In films - why do people shout at planes and helicopters when they are marooned awaiting rescue? I've never been rescued myself, but I can't see how shouting would help - even with ships - does it work? Also - is HELP a universal cry for help in any language - e.g. if you were in Fiji and used rocks to write that in the sand in massive writing, would someone flying over from Venezuala tug on sleeve of a loved one to make them aware that someone had something totally different on the beech and thus no help would arrive? p.s. I looked up the above - FIRE! in Cheechan is strangely apt!
I think "Free Beer" works anywhere <thou I assume if someone went to trouble re rescuing a dude with such a notice they would deffo expect free beer <I would !and no I.O.U."s,ever.
Why would someone write on a type of tree? GET IN! praise to the grammar Nazis for making me notice summat hahahahahaha.
You should shout Mayday as it's the emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice procedure.
That's all very well, but what if it's August? you can't shout "Summer bank holiday" they'd never hear it. personally I think the best plan is to wander round with your hands behind your back, Mrs roo always sees me if i'm doing that and asks me what i'm trying to hide.
Look - I have not got enough rocks for all those letters now how I - just survived a plane crash etc, exhausted etc.....and we've established (well, I have) that shouting doesn't work.
Shouting at planes, the telly and me mates dog I was looking after all have the same effect. The international distress signal is to shout MUM! If no response is forthcoming shout MUM!, a bit louder.
