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Prolagus commented on the word craudestopper
August 3, 2008
skipvia commented on the word craudestopper
Hee hee! Reminds me of this admonition from the portico of the Duomo in Siena.
*wondering how Prolagus did so well on the TOEFL with models like these*
August 3, 2008
skipvia commented on the word craudestopper
But there's no translation error like a Chinese-English translation error!
August 4, 2008
bilby commented on the word craudestopper
Fantastic skip, especially in those giant letters!
Back to craudestopper, the original Italian says perno di sicurezza which would be a kind of security- or holding-pin, like on a hand grenade for example. In this case it seems to be a pin/mechanism that prevents the lifeboat release lever from being casually deployed. But ... craudestopper?
August 4, 2008
reesetee commented on the word craudestopper
I don't know about the craudestopper, but whatever you do, lover the lifeboat at to the surface!
August 4, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word craudestopper
It's halfway between a cradle stopper and Schadenfreude.
August 4, 2008
dontcry commented on the word craudestopper
Why can't the painters come aboard? That's not nice.
August 5, 2008
dontcry commented on the word craudestopper
Skip - that's particularly funny as neither character has any hands!
August 5, 2008
reesetee commented on the word craudestopper
Silly dontcry. How are you supposed to boarding remained crew to the lifeboat by the Jacob's ladder if you don't eventually let go the painters? I mean, really....
August 5, 2008
dontcry commented on the word craudestopper
Good point.
August 5, 2008
reesetee commented on the word craudestopper
It is??
August 5, 2008
dontcry commented on the word craudestopper
Yes, it is. If you look at #3 and then go straight away to #7 you'll see that the painters and the tripping lines go hand-in-hand. If you loosing the tripping lines, then ipso facto...the painters must go!
August 6, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word craudestopper
hee hee!
August 6, 2008
reesetee commented on the word craudestopper
Wow. And here I thought I was just pulling dontcry's leg. ;-)
August 6, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word craudestopper
See also race.
August 8, 2008
ruzuzu commented on the word craudestopper
Umbrage! How can we get to the Jacob's ladder if none of us have set the botton plugs?
October 9, 2011
hernesheir commented on the word craudestopper
Lover the lifeboat.
October 9, 2011
leaden commented on the word craudestopper
I really hope this website doesn’t sink. I don’t even knower the lifeboat yet—what if I don’t liker it?
October 9, 2011
bilby commented on the word craudestopper
Take a punt.
October 10, 2011