I think there’s some really interesting claims here.” The claims are of apparitions [...]