The Hole Doesnt Pull!

Its a riddle of sorts :)

First off, it is one of those grammatically perfectly correct sentences that has absolutely no meaning to the rational mind at all!
There are of course an infinite supply of these sorts of sentences but they are rather difficult for most of us to construct since they defy our logical minds and the sets of associations attached to every word... (abstractions).
I find these types of sentence quite amusing when they pop up :)


This particular one however was given as an honest and useful description of a problem with a piece of equipment!
The situation was that I was sitting having a coffee in my mechanic friend Indy´s room at the end of the day. His phone rang, and it was a local farmer with a problem and this was the description of the problem! Yes, the actual conversation was in Spanish but its an accurate translation and it makes just as little sense in Spanish.
So how do you respond to this type of a problem? What to do? - Well, this didn´t phase Indy for more than a couple of seconds.... "Well, you better bring it in then and we can take a look".
Good answer.... Clearly the "hole should pull" or the guy would not have called :))

So, the phone call ended and the story was shared and I was left with a bit more of a riddle than Indy for a few minutes - like you all are now.






See, Indy knew what the piece of equipment was, and I didnt (yet) and it adds just a little more information that can solve the riddle.....

The piece of equipment is a water pump!


Clearly the hole should "pull" and if it doesnt then it needs to be fixed :)))))