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Things that make you go, "Hmm."

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graemev
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Things that make you go, "Hmm."

Why do careless, carefree, and uncaring not mean the same thing?

 

Why do we park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?

 

If an orange tree was to be grown on an aircraft carrier, would it produce naval oranges?

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Message 81 of 142
AllenJessup
in reply to: Charles_Shade


@Charles_Shade wrote:

Is not a Possom just a big whitish Rat?


That's why we chose it.



Allen Jessup
Engineering Specialist / CAD Manager

Message 82 of 142
CoreyDaun
in reply to: AllenJessup


AllenJessup wrote:

"We had to do a Possum Crossing sigh once. We couldn't find a good silhouette of a Possum so we used a Rat. No one noticed!" Smiley Very Happy


The actual animal silhouette depicted on the sign should be irrelevant, I think. I can see someone driving along, noticing a 'Possum Crossing' sign, and then swerving violently off the road to avoid a raccoon. He sues the town and in court claims that he was alert for possums but they didn't mention anything about raccoons! All of those signs should be 'universalized' to "Critter Crossing".

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Message 83 of 142
AllenJessup
in reply to: CoreyDaun


@Anonymous wrote:

 'universalized' to "Critter Crossing".


Works for me. Actually according to the MUTCD* the only available animal crossing related signs  are; Deer, Cow, Horse with Rider, Bear, Sheep, Bighorn Sheep, Donkey, Elk, Moose and Wild Horse. As text you can have Large Animal Crossing.
 

All the Duck, Raccoon, Possum, etc. are demanded by the local fuzzy critter patrols.

 

Allen

 

* Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices ( for Streets and Highways )



Allen Jessup
Engineering Specialist / CAD Manager

Message 84 of 142
hwalker
in reply to: AllenJessup


@AllenJessup wrote:

 

* Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices ( for Streets and Highways )


Why do Traffic Control Devices need a Uniform?

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Message 85 of 142
graemev
in reply to: hwalker

That's "Uniform", not "Uniformed".  You're welcome.  Smiley Very Happy

Message 86 of 142
AllenJessup
in reply to: graemev

Maybe it should be "Uninformed"!



Allen Jessup
Engineering Specialist / CAD Manager

Message 87 of 142
jggerth1
in reply to: AllenJessup

as seen in NW Florida

Message 88 of 142
graemev
in reply to: jggerth1

That looks more like a polar bear balancing a squash on his nose.

Message 89 of 142
Charles_Shade
in reply to: jggerth1

Bullet holes extra? Like washed jeans?

Message 90 of 142
doni49
in reply to: AllenJessup

That looks like an elephant with it's trunk up in the air (I guess that would be a short trunk though).



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Message 91 of 142
doni49
in reply to: doni49

Why do people say "I could care less"?  It seems like it should be "I couldn't care care less".

 

The first means that I care some because it's possible to actually care less than I do.  Whereas the second says that I care so little that it's not possible for me to care any less than I do.

 

🙂



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Message 92 of 142
graemev
in reply to: doni49

Sarcasm.

Message 93 of 142
hwalker
in reply to: doni49


@doni49 wrote:

Why do people say "I could care less"?  It seems like it should be "I couldn't care care less".

 

The first means that I care some because it's possible to actually care less than I do.  Whereas the second says that I care so little that it's not possible for me to care any less than I do.

 

🙂


Who cares 😛

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Message 94 of 142
sam_m
in reply to: doni49

Don, it IS "couldn't care less" - well, it is in the motherland.

 

I think I've already posted this somewhere on here but didn't get the rise I was expecting... 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7O0MFkmpw 



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Message 95 of 142
troma
in reply to: graemev

To my ears it doesn't feel like sarcasm. Maybe it is, but it strikes me as being a form of verbal laziness. I don't mean that in a bad way; all cultures have their own verbal laziness.
Take the word "butter" for example.
Here in Canada, they can't say those central "T" letters. They say them as "D" instead: "Budder".
In Ireland, they leave the "T" sound out altogether: "Bu.er"
In England, they say the "T" sound perfectly, but can't pronounce the "R" at the end: "Butteh"

Of course I'm generalizing here: many people from all areas speak very differently from each other. But generally, you get the point.

Mark Green

Working on Civil 3D in Canada

Message 96 of 142
kiraimmorris
in reply to: graemev

The use of silent letter that in no way make a word different if spelled without, other than being outside of the status-quo.

Why lanquages need letters that sound alike, both singularly and plural.

 

Message 97 of 142
riff62
in reply to: graemev

I found out a few minutes ago that you cant eat potato chips and sneeze at the same time...
Message 98 of 142
graemev
in reply to: riff62


@riff62 wrote:
I found out a few minutes ago that you cant eat potato chips and sneeze at the same time...

Not while maintaining any dignity, no.

Message 99 of 142
riff62
in reply to: graemev

Luckily I was alone in my office...lol...
Message 100 of 142

Sadly, I know that one from experience as well.


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