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Warrener Posted 20 years ago
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what does "people sit and ponder the ocean' mean?

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01font00Some people like to sit and ponder the ocean. Others, the coaster.02font02br
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0I'm pretty sure that "to sit and ponder the ocean" means literally what is says. Which is to sit down and think about the ocean. 02br 02br 00The second line seems to be a joke.

— YoungCalifornian

  • 0I'm pretty sure that "to sit and ponder the ocean" means literally what is says.
  • Which is to sit down and think about the ocean.
  • 02br 02br 00The second line seems to be a joke.
  • The implication is that some people could spend as much time thinking about the meaning of the coaster as they could the ocean itself.
  • I think the joke may be on you, warrener.
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0I'm pretty sure that "to sit and ponder the ocean" means literally what is says. Which is to sit down and think about the ocean. The reason someone might do that is because the ocean is so vast, contains so many things, and cover such a variety of subjects, that such an activity could be a good exercise in thought.02br
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0Additionally, "coaster" may be a very tiny pun: either on "coast", or (less likely?) the type of sea-going vessel known as a "coaster".02br
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0Thank you Mr. P. 02br
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00Which understanding is correct?02br
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00"Some people like to sit down and ponder the ocean. Others (,which also like to sit down and ponder the ocean, are) coasters." 02br
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00"Some people like to sit down and ponder the ocean. Other ( people like to sit down and pon
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0 It is typical, where I live, for there to be amusement parks at ocean beaches. One of the chief attractions is usually a roller coaster, so the word play I thought of first was "coaster to set your drink on" vs. "roller coaster to ride on".02br
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00 Some people sit and stare absent-mindedly out at the ocean with its monotonous ups and downs. Some people sit and st
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0I'd choose your second paraphrase, Warrener.02br
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00As YC and CJ have indicated, this is a coaster with many layers.02br
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