Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2017 19:33:21 GMT
Vote for one each round.. The winners will face off later.
1. gremlin
'In WWII, airmen blamed airplane mishaps on mischievous sprites called gremlins.
Not quite the furry Spielbergian creatures of your childhood horror films, accounts of these mischievous sprites, who are reputed to wreak havoc on aircraft functionality, first crop up in RAF slang of World War II.
2. Davy Jones
'Davy Jones' refers to the spirit of the sea, or the ‘sailors’ devil’
If you’ve ever had dreams of being a pirate, you’ve probably also had nightmares about Davy Jones. In nautical slang, Davy Jones is the spirit of the sea, or the ‘sailors’ devil’. Additionally, Davy Jones’s locker is sometimes used to refer to the ocean, particularly as the grave of those who die at sea.
1. gremlin
'In WWII, airmen blamed airplane mishaps on mischievous sprites called gremlins.
Not quite the furry Spielbergian creatures of your childhood horror films, accounts of these mischievous sprites, who are reputed to wreak havoc on aircraft functionality, first crop up in RAF slang of World War II.
2. Davy Jones
'Davy Jones' refers to the spirit of the sea, or the ‘sailors’ devil’
If you’ve ever had dreams of being a pirate, you’ve probably also had nightmares about Davy Jones. In nautical slang, Davy Jones is the spirit of the sea, or the ‘sailors’ devil’. Additionally, Davy Jones’s locker is sometimes used to refer to the ocean, particularly as the grave of those who die at sea.
