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"A man, a plan, a canoe, pasta, heros, rajahs, a coloratura, maps, snipe, percale, macaroni, a gag, a banana bag, a tan, a tag, a banana bag again (or a camel),
by AndrewOMartin 8y ago
"A man, a plan, a canoe, pasta, heros, rajahs, a coloratura, maps, snipe, percale, macaroni, a gag, a banana bag, a tan, a tag, a banana bag again (or a camel), a crepe, pins, Spam, a rut, a Rolo, cash, a jar, sore hats, a peon, a canal-- Panama!" - Guy Steele, CLTL2
- DonaldFisk 8y agoSome years after the faked death of John Darwin, who disappeared after rowing out to sea in his canoe, and was planning to start a new life with his wife in Panama with the insurance payout, the Grauniad had the headline "A man. A plan. A canoe. Panama" in an article (https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/jul/23/canoe.ukcrime1 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/jul/23/canoe.ukcrime1) about the case.
- AndrewOMartin 8y agoHe could have at least had the good decency to have used a KayaK.
- thorin 8y agoPretty sure it was a kayak. People in the UK are very confused by the difference. E.g. British Canoe Union largely supports kayaking. I tend to use the terms interchangeably having been an active kayaker for around 25 years. The British public really struggle with the difference.