(11-07-2020, 11:49 AM)robkelk Wrote:I didn't notice anything about getting dirt on the cop, just giving him a scare: "launch the garda from his boots with the fright."(11-07-2020, 05:36 AM)Dragonflight Wrote: Ever read something and wonder if maybe your understanding of the language is slipping?
What happened Dartz? None of that makes any coherent sense. I read it four times, and I *still* don't understand what I read.
In our news, nothing's changed. Just watching the world roll by, and watching Trump lose his mind south of the border. Granted, it's a low bar, but still...
If I'm reading Dartz's post correctly: pulled over for dirty exhaust, he promised to fix it, he backfired while pulling away and covered the officer in dirty exhaust.
Reading comprehension was not helped, I believe, by some of the slang usage, for instance the abbreviation "bad cat" for a malfunctioning exhaust system component (catalytic converter)? Seriously, my first thought at that turn of phrase was that a disobedient feline was leaping about inside his car, perhaps distracting the driver – I only realized after his next sentence or three what he was really describing.
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