This is where "hell to pay" originated from. In the days of wooden ships the timber that kept them afloat were covered in pitch or tar. The tar was applied to the bottom of the ship, or "hell" as it was called, and the process was called "paying". But before any of this was done strips of rope, wound fiber or hemp were pounded between the planks. These strips were called the "devil".
To sum it all up "paying the devil in hell" refers to pounding strips of fiber between planks and then coating them in tar. The term "hell to pay" refers to the constant maintenance of applying tar to keep the ship watertight. A job which no sailor wanted considering that "hell" was the darkest, dankest, disease ridden part of a sailing ship.
To sum it all up "paying the devil in hell" refers to pounding strips of fiber between planks and then coating them in tar. The term "hell to pay" refers to the constant maintenance of applying tar to keep the ship watertight. A job which no sailor wanted considering that "hell" was the darkest, dankest, disease ridden part of a sailing ship.
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He joined Gorgoroth in 1999.King quit Gorgoroth in June 2006, due to having problems fronting some of the ideological aspects of Gorgoroth's agenda.He also worked as a primary school teacher in Bergen until 2008.
He joined Gorgoroth in 1999.King quit Gorgoroth in June 2006, due to having problems fronting some of the ideological aspects of Gorgoroth's agenda.He also worked as a primary school teacher in Bergen until 2008.
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guy 1: dude, i just made a new song on mixcraft.
guy 2: thats song is hella whale.
guy 1: what?
guy 2: just do it.
guy 2: thats song is hella whale.
guy 1: what?
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Get the Hella Whale mug."Bloody Hell" is an exclusively British phrase. It's a general exclamation, which can be used in many situations. You can use it to express shock, joy, shame, sadness... whatever.
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"Bloody Hell, it's freezing outside".
"Bloody Hell, that's amazing".
"Bloody Hell, I feel like crap."
"Bloody Hell, get off me!"
"Bloody Hell, that's amazing".
"Bloody Hell, I feel like crap."
"Bloody Hell, get off me!"
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BOY 1: So, I'm going to go to Rochelle's house.
BOY 2: {walking past, throwing a wadded sheet of paper at BOY 1's head} Faggot!
BOY 3: O.o Um. Are you going to take that from him?
BOY 2: You f**king faggot! I hope you die!!
BOY 1: It's cool... It happens every day.
BOY 3: Every day. You're kidding.
BOY 1: Nope.
BOY 3: Oh hell no. Imma go deal with that fool.
BOY 2: {walking past, throwing a wadded sheet of paper at BOY 1's head} Faggot!
BOY 3: O.o Um. Are you going to take that from him?
BOY 2: You f**king faggot! I hope you die!!
BOY 1: It's cool... It happens every day.
BOY 3: Every day. You're kidding.
BOY 1: Nope.
BOY 3: Oh hell no. Imma go deal with that fool.
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