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If a 1 L lama is a holy man and a 2 L llama is an animal, what is a 3L lllama? (lemmy.world)
submitted 21 hours ago by to c/dadjokes@lemmy.world
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It turns out it's a big fire in Boston...

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[–] 10 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Close! A 3 alarm fire could be shortened to “a 3 alarmer”. Which in Boston would be pronounced without the Rs for: “a 3 alamah”.

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  • [–] 8 points 19 hours ago (1 child)

    So do people in the US rank the size of your fires in "alarms"??! Like a bin fire is a 1 alarm fire? But a house fire is a 3 alarm?

    Do you say, "quick, evacuate the neighbourhood, there's an 8 alarm fire heading our way"

    I've never heard of this before today.

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  • [–] 8 points 19 hours ago (1 child)

    The number of alarms is (I think) how many different departments, or possibly fire engines, are needed to fight the fire. So yes pretty much. It’s often how they are described in news articles.

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  • [–] 1 point 14 hours ago (1 child)

    I've never heard anyone say it as "alarmer", but that could be an East Coast thing I guess.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 hours ago*

    Maybe, but alarmer isn’t something you’d say alone.

    A 4 alarmer implies 4 alarm fire, in shorthand.

    Sort or like instead of saying “make a left hand turn” someone might also say “take a left hander”.

    Also if it matters I’m a midwesterner. I just know bunch a bastahds from Boston.

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