just saw a poorly translated manual call an extension cord a “line of prolonging” and I am totally using that now :P

[groupnebula563@mastodon.social]

just saw a poorly translated manual call an extension cord a “line of prolonging” and I am totally using that now

[oldclumsy_nowmad@mastodon.social]

@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."

[oldclumsy_nowmad@mastodon.social]

@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!

[groupnebula563@mastodon.social]

there will be a video about this thing on @groupnebula563@cuddly.tube for the curious

[lobsterofrevenge@mastodon.social]

@GroupNebula563 so bluetooth is the waves of prolongitude. traversing the ether of inbetweenness

[rhw@mastodon.au]

@GroupNebula563

[jendefer@dice.camp]

@GroupNebula563 Makes it sound like a magic item.

[matildalove@wetdry.world]

@jendefer @GroupNebula563 accurate

[cppguy@infosec.space]

@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?