Talk:Flotsam and jetsam
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That rubber duckies thing sounds like urban myth to me...you sure about that, Meeler? I would expect the cargo to be sealed in containers, which would probably float, but not open. Pollinator 02:58, 26 May 2004 (UTC)
- That was almost my reaction, when I first saw the story in the Washington Post. Check the link in article now. I know I should have backed it up with a reference, but I was quite busy. Yours, Meelar 19:48, 27 May 2004 (UTC)
Perhaps there should be mention of the role floatsam and jetsam as habitat for sealife in the open ocean. The article addresses the negative effects, this aspect of the debris should be noted as well.
- Is there much effect other than providing temporary shelter for fish and sargassum life? The ecological benefits are slight (there is no shortage of natural floating material) compared to entanglements and the chocking hazzard it poses. Sabine's Sunbird talk 05:08, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
Old VfD discussion can be found here. The listing was removed early because the proposal was withdrawn and there was a strong consensus to keep the page. Guanaco 23:56, 30 May 2004 (UTC)
Uninteresting fact: Lt. Worf called the debri left over from the Horatio's explosion a flotsam in Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, Conspiracy.
Is it possible that the two references to Neopets.com both denote the same creatures? If so, one should be deleted. On another note, I seem to remember one of the original two Grand Theft Auto games had a region called "Flotsam". I may be wrong on this, but if it's true it might be interesting to add as reference. --Nekotaku 21:23, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Popular culture?
This list of pop culture items are all things which happen to be called Flotsam and Jetsam, not actual Flotsam or Jetsam, which is why we have a disambiguation page that links to all of these and its right up there at the top. --Billpg 07:39, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
- Agreed, I'll take it out. Sabine's Sunbird talk 02:46, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
