re: #173 The Vicious Babushka

How about THE DUMBEST “INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY” TWEET OF THE DAY

Who got off the Titanic on the lifeboats? First class passengers, not women and children first.

[seaman pedant hat on] It has no basis in maritime law. It first appeared in 1852 when the HMS Birkenhead was evacuated (a Royal Navy troopship).

The actual maritime procedure is to help the most vulnerable first, regardless of age or gender. [/pedant]