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Offline Uncle Mort

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What is a "Hero"
« on: January 16, 2009, 04:07:55 PM »
The mayor of New York is hailing the pilot of the crashed plane a "hero"

Was he being heroic or just 'doing his job'.

Surely a hero is someone who risks their own life to save others. He was saving his own life and incidently saved everyone else.
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Re: What is a "Hero"
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2009, 04:21:58 PM »
Quote from: Uncle Mort on January 16, 2009, 04:07:55 PM
The mayor of New York is hailing the pilot of the crashed plane a "hero"

Was he being heroic or just 'doing his job'.

Surely a hero is someone who risks their own life to save others. He was saving his own life and incidently saved everyone else.
Agreed, he was just doing his job...

That's what they train endlessly for and earn vast sums to do...
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Re: What is a "Hero"
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2009, 04:45:14 PM »
And indeed this particular pilot was, apparently, the "emergencies" training officer for that airline. Right man in the right place
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Re: What is a "Hero"
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2009, 04:48:34 PM »
Agreed - however I will  dish out the praise on him that he does merit as I can't remember a time when I have heard of a large plane crash when all the passengers have survived  happ096
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Re: What is a "Hero"
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2009, 04:49:30 PM »
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on January 16, 2009, 04:48:34 PM
Agreed - however I will lump on the praise on him he merits as I can't remember a time when I have heard of a large plane crash when all the passengers have survived  happ096
He is a good pilot who did what he was trained to do at the time... not a hero...  noooo:
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Re: What is a "Hero"
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2009, 05:42:05 PM »
First crash on water I ever heard of where anyone survived. I think he did well
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Re: What is a "Hero"
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2009, 05:54:02 PM »
Quote from: Nick on January 16, 2009, 05:42:05 PM
First crash on water I ever heard of where anyone survived. I think he did well

I'm surprised you aren't taking the side of the geese.
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Re: What is a "Hero"
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2009, 06:51:50 PM »
Quote from: Nick on January 16, 2009, 05:42:05 PM
First crash on water I ever heard of where anyone survived. I think he did well
Yes, but not a hero!   Banghead
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Re: What is a "Hero"
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2009, 07:48:14 PM »
If I had been on that  plane!!

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Mr Bloomberg said the writer Ernest Hemingway has defined heroism as "grace under pressure".


Nice one!

Anyone here do better?
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Offline Bar Wench

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Re: What is a "Hero"
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2009, 07:48:27 PM »
« Last Edit: January 16, 2009, 07:53:24 PM by Bar Wench »
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Re: What is a "Hero"
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2009, 07:56:44 PM »
Gay boy  noooo:
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Offline Just One More

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Re: What is a "Hero"
« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2009, 07:59:51 PM »
Bollocks, I clicked on Wenchy's crossed out link before scrolling down to the youtube link

Ta for the earworm


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Re: What is a "Hero"
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2009, 08:01:58 PM »
And my work here is done!  cloud9:
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Re: What is a "Hero"
« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2009, 10:33:12 PM »
The Boy has a new piece for his piano. I hear it 20 times a day.

Click here   eveilgrin:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ykRZbOb1c5c
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Re: What is a "Hero"
« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2009, 07:06:34 AM »
Quote from: Nick on January 16, 2009, 10:33:12 PM
The Boy has a new piece for his piano. I hear it 20 times a day.

Click here   eveilgrin:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ykRZbOb1c5c
Bollox - I only had to look at the picture to get the ear worm...  cussing:
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