May 7th

**Indiana_Jones** · 7th May 2005, 00:19

As I and well maybe 2 people if lucky here know lol, it's the 90th anniversary of the sinking of Lusitania

Incase you don't know what the story is, A Cunard Liner was torpedod by a german sub during the great war while she was comming into Ireland. There was an second explosion in the ship, today we still don't know why, the Germans claim they only fired one torpedo. So people have been debating what caused the explosion, some say she was transporting muniations to the allies, some say it was caused by coal vapour.

-Indy

**Waylander** · 7th May 2005, 00:22

It also happens to be the day Slipstream turns 101.

**Big Dave** · 7th May 2005, 01:53

It's my birthday too.

**SPORK** · 7th May 2005, 12:40

Originally Posted by Big Dave

It's my birthday too.

Happy Birthday! Good on ya mate!

**Blakamin** · 7th May 2005, 12:50

Originally Posted by Big Dave

It's my birthday too.

does that make you "old dave" now????

**Ms Piggy** · 7th May 2005, 14:18

Originally Posted by Big Dave

It's my birthday too.

Why didn't it show up on the home page?? Very odd.

Happy B'day mate

Oh and Indy - thanks for the herstory lesson

**Big Dave** · 7th May 2005, 14:42

Originally Posted by Blakamin

does that make you "old dave" now????

Absolutely not! I've been old for a while now. Not grown up however.

Thanks all - I went over to motomail just now to see if my present had turned up - but alas the new Shoei X-spirit Kagayama TC5 Limited edition helmet won't be there till monday.

Me mum sent me a nice shirt.