Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT: 2873-2877 (12-16 January 2015)
ysth:
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--- Quote from: ZoeB on 16 Jan 2015, 03:35 ---Re Faye.
"Houston we've had a problem".
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Maybe I should elucidate - not make cultural/historical references only those of my age, or space geeks, or those who have seen the movie "Apollo 13" will understand.
It means that something has gone very seriously wrong.
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IIRC, it was the actual, official, handbook crew-to-ground NASA code phrase for "we're f*cked".
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Wait, did I miss something? I didn't realize anyone didn't get that reference.
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I'm baffled at the idea that someone wouldn't understand the reference, considering its not like it went away, people still use it regularly.
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Emperor Norton:
Which would make sense that she decided to explain it if someone had expressed a lack of understanding.
The bafflement was in taking a rather sizable post to explain a very common reference that absolutely zero people expressed any confusion over, especially with the added comment that people would have to be older, a space geek, or watched the movie Apollo 13 to get it, as though it was some obscure reference. Yeah, sure, someone might not get it, and if they brought up that they didn't understand, I support explaining it in a friendly manner, but if we spent every day explaining every turn of phrase or reference we used when no one appears to be confused, that would be all any conversation would BE.
Half Empty Coffee Cup:
I understood it to be a clarification of the exact degree of severity in which it's given its serious use, given the often jocular nature with which it's referenced out in the wild.
DSL:
12-02 alarm.
ZoeB:
--- Quote from: DSL on 21 Jan 2015, 00:54 ---12-02 alarm.
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"The Computer in charge of the landing sequence is getting a little overwhelmed, so is rebooting. We apologise for the inconvenience of not having it available for a while, hope touchdown isn't expect in the next 30 seconds".
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