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Old 28-02-2021, 14:39   #16
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Just for fun: Ropes on a boat or ship

A word used in a nonliteral sense to create a powerful image is a “t rope”. If you say, "Marina worker bees buzz around the yard," you're using a trope.[emoji6]
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Well seriously, if the post is about "Just for fun", can we include G-roping"?
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Well seriously, if the post is about "Just for fun", can we include G-roping"?

Or should that be G-string
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The painter is a rope 🙂

I don't feel too bad, someone on TV just said "I'm feeling more unconfident"
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