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Yesterday, I was given a new waiter's friend corkscrew. Nothing special or fun in that, you may think, but ...
... for the last 27 years, I've always smiled when I use one because, in Chinese, they are called 海马开瓶机 (hǎi mǎ kāi píng jī) or 海马刀 (hǎi mǎ dāo). The former means 'seahorse bottle opener'; the second means 'seahorse knife'. I can see why.
Yesterday, I was given a new waiter's friend corkscrew. Nothing special or fun in that, you may think, but ...
... for the last 27 years, I've always smiled when I use one because, in Chinese, they are called 海马开瓶机 (hǎi mǎ kāi píng jī) or 海马刀 (hǎi mǎ dāo). The former means 'seahorse bottle opener'; the second means 'seahorse knife'. I can see why.
Yesterday I was given new waiter's friend corkscrew. Nothing special or fun in that, you may think, but...
... but for the last 27 years, I've always smiled when I use one because, in Chinese, they are called 海马开瓶机 (hǎi mǎ kāi píng jī) or 海马刀 (hǎi mǎ dāo). The former means 'seahorse bottle opener'; the second means 'seahorse knife'. I can see why.
Yesterday is was given new waiter's friend corkscrew. Nothing special or fun in that, you may think, but...
... but for the last 27 years, I've always smiled when I use one because, in Chinese, they are called 海马开瓶机 (hǎi mǎ kāi píng jī) or 海马刀 (hǎi mǎ dāo). The former means 'seahorse bottle opener'; the second means 'seahorse knife'. I can see why.
