Comment on What common American habits do people find quietly annoying?
morphballganon@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoYour assumption that bouncy castles are more likely than aircraft is amusing
Comment on What common American habits do people find quietly annoying?
morphballganon@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoYour assumption that bouncy castles are more likely than aircraft is amusing
remon@ani.social 3 weeks ago
Huh? What do aircraft have to do with anything?
morphballganon@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
… just as much as bouncy castles?
remon@ani.social 3 weeks ago
They saying is about holding a military position, like a fort, a line or a castle. Hence a bouncy castle can jokingly be thought of a military position that needs holding down.
morphballganon@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The phrase is typically used to refer to babysitting, i.e., I’ll make sure the kids don’t leave or kill themselves. So the “down” serves a purpose in the present use, regardless of its applicability to historic situations.
“Holding the fort” just meant not letting enemies in
“Holding down the fort” also includes preventing things from getting out of hand
But I like the bouncy castle imagery as it’s less mundane
bryndos@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
Holding down a b-17 flying fortress?
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
New idea: flying airstrip! We already have floating airstrips. Or maybe we should take that idea and flip it. Airborne boatyards. Yeah!