Comments on: How To: Get Rescued from a Desert Island

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:32:00 +0000

“Needles to say”

Needless to say, it’s needless misspelt with one ’s’.

By: Colin

Colin — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:30:36 +0000

“Needles to say”

What does that mean?

By: Ed Hands

Ed Hands — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:09:09 +0000

Bill T is right Alice…we covered it last week and the usage is correct.

From Wikipedia…

“A deserted island (also known as a ‘desert island’) is simply any uninhabited island: the word “desert” in this context is an adjective meaning “desolate and sparsely occupied or unoccupied,” and does not imply arid desert climate. “

By: Stew

Stew — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:12:09 +0000

Do a google search on Shackleton. There are some good summaries of his expedition. Or check out one of the books written about it. His story of survival is unbelievable. His management/decision skills were fantastic. Read about him a few years ago.

By: Bill T.

Bill T. — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:05:49 +0000

Wasn’t the topic of “desert island” covered last week? It’s legit, people. Give it a rest.

I will admit that scurvy is something I would never expect to die of in Antarctica. It makes sense, but it’s just not something I equate with that sort of expedition.

By: n2y2

n2y2 — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:42:53 +0000

Actually Antarctica is a desert.

Google “Antarctica desert”. The second link to National Geographic is pretty good.

Deserts are defined by annual precipitation, not by available water or average temperatures.

By: Alice

Alice — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:00:28 +0000

Tragic story! However, the photograph hardly looks like a “desert” island – a DESERTED island, perhaps. There can be deserted desert islands, but a whole lot more deserted islands of various ecosystems. (And why do people picture “desert” islands are tropical? Water is usually found in the tropics.)