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2021-06-22 // day precision

Playing on while the contract-delay briefing sinks

Posted by Dan Cary

Original source text

Titanic sinks under a Contract Delay label; the musicians represent CONS after CES briefs the MSG first about the delay.
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The sinking Titanic is labelled Contract Delay. Its musicians stand in for CONS after CES briefs the Mission Support Group first. The 2023 replies show the joke still resonating later. SOURCE DISCUSSION — transcribed original comments 2021-06-22 — Tim Thulin: When it’s CONS turn to explain the delay… [Reaction GIF not preserved as animation.] 2023-12-17 — Dan Cary: Bump 2023-12-17 — Timothy Wilhelm: This one is hitting hard for me’ Coverage: 3 displayed and 3 visible comments retained; a Tenor reaction remains link-only. Thread grouping follows source thread-root links; unknown immediate reply parents are not inferred. Dates preserve the displayed day, with timezone unknown. The heading, alt text and opening historical explanation are AI-assisted editorial interpretation. The original caption, preserved image renditions and transcribed discussion are source material. Public images are metadata-stripped display derivatives of Facebook-served files; the original upload files and edit history were not established.

Topics: Early Years, June 2021, contract delays, mission partners, briefings