Holding down a b-17 flying fortress?
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remon@ani.social 1 day agoThey 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.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 day ago
New idea: flying airstrip! We already have floating airstrips. Or maybe we should take that idea and flip it. Airborne boatyards. Yeah!
remon@ani.social 1 day ago
Not that novel of an idea. Especially during the cold war there were several concept of launching smaller aircraft from airships or larger aircraft.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Carrier has arrived.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 day ago
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morphballganon@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Not new. Aircraft carriers exist.
morphballganon@lemmy.world 1 day 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