Yep, I had figured out that expression, but it took me some time before
started thinking about non-literal meaning... :)
The curious fact is that in [at least] a few East-European languages, the
head can be called (very informally) a cauldron or teakettle.
Also, people can talk about something cooking or boiling in it, describing
the process or ability of thinking. E.g.
"The ball hit him on his teakettle". "His cauldron is cooking very well."
So, I suspect the original of the phrase you used might actually stem from
a similar usage. (The Stackexchange crowd wrote that the etimology is
unclear).
(But then "teakettle" is also often used exactly as "newb" in
English. "I am a total teakettle in tango.")
Cheers,
Igor
Larry Colen Wed, 31 Oct 2018 09:40:03 -0700 wrote:
A bit of clarification...
I didn't actually end up on my ass. The wave hit me, maybe up to my knees
or thighs, I teetered a bit, lost my balance and fell forward. I caught
myself on the sharp rocks with my right hand, and also scraped up my left
shin pretty good. I don't think the gear got submerged, just splashed.
It's possible that the lenscap for the 15-30 hit the rock, there also
seems to be a little bit of dampness at the front of the 15-30. Water
might have gotten in around the lens cap there. The back seemed dry.
Igor PDML-StR wrote on 10/31/18 9:09 AM:
I'd be afraid of the dust particles produced by rice.
Larry, sorry to hear about the mishap. I hope you had insurance and it
will cover the replacement.
I hope this will give you a smile:
At first, I was confused how your ass knocking off a teakettle, which
poured a wave of water onto your equipment, - resulted in your
scrapes and contusions. (Did lenses or the teakettle resist your ass'
aggression?)
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/186151/origin-of-tail-over-teakettle
It was a bit of hyperbole, fortunately I didn't go fully over backwards,
that would have been off the rocks I was standing on and into a foot of
water or so. That's what happened to one of the other fellows there.
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