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0 pointsscantis3y ago0 comments

A very bad translation for "ferrymans oar".

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JohnFen3y ago· 2 in thread

Now I'm just feeling more stupid! What's a "ferryman's oar"? (Assuming it isn't literally an oar used by a ferryman).

It's a story, the ferryman has the oar, he stops being the ferryman without it, the next guy having it is the new ferryman. So you just pass it on. It's a task you can never finish but only pass on.

JohnFen3y ago

Thank you so much!

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