Carry on my wayward son…
03/06/2008
Two things just occurred to me today.
Quite why these two things, and why today *shrugs* Your guess is as good as mine.
1st thought of the day…
If you go on a boat trip they have to have enough life jackets, and certain numbers of life boats (titanic anyone?)
So how come you go on a plane and you’re provided with a cheap looking oxygen mask but no parachute?
2nd thought of the day…
Why is it when you talk to a non-native English speaking person, it never matters how bad their English is, they always know a volley of swear words in English?
blulady said,
March 6, 2008 @ 11:19 pm
Well by law, they are supposed to have enough lifejackets and life boats but then there’s the titanic where that was proven to not be the proper numbers.
On a plane you get these cool little flotation devices, that’s assuming you’d still be alive when a plane goes down at sea.
I think they teach non-native English speaking persons the swear words first.
moonshadow said,
March 7, 2008 @ 1:07 am
For the same reason that the only spanish I know is swear words.
Ren said,
March 9, 2008 @ 9:24 am
Hmm… You know I still think if I’m going to be that far up in the air, I’d rather have a parachute and risk it than rely on crashing safely in a large enough body of water just so I can use their little flotation devices!
I’m pleased to say I don’t know any obscenities in any language other than my own