It's designed to discourage people from shooting the bomber.
Now, this would be the perfect time for a swear word.
Kaylee ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Oct 23, 2011 11:31:35 am PDT #2874 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
§ ita § - Oct 23, 2011 11:54:03 am PDT #2875 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's precisely what it appears to sound like, but it hadn't occurred to me that people wouldn't know, and would be deducing it from the sentence.
It's derived from the railway, where the trains were designed to stop if the engineer controlling them died, IIRC.
Beverly - Oct 23, 2011 11:58:36 am PDT #2876 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
They have them for boats, too. There's a ring that slips over the ignition on one end of a cord, the other end clips onto the driver's clothing or life vest. If the driver goes overboard, the cord pulls the ignition. It acts as a kill-switch. There's one on my treadmill. I never use it, though. Perhaps I should?
Amy - Oct 23, 2011 12:02:52 pm PDT #2877 of 30001
Because books.
It's derived from the railway, where the trains were designed to stop if the engineer controlling them died, IIRC.
Oh yeah! The dead man's brake, I think it was called.
Burrell - Oct 23, 2011 12:23:04 pm PDT #2878 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh Theo, much ~ma to your family.
Lee - Oct 23, 2011 12:53:24 pm PDT #2879 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I'm so sorry, Theodosia. I hope it all works out and telling your mom goes well.
erikaj - Oct 23, 2011 1:04:32 pm PDT #2880 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
smonster, I'm going to start season 5 next week--the funny part is that mom likes it now.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 23, 2011 1:32:25 pm PDT #2881 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Gah! Health~ma to your brother, Theo.
smonster - Oct 23, 2011 1:40:40 pm PDT #2882 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Much ~ma to your family, Theo.
smonster, I'm going to start season 5 next week--the funny part is that mom likes it now.
It's so, so good. So good. Sooooo gooooood. Such depth of character, in so many different characters.
Dana - Oct 23, 2011 4:08:06 pm PDT #2883 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
looks like today will be a safe day to watch the Saints game. Woot.
Home from a quick weekend trip to Seattle where we bought an exercise bike. Getting the damn thing in from the car was plenty of exercise, thank you.