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S.O.S. Doesn't really stand for anything....
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| I just found out in class that the letters S.O.S. don't even stand for anything. A common misconseption is that they stand for "Save Our Ship" or "Save Our Souls", but those are just misconseptions. If you could have S.O.S. really stand for something, what would you make it stand for? (Either make up an example or say which of the misconseptions is better.)  | 2011-04-04 17:34:00 Author: theonlybub  Posts: 690 |
| Dot Dot Dot Dash Dash Dash Dot Dot Dot It Is save our souls. If it isn't.. I don't think i know what to do any more... | 2011-04-04 17:37:00 Author: Kern  Posts: 5078 |
| I just got more info: First adopted for naval safety in 1906, SOS is a universal code for 'send help'. SOS in Morse code is as Kernal said above (dot-dot-dot-dash-dash-dash-dot-dot-dot). The letters 'SOS' mean nothing- they were picked because of the ease of sending and receiving the dot-dash-dot pattern. Phrases such as 'save our ship' and 'save our souls' came about after SOS was already established. | 2011-04-04 17:44:00 Author: theonlybub Posts: 690 |
| Well crikey's! I didn't realize that! ..if I got to pick, I would make it Save Our Snacks!!  | 2011-04-04 17:48:00 Author: jwwphotos  Posts: 11383 |
| Son of a Sock!!!1!11! I win | 2011-04-04 18:07:00 Author: Testudini  Posts: 3262 |
| Salivate Over Salami | 2011-04-04 18:18:00 Author: Ungreth  Posts: 2130 |
| Slay Our Sausage | 2011-04-04 18:22:00 Author: OmegaSlayer  Posts: 5112 |
| Stupid Ol' Sackboy | 2011-04-04 18:28:00 Author: julesyjules  Posts: 1156 |
| KK I love all the ones above. A few made me laugh out loud in my classroom. XD I got one: Send Out the President  | 2011-04-04 18:50:00 Author: theonlybub Posts: 690 |
| Standing on... censorword. god i hate when that happens | 2011-04-04 19:11:00 Author: Luos_83  Posts: 2136 |
| KK I love all the ones above. A few made me laugh out loud in my classroom. XD I got one: Send Out the President That'd be S.O.P... Hmm, Supreme Overlord Silverleon?. | 2011-04-04 20:23:00 Author: Silverleon  Posts: 6707 |
| S*** On S***... very lifelike and really dangerous situation. | 2011-04-05 09:21:00 Author: OmegaSlayer Posts: 5112 |
| Sell Organs Sideways Implying what you want to be done with your remains. | 2011-04-05 09:45:00 Author: Mr_T-Shirt  Posts: 1477 |
| Send Origami Statues | 2011-04-05 10:14:00 Author: craigmond  Posts: 2426 |
| Super Original Statement. <--- | 2011-04-05 11:11:00 Author: Silverleon Posts: 6707 |
| Sauce On Sausages... | 2011-04-05 13:15:00 Author: howMUCHforBOUNTY  Posts: 623 |
| Sink or swim. It's kind of like a reverse S.O.S signal but S.O.S backwards is S.O.S so therefore, somehow, it works. | 2011-04-05 13:52:00 Author: JonnysToyRobot  Posts: 324 |
| Standing Ovation Sir! | 2011-04-05 14:17:00 Author: Leather-Monkey  Posts: 2266 |
| Surrender or Suffer. :kz: | 2011-04-05 14:43:00 Author: Silverleon Posts: 6707 |
| Sort Of Sinking | 2011-04-05 15:19:00 Author: JonnysToyRobot Posts: 324 |
| Soggy otters stink. | 2011-04-05 17:03:00 Author: aceofthorns  Posts: 288 |
| **** On Santa? Ok, that sucks because santa is awesome so.. ..Slippery Olive Sandwich. | 2011-04-05 18:13:00 Author: Doooomguy  Posts: 68 |
| Sulfur or Sulphur? The Spelling war continues. | 2011-04-06 08:49:00 Author: Kern Posts: 5078 |
| SOS does stand for Save Our Souls this thread is full of lies! | 2011-04-06 08:55:00 Author: Ayneh  Posts: 2454 |
| Save our Sause!!! S.O.S!! lol | 2011-04-07 02:42:00 Author: Unknown User  |
| Save our Sackboy, we love him so much!!! | 2011-04-23 09:24:00 Author: Squidge99 Posts: 203 |
| SOS = so (full) of sh** | 2011-04-23 23:12:00 Author: wolverine_2008  Posts: 304 |
| Ship over Sea? Ugh, that was a Soggy Overly-pointless Statement Or was it Saucy Orange Stew? I'm more in favor of Smelly Obsessive Skateboarder | 2011-04-24 02:02:00 Author: Fang  Posts: 578 |
| 1918 states, "This signal [SOS] was adopted simply on account of its easy radiation and its unmistakable character. There is no special signification in the letter themselves, and it is entirely incorrect to put full stops between them [the letters]." All the popular interpretations of "SOS," "Save Our Ship," "Save Our Souls," or "Send Out Succour" are simply not valid. Stations hearing this distress call were to immediately cease handling traffic until the emergency was over and were likewise bound to answer the distress signal. {Site} boatsafe.com But to answer the thread State our solitude. | 2011-04-24 02:16:00 Author: Maxi  Posts: 1176 |
| Hmm... Save our servers Yup that sounds about right. | 2011-04-24 02:17:00 Author: Unknown User |
| ^Lol i think that ones the best XD | 2011-04-24 17:54:00 Author: ktmbillyjr  Posts: 177 |
| ^Lol i think that ones the best XD I can completly agree! | 2011-04-26 17:31:00 Author: theonlybub Posts: 690 |
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