Author: Ingo Althofer
Date: 03:48:29 12/02/97
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On December 02, 1997 at 06:41:40, Karsten Bauermeister wrote: >On December 02, 1997 at 05:55:54, Ulrich Tuerke wrote: > >>On December 02, 1997 at 05:44:56, Chris Whittington wrote: >> >>> >>>On December 02, 1997 at 05:15:49, Thorsten Czub wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>>And Thorsten is something of a loose cannon :) >>>>> >>>> >>>>What is a loose cannon ?? >>> >>>Its a naval expression. When Brittania ruled the waves, we did it with >>>cannon. These cannon were held in position against the recoil by ropes. >>>Without the rope restraint, when they fired the recoil would send the >>>cannon itself crashing around the ship causing chaos and destruction. The only thing I liked in this thread is that now I have a rather formal definition of what a "loose cannon" is. Thanks ! By the way, another question from a non-native English writer: Bob Hyatt and others sometimes used the term "happy camper" ( in the context "Garry does not look like a happy camper now ... ) What is the meaning of "happy camper" ? Ingo Althoefer.
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