<![CDATA[just saw a poorly translated manual call an extension cord a “line of prolonging” and I am totally using that now :P]]>just saw a poorly translated manual call an extension cord a “line of prolonging” and I am totally using that now 😛

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/4b12a135-3df2-4217-acab-fa41c6249e7a/just-saw-a-poorly-translated-manual-call-an-extension-cord-a-line-of-prolonging-and-i-am-totally-using-that-now-pRSS for NodeTue, 07 Apr 2026 16:49:16 GMTThu, 19 Mar 2026 15:51:57 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to just saw a poorly translated manual call an extension cord a “line of prolonging” and I am totally using that now :P on Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:36:32 GMT]]>@oldclumsy_nowmad @GroupNebula563

I once used an Eprom programmer whose manual finished with the words "Have a good job."

Maybe you have to be from the UK to appreciate the innuendo in that?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.space/users/CppGuy/statuses/116261531965635150https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.space/users/CppGuy/statuses/116261531965635150Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:36:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to just saw a poorly translated manual call an extension cord a “line of prolonging” and I am totally using that now :P on Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:31:04 GMT]]>@jendefer @GroupNebula563 accurate

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wetdry.world/users/matildalove/statuses/116258443394152446https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wetdry.world/users/matildalove/statuses/116258443394152446Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:31:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to just saw a poorly translated manual call an extension cord a “line of prolonging” and I am totally using that now :P on Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:30:12 GMT]]>@GroupNebula563 Makes it sound like a magic item.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dice.camp/users/jendefer/statuses/116258439959226220https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dice.camp/users/jendefer/statuses/116258439959226220Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:30:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to just saw a poorly translated manual call an extension cord a “line of prolonging” and I am totally using that now :P on Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:02:25 GMT]]>@GroupNebula563
😅😅😅

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.au/users/RHW/statuses/116258330765676826https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.au/users/RHW/statuses/116258330765676826Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:02:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to just saw a poorly translated manual call an extension cord a “line of prolonging” and I am totally using that now :P on Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:42:59 GMT]]>@GroupNebula563 so bluetooth is the waves of prolongitude. traversing the ether of inbetweenness

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lobsterofrevenge/statuses/116258018367124962https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lobsterofrevenge/statuses/116258018367124962Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:42:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to just saw a poorly translated manual call an extension cord a “line of prolonging” and I am totally using that now :P on Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:08:13 GMT]]>there will be a video about this thing on @groupnebula563@cuddly.tube for the curious 😛

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GroupNebula563/statuses/116257645764009198https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GroupNebula563/statuses/116257645764009198Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:08:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to just saw a poorly translated manual call an extension cord a “line of prolonging” and I am totally using that now :P on Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:25:23 GMT]]>@GroupNebula563

"Line of prolonging" has such a deep, Zen-like overtone that I can't get it out of my mind! I'll be using it, too!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oldclumsy_nowmad/statuses/116257241397554741https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oldclumsy_nowmad/statuses/116257241397554741Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:25:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to just saw a poorly translated manual call an extension cord a “line of prolonging” and I am totally using that now :P on Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:30:24 GMT]]>@GroupNebula563

Cool!

Translated manuals are a lot of fun, sometimes. I had a Dodge Colt car for a while, manufactured by Mitsubishi. The repair manual emphasized that "The negative post of the battery must be connected to dirt." 🙂

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