by childleash November 1, 2022
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Comes from the response of Jack Phillips, senior wireless officer on the RMS Titanic, to a message from Cyril Evans, wireless officer for the SS Californian, which was meant to notify him of ice dangers in the waters the Titanic was passing through. Phillips -- who was busy relaying a backlog of messages from the as-yet-intact Titanic's passengers through the wireless center at Cape Race, Newfoundland -- responded to the loud interruption with the phrase, "Shut up; I'm working Cape Race!" The Titanic struck and iceberg and sank
Comes from the response of Jack Phillips, senior wireless officer on the RMS Titanic, to a message from Cyril Evans, wireless officer for the SS Californian, which was meant to notify him of ice dangers in the waters the Titanic was passing through. Phillips -- who was busy relaying a backlog of messages from the as-yet-intact Titanic's passengers through the wireless center at Cape Race, Newfoundland -- responded to the loud interruption with the phrase, "Shut up; I'm working Cape Race!" The Titanic struck and iceberg and sank
Sue: "Does John not realize he's working himself into a corner?"
James: "No, he's working cape race."
James: "No, he's working cape race."
by Anonymous4910 November 26, 2016
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Used between two guys, when one wants to draw discrete attention to the impressive attributes rack of a female who has just come into his view.
Cockney#1 Pwfoarrr! Look at that bird at the bar! It's like a dead-heat in a Zeppelin race!
Cockney#2 Yeah, and Smuggling Peanuts too!
Cockney#2 Yeah, and Smuggling Peanuts too!
by Negrophiliac May 26, 2008
Get the dead-heat in a Zeppelin race mug.Someone who has moved to the South from up north who loves NASCAR, thinks that yankees invented NASCAR and always wears / drives / buys / talks about NASCAR and NASCAR paraphenalia.
pennsylvania race yankees can furthe be identified by their annoying loud mouth personalities. Their incesent need to drive recklessly, tailgating and causing others to swerve out of their way to avoid a collision.
Complete morons who are too stupid to even understand that Southerners hate them, and insist on being treated with "southern hospitality".
An offshoot, equally loathesome is a former resident of Ohio who has moved south but always wears cleveland indian paraphenalia.
pennsylvania race yankees can furthe be identified by their annoying loud mouth personalities. Their incesent need to drive recklessly, tailgating and causing others to swerve out of their way to avoid a collision.
Complete morons who are too stupid to even understand that Southerners hate them, and insist on being treated with "southern hospitality".
An offshoot, equally loathesome is a former resident of Ohio who has moved south but always wears cleveland indian paraphenalia.
We used to go to Lake Norman on weekends, but since mooresville was bought by the pennsylvania race yankees you can't get near the lake on weekends without an armored vehicle.
by Stan West September 21, 2004
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Examples of activities include ski, snowboarding, skydiving.
The only prize for winning is the glory.
Examples of activities include ski, snowboarding, skydiving.
The only prize for winning is the glory.
Phelan: "Hey Eddie, I'll death race you to the bottom of the chairlift."
Eddie: "I better put on a helmet."
Eddie: "I better put on a helmet."
by unimelb eng krew death racers August 27, 2009
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I was exposed to the scourge of the fat race when an airplane passenger who sat next to me was overflowing into my seat and cutting off my circulation.
by Nick S December 5, 2004
Get the Scourge of the Fat Race mug.1. any race or competition that's more of a comedy than a real test of speed or endurance 2. Homo Sapiens
1. While watching the NASCAR vehicles making left turns all afternoon on TV as well as viewing the weekend freeway action through the window; I realized they were both clown races.
2. Taking into account natural resources, global politics and the lack of unity on planet earth; the inhabitants thereof should be known as the clown race.
2. Taking into account natural resources, global politics and the lack of unity on planet earth; the inhabitants thereof should be known as the clown race.
by jim christ February 2, 2009
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