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yousirnaime t1_j5jk6pq wrote

Reply to comment by gaz3028 in TIL that Titanic crewman Herbert Pitman made an attempt to row his lifeboat over to rescue people in the water, but was overruled by the other occupants of the boat, who were worried about people swarming them and duly complied. Pitman said that this haunted him throughout his life. by ChadExtra

Either way, he would have regretted his decision for the rest of his life

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howescj82 t1_j5k5yiy wrote

I think he regretted being able to try and not trying.

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Gorgoth24 t1_j5kt3ot wrote

I think the joke is that, if he had rowed over to a large number of drowning people, they all would have died. At which point he'd be regretting rowing over there for the rest of his (short) life.

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Ragnarok314159 t1_j5l4l7w wrote

Unless he pushed Rose off that door. Could have been rich and alive.

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Agnostalypse t1_j5mmnsb wrote

I think you mean pulled, dead people can't sign checks lol.

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