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  • Hatchorder
    OC's Resident CV Guru
    • May 2012
    • 1888
    #1

    Do you know this person?

    I want to ask you all a simple question:

    Do you know who Isambard Kingdom Brunel was?

    Answer the poll BEFORE you go and look him up. Be honest and don't post his life history here or any facts as it will skew the results. I just want to know what percentage of people know who he was.

    Thank you.

    Ian
    42
    Yes
    69.05%
    29
    No
    28.57%
    12
    I thought I did but when I checked I was right
    2.38%
    1
    I thought I did but when I checked I was wrong
    0.00%
    0
    "Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk." - Sir Francis Chichester.
    "Waves are not measured in feet or inches, they are measured in increments of fear." - Buzzy Trent

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  • GuinnessMan
    OC's Resident Grumpy Old Man
    • April 2010
    • 5241
    #2
    Not a scooby...
    I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.....

    All posts here represent my own opinion and not that of my employer.

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    • desdons
      • July 2013
      • 108
      #3
      Never heard of him!
      http://desdons.wordpress.com/

      Twitter: @desdons

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      • Galley Slave
        • July 2013
        • 59
        #4
        Yes.

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        • lumo030594
          • November 2012
          • 37
          #5
          yep

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          • Pilot Chris
            • July 2012
            • 439
            #6
            yep
            Pilotage - It's just a controlled allision

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            • Chiefy
              • April 2010
              • 2934
              #7
              GM hang your head in shame.......


              Yes of course.....?ber engineer geek rorting for duty
              Trust me I'm a Chief.

              Views expressed by me are mine and mine alone.
              Yes I work for the big blue canoe company.
              No I do not report things from here to them as they are quite able to come and read this stuff for themselves.


              Twitter:- @DeeChief

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              • GuinnessMan
                OC's Resident Grumpy Old Man
                • April 2010
                • 5241
                #8
                Originally posted by Chiefy View Post
                GM hang your head in shame.......
                I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.....

                All posts here represent my own opinion and not that of my employer.

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                • The Kraken
                  • September 2013
                  • 310
                  #9
                  1.jpg Is this him?

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                  • chris
                    • June 2010
                    • 2045
                    #10
                    How about, have you also heard of Tesla, Maxwell, Rudderford, Faraday etc.
                    Former TH cadet with experience of cruise ships, buoy tenders, research ships and oil tankers

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                    • Hatchorder
                      OC's Resident CV Guru
                      • May 2012
                      • 1888
                      #11
                      The reason I was asking the question was because we were talking about names for the bear engineer cadet and I thought Izzy Brunel in honour of the great man. The Izzy is a modernisation of Isambard but tips the hat to him.



                      What does everyone think? Good idea, or anyone got a better idea?



                      Ian
                      "Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk." - Sir Francis Chichester.
                      "Waves are not measured in feet or inches, they are measured in increments of fear." - Buzzy Trent

                      "Careers at Sea" Ambassador - Experience of General Cargo, Combo ships, Tanker, Product Carrier, Gas Carrier, Ro-Ro, Reefer Container, Anchor Handlers.

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                      • HarmlessWeasel
                        • November 2012
                        • 1608
                        #12
                        as long as people don't add a J. I think Izzy is more of a girl's name now though. How about Dom Brunel?

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                        • Clanky
                          • January 2011
                          • 2987
                          #13
                          Can't believe that people haven't heard of Brunel.
                          Go out, do stuff

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                          • Chiefy
                            • April 2010
                            • 2934
                            #14
                            Originally posted by chris View Post
                            How about, have you also heard of Tesla, Maxwell, Rudderford, Faraday etc.
                            Tesla is a make of car
                            Maxwell make coffee
                            Rudderford no one recalls
                            Faraday is a really posh Friday


                            U think I jest? ...............
                            Trust me I'm a Chief.

                            Views expressed by me are mine and mine alone.
                            Yes I work for the big blue canoe company.
                            No I do not report things from here to them as they are quite able to come and read this stuff for themselves.


                            Twitter:- @DeeChief

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                            • Hatchorder
                              OC's Resident CV Guru
                              • May 2012
                              • 1888
                              #15
                              Originally posted by Chiefy View Post
                              Rudderford no one recalls............


                              I think he meant RutherfordChiefy! You know, Ivor Rutherford, my old Rule of the Road lecturer!



                              Ian
                              "Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk." - Sir Francis Chichester.
                              "Waves are not measured in feet or inches, they are measured in increments of fear." - Buzzy Trent

                              "Careers at Sea" Ambassador - Experience of General Cargo, Combo ships, Tanker, Product Carrier, Gas Carrier, Ro-Ro, Reefer Container, Anchor Handlers.

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