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Title: Titanic key is sold for ?90,000
Post by: Barman on September 23, 2007, 09:18:33 AM: Imagine having soooo much money that you could spend ?90K on an old key. What would you do with it?

Quote from: BBC Web Site
A tiny key that might have helped prevent the Belfast-built Titanic sinking has fetched ?90,000 at auction.
The key, with the tag "Crows Nest Telephone Titanic" opened the binoculars store, but was not on the ship when it sailed from Southampton.

Source (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7008300.stm)
Title: Re: Titanic key is sold for ?90,000
Post by: Snoopy on September 23, 2007, 09:21:22 AM: What would you do with it ~ keep it under Lock and errrrrrrrr ......... Key and wait for the value to appreciate further.
Title: Re: Titanic key is sold for ?90,000
Post by: Barman on September 23, 2007, 09:24:57 AM: You?d have to lock it up? and insure it for some ridiculous amount less a jealous bidder tries to ?acquire? it? noooo:

I?ve got an old box of keys around here somewhere? I wonder? rubschin:
Title: Re: Titanic key is sold for ?90,000
Post by: Darwins Selection on September 25, 2007, 09:12:30 AM: The latest Titanic conspiracy theory is that it hit the iceberg because somebody had taken the key and the steering lock was on.
Title: Re: Titanic key is sold for ?90,000
Post by: Barman on September 25, 2007, 09:31:48 AM: Quote from: Darwins Selection on September 25, 2007, 09:12:30 AM
The latest Titanic conspiracy theory is that it hit the iceberg because somebody had taken the key and the steering lock was on.

By Jove!

I?ve just discovered a key with a little label that reads ?Titanic steering lock key??

Do you think it is worth anything? rubschin:
Title: Re: Titanic key is sold for ?90,000
Post by: Misunderstood on September 25, 2007, 02:56:29 PM: What an amazing coincidence! eeek: We were just talking about that...
Title: Re: Titanic key is sold for ?90,000
Post by: Barman on September 25, 2007, 02:58:55 PM: Quote from: Bouncer on September 25, 2007, 02:56:29 PM
What an amazing coincidence! eeek: We were just talking about that...
doh: Don't tell me you have one too? noooo:
Title: Re: Titanic key is sold for ?90,000
Post by: Misunderstood on September 25, 2007, 03:01:27 PM: Quote from: Barman on September 25, 2007, 02:58:55 PM
Quote from: Bouncer on September 25, 2007, 02:56:29 PM
What an amazing coincidence! eeek: We were just talking about that...
doh: Don't tell me you have one too? noooo:

Gimme a minute - I'm just looking.....
Title: Re: Titanic key is sold for ?90,000
Post by: Nick on September 25, 2007, 06:28:34 PM: It all happened before I was born, so it was not my fault. OK?
Title: Re: Titanic key is sold for ?90,000
Post by: Grumpmeister on September 25, 2007, 06:31:23 PM: Yes but as said in another thread today, Captain Calamity's powers are infninite so you dont get off that easily Nick point:
Title: Re: Titanic key is sold for ?90,000
Post by: Nick on September 25, 2007, 06:33:46 PM: I could turn my effects on to you. Via the power of thoughtwaves.

I shall send Nickon rays overnight in your direction.

Let us know how you get on tomorrow.

Transmission will commence at 9.30 evil:
Title: Re: Titanic key is sold for ?90,000
Post by: Grumpmeister on September 25, 2007, 06:36:55 PM: Cant be any worse than today old boy and as you said the thought waves would commence tomorrow you cant claim the credit point:
Title: Re: Titanic key is sold for ?90,000
Post by: Nick on September 25, 2007, 06:39:01 PM: 9.30 tonight. Be afraid.
Title: Re: Titanic key is sold for ?90,000
Post by: Barman on September 25, 2007, 07:06:12 PM: Quote from: Nick on September 25, 2007, 06:39:01 PM
9.30 tonight. Be afraid.
scared2: UK time right? scared2:
Title: Re: Titanic key is sold for ?90,000
Post by: Nick on September 25, 2007, 07:57:08 PM: Yes, but for him not for you.

I wonder how tomorrow will go for GM evil: