Young sailor: "Why are you taking an oar with you when you retire, Sir?" Old sailor: "When I get off this tub, I'm walking inland until people quit asking "why are you carrying an oar?" and start asking "what's that you're carrying?"

@brightworldmusic2114

3 жыл бұрын

"What's that you're carrying?" "It's an oar" "An or ? What's an or for ?" "An oar. From a boat... you see, I was at sea... " "Forget it I'm going back closer to the coast."

I know another story. It's about a pretty famous captain actually. He was forced to walk the plank and swim to the near by island, he only managed to escape after lashing a raft made of turtle shells using hair from his back

@travisinthetrunk

3 жыл бұрын

I HAVE heard of him.

@imaware7551

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like it would make for a really cool movie

@ArchieStiglitz

3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Someone should make a movie about that!

@gerarduspoppel2831

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArchieStiglitz . No. you better make a movie based on a Disney attraction.

@BeeWhistler

3 жыл бұрын

That's got to be the best pirate I've ever seen.

What a trooper Ada was.

@MadNotAngry

3 жыл бұрын

She shoulda fed Knight to the bears, then, kill and eat the bears. That ain't cannibalism, right? The second time he threw a plate, I'd tell him 'eat snow'.

@keithknight9089

3 жыл бұрын

@@MadNotAngry and I’m gonna go see a doctor on my phone with you I have no idea what you are talking with pt the bridge pop w

Gotta say - I am LOVING the peacock eyeshadow.

@paulannable3734

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my god - now I can’t unsee it

1:05 - Chapter 1 - Alexander Selkrik 4:25 - Chapter 2 - Leendert hasenbosch 7:15 - Chapter 3 - Tom Neale 9:50 - Chapter 4 - Ada blackjack

@ID.002

3 жыл бұрын

You’re epic!

@AldrickExGladius

3 жыл бұрын

this takes all the fun out of watching...... jk

@thedevilinthecircuit1414

3 жыл бұрын

Selkirk.

@kateapple1

3 жыл бұрын

Serious question why do you guys need this? Can’t you just watch the video? Asking for a friend 😬

@jimkear6749

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but they profile Selkirk, and say nothing about Selkrik! Editor for hire.

"Legions of poor souls who bide their time in mundane office cubicles around the world" - Simon, that's your best line yet :D

Joan Druett's book Island of the Lost is a nonfiction story of two crews simultaneously shipwrecked on the same island in the subantarctic, unbeknownst to each other. Excellent story of survival, one crew survives successfully for over a year before self rescuing, and the other fails with many deaths before being rescued.

Here’s to all the castaways who were never reunited with humanity. And their families.

I remember a movie based on reality from back in the 60s, (Island of the Blue Dolphin), about a native American girl whose tribe was removed from an island off the coast of California. She and her younger brother were somehow left behind and he later died, leaving her to fend for herself until she was rescued years later. I don't remember much more about it but I remember I liked it.

@alias1719

2 жыл бұрын

The movie is based on a rather famous book by Scott O'Dell. A great read, even for adults.

@Goose00123

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

In early 2019 I was trapped in the Rocky mountains by a massive snowstorm. I was about 22 miles from the nearest town. I had quite a bit of food and a propane tank with a heater. I also had a half gallon of whiskey and several packages of marijuana gummy candies. I had a cell phone connection so I decided to chill. My comments on a certain KZread channel got so insane that I had to get a new account. After day after day after day of shoveling I finally gave up called into the town and found a kid with a really serious off-road four wheel drive to pull me out. He only charged me $250, seems fair. I cannot imagine years of total isolation.

@MadNotAngry

3 жыл бұрын

So it's true what they say - 'Weed and no money will get you by better than money and no weed'. It's all about survival, m'man

@Iamtheliquor

3 жыл бұрын

So if you didnt have 250 dollars the kid would have left you there? What a stand up guy

@jmd1980

2 жыл бұрын

@@Iamtheliquor wait till you see the bill from a professional or public rescue team, $250 was a steal

@jeffersonott4357

2 жыл бұрын

I love how u said, well, I had whisky and edibles, so, fudge it! I was ok! Good story bro 😎, I’m so intrigued!

"...it was just supposed to be a three hour tour..."

@raitchison

3 жыл бұрын

A three hour tour...

@billwheeler1213

3 жыл бұрын

... please... a BB episode!

though technically not castaways, the stories that always fascinate me most are the Japanese soldiers such as Hiroo Onoda and Teruo Nakamura who after the end of the second world war continued to hide out on Pacific islands and the Philippines believing the war was still going until they finally came out of hiding in the 1970s.

@NarwahlGaming

2 жыл бұрын

I love the end of that one episode of 'Archer' where they find the old Japanese soldier. JS: _"It's been decades. I don't even know how I would start to look for my family."_ Archer: _"Hold on."_ **pulls out sat phone** _"Yes. Mrs. Yamamoto?"_ **hands phone to the soldier** _"Here you go."_

You should cover the one about the 4 cook islander boys that got stranded on an island after they ran away from a catholic boarding school on a stolen yacht in the 1960’s. It’s a great story of survival and friendship and pretty much the exact opposite of that execrable novel Lord of the Flies....

@austinbaker9575

3 жыл бұрын

where can i learn more about this?

@jamesclendon4811

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! What a coincidence! It was 6 boys, and they were from Tonga, but I read about that just today, April 22, in the New York Times, in the obituary of Peter Warner, the Australian captain who happened upon them and rescued them after 15 months. An amazing story indeed, and I'm surprised I never heard it before--I guess the story was better known in Australia. It must be the same story, despite some details being a little different from your version, but the main point was the same as yours, how it differed from "Lord of the Flies," with which it was compared.The boys organized and cooperated and managed to thrive until their rescue. They'd been long since given up for dead and it was a national sensation in Tonga when they were recovered. Ironically, the owner of the boat they stole was not amused, and had them arrested. Their rescuer compensated him and they were released, and they worked on Warner's boat as crew for years afterwards.

@planetdisco4821

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesclendon4811 yes! That’s the one and you’re right it was six young men not four. And they were rescued by an Aussie yachtie after one of them swam out to his boat as it was moored off the island. I only found out about it myself a few months ago and it’s an amazing story. You can find some interviews with the survivors and also see a Ted talk on it by Rutger Bregman on KZread. There’s also an old media story from the ABC (i think it’s 4 corners) out there that’s worth a look... I think it would make a fantastic movie...

@jamesclendon4811

3 жыл бұрын

@@planetdisco4821 Following the links from the Times obit of Peter Warner, which I couldn't link to here for some reason, I read that movie rights were sold last year, by Warner, the four surviving castaways, and Rutger Bregman, so a movie may eventually be made. Bregman (I've never heard of him), a historian, apparently published an article in the Guardian last May which was very popular and revived interest in the story, leading to the movie sale. Reading the Guardian article about the movie sale, though, I get the feeling that political correctness will keep the movie from ever being made. Certain people are voicing concern that any potential movie be made by Pacific Islanders and reflect and respect Tongan values and culture etc. etc. In other words, they don't want a Hollywood movie. Unfortunately for them, Hollywood has the money to make such a movie, so we'll see.

@semaj_5022

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesclendon4811 well, Life of Pi and Slimdog Millionaire managed to get made, so just maybe this one will as well. Different cultures obviously, but there's hope at least. Either way, if any country made it I'd definitely watch that movie. Sounds like an amazing story and I'm gonna go read up on it. Thanks you two for bringing it up!

I dont think i could have any hate in my heart for even my worst enemy if they were to take the time to comfort me as we are dying . That's the most human and kind thing someone could do and I believe it can only come from the understanding of how awful it is to go alone , so I dunno how the one dude could've been so rude to that lady

@thedwightguy

Жыл бұрын

probably early inset dementia, and since he was an asshole all his life, no one noticed.

Poor Hasenbosh, joined the navy to experience the adventure of the seamen's life but ironically doomed for his love of seamen.

@scrathed

3 жыл бұрын

Seems like he boshed on Hase too much

@jmd1980

2 жыл бұрын

@@hkchan1339 guess the semen came from seamen, so same same

It is really very amazing just what,how much the human body can endure. Half of the things that these people consumed to survive would just kill us in normal life, if not at least make us unbearably sick, much less sustain us. Those were some intense stories. Good work Simon.

Hmm... Starting to think Simon is in fact a twin.... That's how he manages to record approximately 25hrs of footage each day 🤔🤔🤔

@paulherman5822

3 жыл бұрын

Still thinking that he's been duplicated repeatedly as an secret UK experiment involving starfish DNA...

@lauriepenner350

3 жыл бұрын

He's got one of those time stopper thingies from Harry Potter.

@wut274

3 жыл бұрын

@@lauriepenner350 ooomg did you ever see an old British kids show called Bernard's Watch?? I think Simon IS Bernard!! 🤔🤔😂

@paulherman5822

3 жыл бұрын

@@lauriepenner350 And he seems to not be as aged as a time travel artifact would not prevent. Sticking to my theory. 😁

@wut274

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulherman5822 This really made me laugh... Then consider Simons obsession with immortality and the ramifications of what you just said become far more ominous. 🤔😬😂

Simon "Everything Ends in Death!" Whistler

Alexander Selkirk didn't actually serve on William Dampier's ship the "St George" but on another privateer called the "Cinque ports" so Dampier didn't survive the sinking, the guys on Selkirk's ship that sank were captured by the Spanish.

No castaway tale with the words Arctic or Antarctic ever was a fun filled romp. It’s against the rules. On the other hand, if the tale includes the words cocaine and soiled doves, the possibilities improve greatly!

Good video. Would love to see more about this topic!

As a 10 year old in New Zealand I found tom neales book, an island to oneself. Awesome read and turned me into reading books.

Blackjack was criticized for not "doing more" to save Wright, but I guarantee no one would have criticized him had she been the one to die.

I wonder if Hazenbosch got to enjoy the refreshing olfactory experience that is Rotting Turtle.

@brianjennings7644

3 жыл бұрын

makes great fish bait.

@jaymevosburgh3660

3 жыл бұрын

I have. Terrible! But personally it was a rotted whale that has, so far, been the worst death-stench I have experienced.

@brianjennings7644

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaymevosburgh3660 after a flood drowned 2 ten thousand bird chicken houses across the highway, and we got in with a front loader, a week later, in July...well, that was memorable..since I was running the loader. My wife burned the boots, and all the clothes I wore on that adventure. 20,000 rotten chickens get...pungent. (I've no ate chicken again..in over 20 years.)

@noth606

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaymevosburgh3660 ever had the "privilege" of smelling rotted and dried out human? I have unfortunately and it has a specific tinge to it that nothing else I've smelled has...

There is an epic story of how 5 men got stranded on an island when their observation balloon got caught in a freak storm. They were later joined by 2 women when they're lifeboat crashed onto the same island. All of them were rescue by a famous submarine captain but later died saving the other's lives. I think it was made into a movie.

@dinsdalemontypiranha4349

11 ай бұрын

It's truly amazing and very long odds that two groups of people were stranded on the same island at the same time.

This is one of the best! And I watch most of Simon's initiate number of channels:)

I've always wondered how many unknown castaways there are on earth at any one time. A lot of ships go missing every year.

"...he's remains was never found..." *Happy music continues*

@Loralanthalas

Ай бұрын

Fun fact: grave plots are resold. They're not permanent. 👁👁

Side projects becoming chill blaze

So glad I found this channel it’s like a verry toned down version of business blaze a grate way to introduce people to Simon before they find the intercity of the blaze

An excellent episode detailing these unusual and most tragic stories.

W I L S O N !

@treyn8070

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂I was going through the comments looking for this exactly.

@Pile_of_carbon

3 жыл бұрын

@@treyn8070 Same here. It's like a reflex. Someone says castaway, someone else yells WILSOOON!

What incredible stories. Thanks for that.

'twas a wonderful episode. Thanx & Bravo!! *:)

My favorite book as a youngster was a castaway story called The Island of the Blue Dolphins.

The "Sphere" never disappoints !!! Great Video !!!

Selkirk was rescued by the privateer expedition on the ships the Duke and Duchess. Their circumnavigation is a fascinating story of privateer plundering.

In the chapter screen: Alexander Selkrik Next screen: Alexander Selkirk I will never stop seeing these, pointing them out and enjoying the more "handmade" quality they give this channel :)

Fate? This is my dream! No boss, no neighbors, bills or BS. Sign me up!

Let's face it. 30 % of the internet may be porn. But 90 % of the rest is Simon... 🤭 🤭 🤭

@raitchison

3 жыл бұрын

Allegedly

@cathipalmer8217

3 жыл бұрын

No....Don't......so63%then? Dangit!

@morkusmorkus6040

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, your statement is correct....60% of the time, every time.

@mickanderson3593

3 жыл бұрын

With the same shirt on

@GatorScientist

3 жыл бұрын

I think that 30% figure is actually around 5 -15%, but the damage is still substantial considering every second 28,258 users are watching pornography on the internet and every day 37 pornographic videos are created in the United States (pre-2020 numbers). Netroot found that 35% of all internet downloads are related to pornography while 34% of internet users have experienced unwanted exposure to pornographic content through ads, pop up ads, misdirected links or emails. That 5 - 15% was from a 2017 report and I am pretty sure that 2020 produced more amatuer videos than the past decade combined. However, the number of downloads may not equate to the number of websites as the classification is pretty mercurial, i.e is FansOnly a porn site or simply social media group?

All lives end in death...geez, no spoiler alert warning for that!!! Thanks Simon

That was one of the best yet

"...well, actually no, they always end in death, as does everyone's life ultimately." Ha, love me some dark levity.

@BeeWhistler

3 жыл бұрын

Probably got tired of being called out on inaccuracies. Doesn't get any more accurate than everyone's life ends in death, lol!

Imagine singlehandedly driving an island’s porcine population to extinction…

I wouldn’t mind being a castaway. I’d just chill, listening to to my radio made of coconuts and hitting on the movie star and the innocent farm girl who is somehow hotter than she is.

@dlee645

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Mary Ann!

Fascinating, especially Ada. What a strong woman!

Thanks Simon.

More of this please

My wife died @ the beginning of Covid (ovarian cancer) and I kind of appreciated my isolation while I came to grips with the loss. But... I am a pretty social person. I don’t think I would like being alone, surviving on nuts,roots, having my teeth fall out, needing any sort of help and being unable have any. I’m a pretty optimistic guy but I don’t know how long I would be able to keep an upbeat attitude under these circumstances.(probably about a week)

@bugglemagnum6213

3 жыл бұрын

I got bored playing stranded deep in less than an hour

@rhumandlove393

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry. I can't imagine

Most extreme castaway tale in fiction: The one buried inside Jack London´s _Star Rover_ (chapter XIX).

Maybe Simon will create another KZread Channel calling it "The Beard". Stories about historical "Beards" and their significance!

@opgomarcomin7379

3 жыл бұрын

Have a channel called side beards and mega beards

@MajesticSkywhale

3 жыл бұрын

Ambrose Burnside!

@jeremyrockatansky

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@tomstark28

3 жыл бұрын

I already get too many "Hey brother, I'm here to talk to you about Beard Care Products!" ads on this channel

@davidvavra9113

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe his Beard can host it?

More vids like this please!

That last one deserves a good movie

I will be very upset if there's not a hollywood biopic about Selkirk! What a story, what a life!

We should be careful on money disposal , if you're not spending to earn or get back money, then stop spending.

@mariagodson62

3 жыл бұрын

Apparently my view on the solution is to venture into trading cryptocurrency

@pinnedyminoritymindset7233

3 жыл бұрын

@@mariagodson62 True! Investing in crypto now should be in every wise individuals list, in some months time you'll be ecstatic with the decision you made today.

@michabrains7814

3 жыл бұрын

I wanted to trade crypto but got discouraged by the fluctuations in price

@demislawson2582

3 жыл бұрын

@@michabrains7814 that won't bother you if you trade with a professional like Mr Jonathan smith

@harrismartins2856

3 жыл бұрын

The right choice of an investment has always been the problem for me cause I know picking a wrong investment will leave a big scar in the future

Ada Blackjack was hardcore.

i'm a castaway on planet earth. i will always be alone and lonely.

@zenolachance1181

3 жыл бұрын

I have always been alone 63 years oh, but I don't know the feeling, lonely. I have never felt lonely I don't know what the feeling is

@ferociousgumby

3 жыл бұрын

@@zenolachance1181 Do you know what ANY feeling is?

Correction: Only 93% of all the people to ever live have died. (7% of all people to ever live are still alive today.)

You forgot the ever Hollywood famous, recently found SS Minow!

your content is great

Good video 👍

I'd love to see a reenactment of the ecclesiastical court grilling Simon 🤣🤣

Very interesting video.... thanks.

I believe the remains of the 3 men who tried rescuing themselves were eventually found on a nearby island.

Side projects...Western approaches in Liverpool...the battle for the Atlantic New tech new strategy what an episode

"Bide their time in mundane office cubicles around the world" 🤣👏👍

@thedwightguy

Жыл бұрын

now a year later needs a "and working at home" meme.

'You stand accused of buggery on the 'igh seas...' 'I didn't do it...I swear!' 'Yes you did, you big fat liar...'

I'd love to see a video on the first guns/history of guns

I hate to be critical, Simon... but you again overlooked the castaways from the S.S. Minnow!

Simon always looks like he is wearing green eyeshadow due to the reflection lol

I could listen to him all day, long or short stories.. it's that accent 😘😏

@davidtomasetti8520

2 жыл бұрын

you are in luck, he has about two billion videos on 15 channels,, lol

Simon, have you done a Biographics on Ernest Shackleton?

Best host on the internet...such a good person. Our next David Attenborough?

Thunbnail is hilarious simon👍🤣

In being stuck on Grand Cayman I can certainly sympathise with these guys...

good video!!!

I grew up on adventure fiction and fact, and in the intro, Simon has the feelings just right! Except I didn't feel an appropriate amount of dread until I was an adult... XD

Still waiting for that "Simon, the youtube man" documentary

@ferociousgumby

3 жыл бұрын

Simon will host it.

Superb research. "Sodomy punished", however, is how I felt before changing channels, and sadly so.

You should have mentioned Robert Knox - who spent a good part of his life in 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka, and wrote a book with his memories here. Also a British National

i really liked that one

Could you please do something on the subject of carbuncles?

Tom Hanks filmed himself stranded on a deserted island with only a gopro camera, a volleyball and an ice skate. Great footage.

@curiousandcreativewithwand8515

3 жыл бұрын

And the fact he was there due to a plane wreck and nothing 'supernatural/sinister' happened!

@hijeans1103

3 жыл бұрын

Too bad GoPro wasn’t invented yet. It was 100% filmed on a Razor cell phone.

Have you considered a feature on the New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-1812? It caused the Mississippi River to flow backwards. Imagine the damage if it happened again today!

if Onions are a New World food, like corn, avacados, and hickory nuts, what did Spartans eat? chives? garlic? Aristophanes said onions, but, where did they get New World food? I'm baffled.

Good video 📹 👍 The tale of Alexander Selkirk may have inspired 'Robinson Crusoe '

@0ldFrittenfett

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Directly. Daniel Defoe met Selkirk several times.

A Silver Back Gorilla couldn't provide enough back hair to lash a raft together. *Citation needed. LOL

Alexander Selkrik, or Alexander Selkirk? 🤔 love the videos nonetheless, Simon. 😜

He got his work done by Friday😃

Girl Friday is a good old island survival documentary with Joanna Lumley

The story of Carl Emil Pettersson is also remarkable

Simon a missed opportunity for yet another channel: "Sidebiographics" If you use my idea you can pay me in cocaine.

@YeeSoest

3 жыл бұрын

Who is this going to talk about? Not that i'm against it and I like your convenient payment methods, I'm just wondering: who's too unimportant for Biographics and yet interesting enough for Sidebiographics? Yoko Ono? Oh my god, you are right !!! SIMON!!!

@wile-e-coyote8371

3 жыл бұрын

"Allegedly"

Again! Presentation🤣❤️👍🏻

You forgot the Skipper, Gilligan, The Professor, Mr Mrs. Baxter and Ginger and Mary Ann .

"People are so overrated." - Tom Neale

Selkirk was a baller. Went from homeless and clothed in goat skins to captain with a 16 year old girlfriend.

You missed an epic screensaver from the late 90's that had a castaway on an island doing derpy things in the intro.

...in the movie "destination Tokyo" Allan hale senior, not skipper from Gilligan's Island, his dad, tells the oar on the shoulder story, he was hilarious....

For a moment I thought Tom Noble on Cook Island Inspired the name of the travel agents "Thomas cook". He's probably not the best advert for travelling the world😅.

“Hospital as possible.”