2006-08-09 04:54:33 · 4 answers · asked by Happy 7 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
disasters at sea are usually and historically fatal
on land you have a better chance of surviving as the sea is uncompromising.
2006-08-09 04:59:12 · answer #1 · answered by lefang 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What it implies and references is the fact that when something happens on a boat it is exponentially worse as you are stuck out on the water without an easy means of escape.
If you run out of food at home, you go to the grocery store. If you run out of food on a boat at sea you are foked.
TFTP
2006-08-09 05:00:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the olden days, I suppose worse things would include; buggery, the lash, walking the plank etc. They are all pretty bad I think.
2006-08-09 05:01:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because nobody knows realy what happened so it's easy to say worse things happened it can't be proved.
2006-08-12 02:04:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋