It turns out it’s a big fire in Boston…

  • bennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.de
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    10 days ago

    Thank you Peter, well explained! Not sure why this would be Boston-specific (unless that’s the only place where they call a very big emergency a 3-alarmer).

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      10 days ago

      Other places would say 3-alarmer or 3-alarm fire, meaning a fire that needs 3 engines to put out.

      The guys who say pahk the cah at Hahvahd yahd would say 3-ah lah mah.

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        10 days ago

        Wow, this joke really fell flat 🤣

        never heard of a 3 alarmer